John Scalzi

John Scalzi is a prominent American author, known for his works in science fiction, humor, and non-fiction. He is widely recognized for his Old Man's War series, which has gained significant popularity and critical acclaim. Scalzi was born on May 10, 1969, and pursued his higher education at the University of Chicago, where he served as the editor-in-chief for The Chicago Maroon.

In addition to his career as an author, Scalzi is a former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, demonstrating his significant influence and respect within the genre. His writing extends beyond books, as he is also a prolific blogger, having written daily posts on various topics since 1998 on his blog, Whatever. Scalzi's online presence has allowed him to connect with a broad audience and establish a unique voice in the science fiction community.

Scalzi's works have been recognized with numerous accolades, including several Hugo Award nominations. His novel, Redshirts, won the Hugo Award for Best Novel, further solidifying his status as a respected and successful author. In addition to his writing, Scalzi has also lent his expertise to the television industry, serving as the Creative Consultant for the Stargate: Universe series. Despite his accomplishments, Scalzi remains accessible to his fans, providing contact information on his website and maintaining an active online presence. His work continues to captivate audiences, and his contributions to science fiction are widely celebrated.
Old Man's War Books
# Title Year
1 Old Man's War 2005
2 The Ghost Brigades 2006
3 The Last Colony 2007
4 Zoe's Tale 2008
5 The Human Division 2013
6 The End of All Things 2015
Old Man's War Short Stories/Novellas
# Title Year
1 Questions for a Soldier 2005
2 The Sagan Diary 2007
3 After the Coup 2008
Shadow War Of The Night Dragons Short Stories/Novellas
# Title Year
1 The Dead City 2011
Lock In Books
# Title Year
1 Unlocked: An Oral History of Haden's Syndrome 2014
2 Lock In 2014
3 Head On 2018
The Interdependency Books
# Title Year
1 The Collapsing Empire 2017
2 The Consuming Fire 2018
3 The Last Emperox 2020
The Dispatcher Books
# Title Year
1 The Dispatcher 2016
2 Murder By Other Means 2021
3 Travel by Bullet 2022
Human Division Books
# Title Year
1 The B-Team 2013
2 Walk the Plank 2013
3 We Only Need the Heads 2013
4 A Voice in the Wilderness 2013
5 Tales From the Clarke 2013
6 The Back Channel 2013
7 The Dog King 2013
8 The Sound of Rebellion 2013
9 The Observers 2013
10 This Must Be the Place 2013
11 A Problem of Proportion 2013
12 The Gentle Art of Cracking Heads 2013
13 Earth Below, Sky Above 2013
End of All Things Books
# Title Year
1 The Life of the Mind 2015
2 This Hollow Union 2015
3 Can Long Endure 2015
4 To Stand or Fall 2015
METAtropolis Books
# Title Year
1 METAtropolis 2008
2 The Dawn of Uncivilization 2009
3 METAtropolis: Cascadia 2010
4 A Symmetry of Serpents and Doves 2014
5 Byways 2014
6 METAtropolis:The Wings We Dare Aspire 2014
7 Stochasticity 2016
8 Tensegrity 2016
Uncle John's Presents Books (by with Bathroom Readers' Institute)
# Title Year
1 Uncle John's Indispensible Guide to the Year 2000 1998
2 Uncle John's Presents Necessary Numbers: An Everyday Guide to Sizes, Measures, and More 2002
3 Uncle John's Great Big Australian Bathroom Reader 2002
4 Uncle John's Presents Blame It on the Weather 2002
5 Uncle John's Presents: The Book of the Dumb 2003
6 Uncle John's Presents Mom's Bathtub Reader 2004
7 Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Treasury 2004
8 Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Colossal Collection of Quotable Quotes 2004
9 Uncle John's Presents Book of the Dumb 2 2004
10 Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Tees Off on Golf 2005
11 Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Christmas Collection 2005
12 Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Extraordinary Book of Facts: And Bizarre Information 2006
13 Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Tales to Inspire 2006
14 Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Cat Lover's Companion 2006
15 Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Book of Love 2006
16 Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Quintessential Collection of Notable Quotables 2007
17 Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Wonderful World of Odd 2007
18 Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Dog Lover's Companion 2007
19 Uncle John's Presents The Ultimate Challenge Trivia Quiz 2007
20 Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Sports Spectacular 2008
21 Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Takes a Swing at Baseball 2008
22 Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Golden Plunger Awards 2008
23 Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Horse Lover's Companion 2008
24 Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Jingle Bell Christmas 2008
25 Uncle John's Certified Organic Bathroom Reader 2009
26 Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Salutes the Armed Forces 2009
27 Uncle John's Bathroom Reader WISE UP! 2009
28 Uncle John's Bathroom Reader The World's Gone Crazy 2010
29 Uncle John's Briefs: Quick Bits of Fascinating Facts and Amazing Trivia 2010
30 Uncle John's Bathroom Reader History's Lists 2010
31 Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Tunes into TV 2011
32 Uncle John's Impossible Questions 2011
33 Uncle John's True Crime: A Classic Collection of Crooks, Cops, and Capers 2011
34 Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Vroom! 2011
35 Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Nature Calls 2012
36 Uncle John's Political Briefs 2012
37 Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Fake Facts 2012
38 Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Weird Inventions 2013
39 Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Zipper Accidents 2013
40 Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Weird Canada 2013
41 Germophobia: Dumb Doctors, Botched Operations, and All Manner of Bad Medicine 2013
42 Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Attack of the Factoids: Bizarre Bites of Incredible Information 2014
43 Uncle John's Robotica 2014
44 Uncle John's Lists that Make You Go Hmmm . . . 2015
45 Uncle John's Beer-Topia 2015
46 Uncle John's Weird, Weird World: EPIC 2015
47 Uncle John's New & Improved Briefs: Fast Facts, Terse Trivia & Astute Articles 2018
Whatever Books
# Title Year
1 Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded 2008
2 The Mallet of Loving Correction 2013
Standalone Novels
# Title Year
1 Agent to the Stars 2004
2 The Android's Dream 2006
3 The God Engines 2009
4 The Dead City 2011
5 Redshirts 2012
6 Virtue Signaling and Other Heresies 2018
7 A Very Scalzi Christmas 2019
8 The Kaiju Preservation Society 2022
9 Starter Villain 2023
Short Stories/Novellas
# Title Year
1 How I Proposed to My Wife: An Alien Sex Story 2006
2 The Tale of the Wicked 2009
3 Judge Sn Goes Golfing 2009
4 The President's Brain is Missing 2010
5 When the Yogurt Took Over 2010
6 An Election 2010
7 Muse of Fire 2013
8 Everything but the Squeal 2016
Short Story Collections
# Title Year
1 Miniatures 2016
Non-Fiction Books
# Title Year
1 Rough Guide to Money Online 2000
2 The Rough Guide to the Universe 2003
3 The Rough Guide to Sci-Fi Movies 2005
4 You're Not Fooling Anyone When You Take Your Laptop to a Coffee Shop: Scalzi On Writing 2007
5 24 Frames into the Future 2012
6 Don't Live For Your Obituary 2017
Black Tide Rising Books
# Title Year
1 Under a Graveyard Sky 2013
2 To Sail a Darkling Sea 2014
3 Islands of Rage & Hope 2014
4 Strands of Sorrow 2014
5 Black Tide Rising 2016
6 The Valley of Shadows 2018
7 Voices of the Fall 2019
8 River of Night 2019
9 At the End of the World 2020
10 At the End of the Journey 2021
11 We Shall Rise 2021
12 United We Stand 2024
Fuzzy Sapiens Books
# Title Year
1 Little Fuzzy 1962
2 The Other Human Race 1964
3 Fuzzy Sapiens 1964
4 The Fuzzy Papers 1977
5 Fuzzy Bones 1981
6 Golden Dream 1982
7 The Adventures of Little Fuzzy 1983
8 Fuzzies and Other People 1984
9 The Complete Fuzzy 1998
10 Fuzzy Nation 2011
11 Caveat Fuzzy 2012
12 The Fuzzy Conundrum 2016
13 Fuzzy Ergo Sum 2019
14 Fuzzy Logic 2022
Far Reaches Collection Books
# Title Year
1 Slow Time Between the Stars 2023
2 How It Unfolds 2023
3 The Long Game 2023
4 Void 2023
5 Falling Bodies 2023
6 Just Out of Jupiter's Reach 2023
John Scalzi Anthologies
# Title Year
1 Space Opera 2007
2 Rip-Off! 2012
3 Tor.com: Selected Original Fiction, 2008-2012 2013
4 Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2014 edition 2015
5 Black Tide Rising 2016
6 Robots vs. Fairies 2018
7 Love, Death and Robots: The Official Anthology: Volume One 2021