About the Author
John Michael Scalzi II (born May 10, 1969) is an American science fiction author. Scalzi started writing as a hobby in the late 1990s while working as a corporate marketing manager. His first novel, "Old Man's War" (2005), won the Sidewise Award for Alternate History and was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel. Since then, he has published numerous novels, including the Hugo Award-winning "Redshirts" (2012) and "The Collapsing Empire" (2017). His books have been translated into over 30 languages and have sold millions of copies worldwide. Critical acclaim has lauded Scalzi's witty and thought-provoking writing, earning him the Robert A. Heinlein Award (2010) and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award (2013). He is also known for his popular blog, "Whatever," where he provides commentary on current events, pop culture, and writing.
Reading Order
19 series · 117 booksOld Man's War Series
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Old Man's War Short Stories/Novellas
0 of 3 read
The Dispatcher Series
0 of 3 read
End of All Things Series
0 of 4 read
The Interdependency Series
0 of 3 read
Human Division Series
0 of 13 read
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | The B-Team | 2013 | Buy | |
| 2 | Walk the Plank | 2013 | Buy | |
| 3 | We Only Need the Heads | 2013 | Buy | |
| 4 | A Voice in the Wilderness | 2013 | Buy | |
| 5 | Tales From the Clarke (Short Story) | 2013 | Buy | |
| 6 | The Back Channel (Short Story) | 2013 | Buy | |
| 7 | The Dog King (Short Story) | 2013 | Buy | |
| 8 | The Sound of Rebellion (Short Story) | 2013 | Buy | |
| 9 | The Observers | 2013 | Buy | |
| 10 | This Must Be the Place (Short Story) | 2013 | Buy | |
| 11 | A Problem of Proportion (Short Story) | 2013 | Buy | |
| 12 | The Gentle Art of Cracking Heads (Short Story) | 2013 | Buy | |
| 13 | Earth Below, Sky Above (Short Story) | 2013 | Buy |
Lock In Series
0 of 3 read
Shadow War Of The Night Dragons Short Stories/Novellas
0 of 1 read
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | The Dead City (Short Story) | 2011 | Buy |
The Android's Dream Series
0 of 2 read
Whatever Series
0 of 2 read
John Scalzi Other Novels
0 of 9 read
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Agent to the Stars | 2004 | Buy | |
| 2 | The God Engines | 2009 | Buy | |
| 3 | The Dead City (Short Story) | 2011 | Buy | |
| 4 | Redshirts | 2012 | Buy | |
| 5 | Virtue Signaling and Other Heresies | 2018 | Buy | |
| 6 | A Very Scalzi Christmas (Short Story) | 2019 | Buy | |
| 7 | The Kaiju Preservation Society | 2022 | Buy | |
| 8 | Starter Villain | 2023 | Buy | |
| 9 | When the Moon Hits Your Eye | 2025 | Buy |
John Scalzi Short Stories/Novellas
0 of 9 read
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | How I Proposed to My Wife: An Alien Sex Story (Short Story) | 2006 | Buy | |
| 2 | The Tale of the Wicked (Short Story) | 2009 | Buy | |
| 3 | The President's Brain is Missing (Short Story) | 2010 | Buy | |
| 4 | When the Yogurt Took Over | 2010 | Search | |
| 5 | An Election (Short Story) | 2010 | Buy | |
| 6 | Muse of Fire (Short Story) | 2013 | Buy | |
| 7 | Everything but the Squeal (Short Story) | 2016 | Buy | |
| 8 | Automated Customer Service (Short Story) | 2018 | Search | |
| 9 | Constituent Service (Short Story) | 2024 | Buy |
John Scalzi Short Story Collections
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Miniatures | 2016 | Buy |
John Scalzi Non-Fiction Books
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Rough Guide to Money Online | 2000 | Buy | |
| 2 | The Rough Guide to the Universe | 2003 | Buy | |
| 3 | Uncle John's Presents: The Book of the Dumb | 2003 | Buy | |
| 4 | Uncle John's Presents Book of the Dumb 2 | 2004 | Buy | |
| 5 | The Rough Guide to Sci-Fi Movies | 2005 | Buy | |
| 6 | You're Not Fooling Anyone When You Take Your Laptop to a Coffee Shop: Scalzi On Writing | 2007 | Buy | |
| 7 | 24 Frames into the Future | 2012 | Buy | |
| 8 | Don't Live For Your Obituary | 2017 | Buy |
Black Tide Rising Series
0 of 14 read
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Under a Graveyard Sky ( By: John Ringo) | 2013 | Buy | |
| 2 | To Sail a Darkling Sea ( By: John Ringo) | 2014 | Buy | |
| 3 | Islands of Rage & Hope ( By: John Ringo) | 2014 | Buy | |
| 4 | Strands of Sorrow ( By: John Ringo) | 2014 | Buy | |
| 5 | Black Tide Rising ( With: John Ringo, Jody Lynn Nye, Sarah A. Hoyt, Eric Flint, Michael Z. Williamson, Eric S. Brown) | 2016 | Buy | |
| 6 | The Valley of Shadows ( By: John Ringo) | 2018 | Buy | |
| 7 | Voices of the Fall ( By: John Ringo) | 2019 | Buy | |
| 8 | River of Night ( By: John Ringo) | 2019 | Buy | |
| 9 | At the End of the World ( By: Charles E. Gannon) | 2020 | Buy | |
| 10 | At the End of the Journey ( By: Charles E. Gannon) | 2021 | Buy | |
| 11 | We Shall Rise ( By: John Ringo, Gary Poole) | 2021 | Buy | |
| 12 | United We Stand ( By: John Ringo, Gary Poole) | 2024 | Buy | |
| 13 | Mountain of Fire ( By: Jason Cordova) | 2024 | Buy | |
| 14 | Across an Ocean of Stars ( By: Robert E. Hampson) | 2025 | Buy |
Fuzzy Sapiens Series
0 of 14 read
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| 1 | Little Fuzzy ( By: H. Beam Piper) | 1962 | Buy | |
| 2 | The Other Human Race ( By: H. Beam Piper) | 1964 | Buy | |
| 3 | Fuzzy Sapiens ( By: H. Beam Piper) | 1964 | Buy | |
| 4 | The Fuzzy Papers ( By: H. Beam Piper) | 1977 | Buy | |
| 5 | Fuzzy Bones ( By: William Tuning) | 1981 | Buy | |
| 6 | Golden Dream ( By: Ardath Mayhar) | 1982 | Buy | |
| 7 | The Adventures of Little Fuzzy (Short Story) ( By: H. Beam Piper) | 1983 | Buy | |
| 8 | Fuzzies and Other People ( By: H. Beam Piper) | 1984 | Buy | |
| 9 | The Complete Fuzzy ( By: H. Beam Piper) | 1998 | Buy | |
| 10 | Fuzzy Nation | 2011 | Buy | |
| 11 | Caveat Fuzzy ( By: Wolfgang Diehr) | 2012 | Buy | |
| 12 | The Fuzzy Conundrum ( By: John F. Carr, Wolfgang Diehr) | 2016 | Buy | |
| 13 | Fuzzy Ergo Sum ( By: Wolfgang Diehr) | 2019 | Buy | |
| 14 | Fuzzy Logic ( By: Wolfgang Diehr) | 2022 | Buy |
Far Reaches Collection Series
0 of 6 read
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| 1 | Slow Time Between the Stars | 2023 | Buy | |
| 2 | How It Unfolds ( By: James S. A. Corey) | 2023 | Buy | |
| 3 | The Long Game ( By: Ann Leckie) | 2023 | Buy | |
| 4 | Void ( By: Veronica Roth) | 2023 | Buy | |
| 5 | Falling Bodies (Short Story) ( By: Rebecca Roanhorse) | 2023 | Buy | |
| 6 | Just Out of Jupiter's Reach (Short Story) ( By: Nnedi Okorafor) | 2023 | Buy |
METAtropolis Series
0 of 8 read
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| 1 | METAtropolis ( With: Jay Lake, Elizabeth Bear, Tobias Buckell, Karl Schroeder) | 2008 | Buy | |
| 2 | Cascadia ( By: Ken Scholes) | 2010 | Buy | |
| 3 | Green Space ( By: Jay Lake) | 2013 | Buy | |
| 4 | A Symmetry of Serpents and Doves ( By: Ken Scholes) | 2014 | Buy | |
| 5 | Byways ( By: Tobias Buckell) | 2014 | Buy | |
| 6 | The Wings We Dare Aspire ( By: Ken Scholes) | 2014 | Buy | |
| 7 | Stochasticity (Short Story) ( By: Tobias Buckell) | 2016 | Buy | |
| 8 | Tensegrity (Short Story) ( By: Tobias Buckell) | 2016 | Buy |
John Scalzi Anthologies
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Space Opera | 2007 | Buy | |
| 2 | Rip-Off! | 2012 | Buy | |
| 3 | Tor.com: Selected Original Fiction, 2008-2012 | 2013 | Buy | |
| 4 | Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2014 edition | 2015 | Buy | |
| 5 | Black Tide Rising | 2016 | Buy | |
| 6 | Robots vs. Fairies | 2018 | Buy | |
| 7 | Love, Death and Robots: The Official Anthology: Volume One | 2021 | Buy | |
| 8 | Uncanny Magazine Issue 60: September/October 2024 | 2024 | Buy |