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Humans expanded into space...only to find a universe populated with multiple alien species bent on their destruction. Thus was the Colonial Union formed, to help protect us from a hostile universe. The Colonial Union used the Earth and its excess population for colonists and soldiers. It was a good arrangement...for the Colonial Union. Then the Earth said: no more.

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posted by Frayed Knot on Mar 10, 2025 - 1 comment

Following the events of The Last Colony, John Scalzi tells the story of the fight to maintain the unity of the human race.

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posted by Frayed Knot on Mar 3, 2025 - 2 comments

How do you tell your part in the biggest tale in history?

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posted by Frayed Knot on Feb 24, 2025 - 2 comments

Retired from his fighting days, John Perry is now village ombudsman for a human colony on distant Huckleberry. With his wife, former Special Forces warrior Jane Sagan, he farms several acres, adjudicates local disputes, and enjoys watching his adopted daughter grow up.

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posted by Frayed Knot on Feb 17, 2025 - 5 comments

The Ghost Brigades are the Special Forces of the Colonial Defense Forces, elite troops created from the DNA of the dead and turned into the perfect soldiers for the CDF's toughest operations. They're young, they're fast and strong, and they're totally without normal human qualms.

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posted by Frayed Knot on Feb 10, 2025 - 5 comments

John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First he visited his wife's grave. Then he joined the army.

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posted by Frayed Knot on Feb 3, 2025 - 13 comments