John Scalzi was born in 1969, John Scalzi has written at least 106 books. Their most popular book is Old Man's War with 1137 saves with an average rating of 4.15⭐.
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 • 747 Readers • 272 pages • 3.9
2023 • 739 Readers • 262 pages • 4.1
2012 • 707 Readers • 318 pages • 3.8
#1 of 3 in The Interdependency
2017 • 595 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
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#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
#4 of 4 in Mars
2007 • 18 Readers • 560 pages • 3.7
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#1 of 4 in Whatever
2008 • 16 Readers • 373 pages • 2.9
2019 • 15 Readers • 144 pages • 4.3
Subterranean Magazine
2017 • 13 Readers • 747 pages • 3.8
2010 • 13 Readers • 29 pages • 4.1
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
#4 of 10 in Some of the Best from Tor.com
2015 • 9 Readers • 940 pages • 4.5
2007 • 9 Readers • 319 pages • 4
2011 • 7 Readers • 11 pages • 3.3
2024 • 6 Readers • 2h 30m • 3.6
2010 • 6 Readers • 60 pages • 3.7
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#55 of 16 in Clarkesworld Magazine
2011 • 6 Readers • 46 pages • 2.5
2008 • 5 Readers • 4
#1 of 2 in Love, Death + Robots
2021 • 5 Readers • 312 pages • 3
2010 • 5 Readers • 23 pages • 4.3
#3 of 4 in Whatever
2017 • 5 Readers • 469 pages • 3
2018 • 4 Readers • 32 pages • 4.5
2014 • 4 Readers • 5
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2016 • 4 Readers • 164 pages • 4.3
#56 of 15 in Uncanny Magazine
2024 • 4 Readers • 199 pages • 4.2
2014 • 3 Readers
2020 • 3 Readers • 4
#2 of 3 in Jonathan Hamilton
2013 • 3 Readers • 576 pages • 3
Tor.com: Selected Original Fiction
2013 • 3 Readers • 3
#2 of 2 in Love, Death + Robots
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#4 of 4 in Whatever
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2010 • 2 Readers • 32 pages • 5
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#55 of 15 in Uncanny Magazine
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2017 • 2 Readers • 5
2015 • 2 Readers • 372 pages
2015 • 1 Reader • 4
#1-4 of 3 in Jonathan Hamilton
2015 • 1 Reader • 4
#1-3 of 6 in Old Man's War
2014 • 1 Reader • 4.5
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Subterranean Magazine
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