The Ghost Brigades
by John Scalzi · first published 2006
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From the back cover: 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, fast, strong, and totally without normal human qualms. The universe is a dangerous place for humanity -- and it's about to become more dangerous. Three races we've fought before have allied to halt our expansion into space. Their linchpin: the turncoat scientist Charles Boutin, who knows the CDF's biggest secrets. To prevail, the CDF must find out why Boutin d
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…military science fiction as his first real book. His later books get better as he became a more mature writer writing new ideas rather than the story he had in the back of his mind for the past decade. The Ghost Brigades (I believe) is better than the previous (it deals with the special forces). The Human Division and The End of All Things were written as serialized chapters that kind of stand on their own and I believe…
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on “Scientists Watch Thoughts Form in the Brain” ↗The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi Traffic by Tom Vanderbilt
on “What are you reading?” ↗…relationship, but it’s not at all obvious what the sign of the relationship is. John Scalzi noted that physical sales of his books shot up after he released free ebook versions (33%, 20%, and 9% for The Ghost Brigades, Old Man's War, and The Android's Dream, respectively). I'm not arguing that pirating ebooks isn't wrong -- I think the author should have the choice of whether or not her own works are available for…
on “On downloading books: “Free” Books Aren’t Free ” ↗The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi.
on “Ask HN: What are you reading this weekend?” ↗