John Scalzi was born in 1969, John Scalzi has written at least 105 books. Their most popular book is Old Man's War with 1116 saves with an average rating of 4.16⭐.
They are best known for writing in the genres Science fiction, Fantasy, and Adventure.
Adventurous, funny, and mysterious are their most common moods.
John Scalzi has been writing professionally since 1991, first as a film critic and general columnist for the Fresno Bee newspaper (where his reviews and columns were nationally syndicated), then as America Online’s in-house writer and editor, and since 1998 as a full-time freelance writer. Scalzi is best known as a writer of science fiction, with several novels in the genre published since 2005, including Redshirts, the 2013 winner of the Hugo Award for best novel. He also frequently writes non-fiction.
Scalzi is also a consultant on writing, editing and marketing. Clients (directly or in association with marketing companies) have included The Walt Disney Company, AOL, Oppenheimer Funds, US Trust, Zagat and Network Solutions. Scalzi also served as the Creative Consultant on the television show Stargate: Universe and wrote a column on science fiction film for the FilmCritic.com site. He also wrote the video game Midnight Star, and the accompanying graphic novel, Midnight Rises. His work has been featured on the Netflix television series Love, Death and Robots.
A California native, Scalzi attended the Webb Schools of California and the University of Chicago, and lives in Ohio with his wife, daughter and an assortment of pets.
2022 • 737 Readers • 272 pages • 3.9
2023 • 720 Readers • 262 pages • 4.1
2012 • 692 Readers • 318 pages • 3.9
#1 of 3 in The Interdependency
2017 • 579 Readers • 336 pages • 4.1
2004 • 143 Readers • 3.8
#0.5 of 2 in Lock In
2014 • 93 Readers • 96 pages • 4
2008 • 80 Readers • 1h 34m • 3.1
2009 • 75 Readers • 136 pages • 3.8
#6 of 6 in The Far Reaches
2023 • 71 Readers • 28 pages • 4.2
2016 • 32 Readers • 142 pages • 3.9
#1 of 3 in METAtropolis
2008 • 32 Readers • 288 pages • 3.7
#5.12 of 6 in Old Man's War
2013 • 22 Readers • 29 pages • 4.1
Available March 25, 2025 • 17 Readers • 336 pages
#4 of 3 in Mars
2007 • 17 Readers • 560 pages • 3.7
#1 of 4 in Whatever
2008 • 16 Readers • 373 pages • 2.9
2019 • 15 Readers • 144 pages • 4.3
2010 • 13 Readers • 29 pages • 4.1
Subterranean Magazine
2017 • 13 Readers • 747 pages • 3.8
2009 • 12 Readers • 26 pages • 4.1
2018 • 11 Readers • 386 pages • 3.8
2012 • 11 Readers • 12 pages • 3.4
#1-6 of 6 in The Far Reaches
2023 • 11 Readers • 4.2
2007 • 9 Readers • 319 pages • 4
#4 of 10 in Some of the Best from Tor.com
2015 • 9 Readers • 940 pages • 4.5
2011 • 7 Readers • 11 pages • 3.3
#55 of 14 in Clarkesworld Magazine
2011 • 6 Readers • 46 pages • 2.5
2010 • 6 Readers • 60 pages • 3.7
2011 • 6 Readers • 25 pages • 4
2024 • 6 Readers • 2h 30m • 3.6
2010 • 5 Readers • 23 pages • 4.3
#3 of 4 in Whatever
2017 • 5 Readers • 469 pages • 3
#1 of 2 in Love, Death + Robots
2021 • 5 Readers • 312 pages • 3
2008 • 5 Readers • 4
2012 • 4 Readers • 28 pages • 5
2014 • 4 Readers • 5
#56 of 11 in Uncanny Magazine
2024 • 4 Readers • 199 pages • 4.2
2016 • 4 Readers • 164 pages • 4.3
2018 • 4 Readers • 32 pages • 4.5
2020 • 3 Readers • 4
#2 of 2 in Love, Death + Robots
3 Readers • 318 pages
Tor.com: Selected Original Fiction
2013 • 3 Readers • 3
2014 • 3 Readers
#2 of 3 in Jonathan Hamilton
2013 • 3 Readers • 576 pages • 3
2017 • 2 Readers • 5
#55 of 11 in Uncanny Magazine
2023 • 2 Readers • 173 pages • 4
2018 • 2 Readers • 32 pages • 4
#4 of 4 in Whatever
2 Readers • 432 pages • 3
2010 • 2 Readers • 32 pages • 5
2015 • 2 Readers • 372 pages
Tor.com Ebook Club
2022 • 1 Reader • 140 pages • 4
1 Reader
2009 • 1 Reader • 80 pages
2015 • 1 Reader • 4
2011 • 1 Reader • 32 pages • 5
#1-4 of 3 in Jonathan Hamilton
2015 • 1 Reader • 4
2011 • 1 Reader • 32 pages • 4
#1-3 of 6 in Old Man's War
2014 • 1 Reader • 4.5