The Ghost Brigades

Al ser una continuación, no tiene la frescura de "Old Man's War" pero mantiene el interés y es muy entretenido de leer.

Brand new book. Fast delivery. What's more to say besides that it is a super seller. Thank you very much.

これも話の展開が面白くてよかった。でも表紙の絵は日本語版のほうがよかった。

The numerous reviews of John Scalzi's 'The Ghost Brigades', his follow up to the excellent 'Old Man's War', pretty much cover most of the points I would wish to raise so I'm not going to waste time repeating them.What I will say is that, as someone who is highly selective about the science-fiction novels they read (the works of Peter F. Hamilton, Toby Frost's hilarious Space Captain Smith series and the odd dip into Steam & Cyber Punk territory is about it) I would not hesitate to recommend The Ghost Brigades and its prequel to fans and non-fans of Sci-fi alike.Not only has Scalzi created a fantastically well realised possible future for humanity in these books, he has done it without the need to sacrifice plot or character to make way for huge chunks of descriptive prose or by creating a doorstep sized tome of a novel. As with all the best sci-fi the universe on show is there to service the plot, and not vice versa. Non-sci-fi fans need not fear being overwhelmed by vast reams of explanatory text intended to provide almost geeky levels of detail designed to prove how much time and effort the author has put in to create his vision of the future.Instead Scalzi concentrates on the two most important elements of what makes any successful novel, be it science fiction or another genre entirely; namely character and plot. Despite the fact that its set in the future and some of the characters are only partially human or not human at all they all jump off the page and feel very real. The emotions on display here, as with Old Man's War, be they love, fear, betrayal, excitement or wonder, feel very real. This is not the cold science-fiction where technology is more important than people. The Ghost Brigades is all about what it is like to be human (or inhuman), what people feel and the decisions they make, and for it to work the reader has to associate and feel for the characters, and Scalzi's ensures that we do.Before you begin to fear however, that this may be some long meditation on the himan condition don't worry, its not. Its a very exciting tale of one unique man's struggle to save the human race. Whereas 'Old Man's War' was a very simple and linear tale told from one person's perspective and really served mostly as an introduction (albeit an immensely enjoyable one) to Scalzi's universe, The Ghost Brigades is more of a conventional thriller in terms of structure and is more satisfying dramatically than its predecessor for that reason. In fact if you ignore the fact that the book is set in the future it is at heart just a very good example of a tale about one man's quest to uncover the truth behind a conspiracy.So whether you're a lifelong sci-fi fan, dip into the genre from time to time like me, of have never even seen Star Wars, I would recommend The Ghost Brigades. I would also recommend reading 'Old Man's War' first. You will not be disappointed if you do.

No es tan bueno como el primer libro de la saga, se siente un poco diferente, pero eso está bien ya que nos muestra un lado nuevo del universo de Scalzi.