The Last Colony
by John Scalzi
Taste attributes: science fictionpoliticalactionfresh & originalheavyimaginaryemotive & stirringsocial commentaryfighting evildeep rivalry
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and original: a science-fiction novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.7 / 5
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About This Book
Serving his human colony on distant Huckleberry as a village ombudsman, retired fighter John Perry looks forward to settling into farm life with his wife and adopted daughter before he is drawn back into the dangerous interstellar politics of his past.
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- Author
- John Scalzi
- Published
- 2007
- Pages
- 320
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- Open Library
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