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reviewed Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi (Old Man's War, #4)

John Scalzi: Zoe's Tale (2008)

How do you tell your part in the biggest tale in history?

I ask because …

Review of "Zoe's Tale (Old Man's War, #4)" on 'Goodreads'

This book fills in the gaps of the previous book, only from his daughter's perspective. It resolved some plotholes so that was nice, but on the whole, it just felt incomplete. I think it would have been better with both books combined.

reviewed Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi (Old Man's War, #4)

John Scalzi: Zoe's Tale (2008)

How do you tell your part in the biggest tale in history?

I ask because …

Review of "Zoe's Tale (Old Man's War, #4)" on 'Goodreads'

This was better than the Last Colony, but I still felt like the books were missing something, even if I pictured them as a single volume. That being said, the wit and humor was there, so it was a fun read.

reviewed The Last Colony by John Scalzi (Old Man's War, #3)

John Scalzi: The Last Colony (2007)

Retired from his fighting days, John Perry is now village ombudsman for a human colony …

Review of 'The Last Colony' on 'Goodreads'

Eh. This one didn't work for me. It started off with an interesting premise, but it just felt rushed to me. Plot threads were resolved too quickly, or just dropped and never mentioned again.