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The ''Old Man's War'' series is a series of
science fiction novels This is a list of science fiction novels, novel series and collections of linked short stories. It includes modern novels, as well as novels written before the term "science fiction" was in common use. This list includes novels not marketed as SF b ...
by
John Scalzi John Michael Scalzi II (born May 10, 1969) is an American science fiction author and former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He is best known for his ''Old Man's War'' series, three novels of which have been n ...
. The first book in the series, ''
Old Man's War ''Old Man's War'' is a military science fiction novel by American writer John Scalzi, published in 2005. His debut novel was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2006. ''Old Man's War'' is the first novel in Scalzi's ''Old Man's ...
'', was first published in 2005 by
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, and was nominated for the
Hugo Award The Hugo Award is an annual literary award for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year, given at the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) and chosen by its members. The award is administered by th ...
for Best Novel in 2006.


Television series adaptation

In August 2014 SyFy announced that they are working on developing a TV series based on the Old Man's War series, currently called ''Ghost Brigades'', with
Wolfgang Petersen Wolfgang Petersen (14 March 1941 – 12 August 2022) was a German film and television director, screenwriter, and producer. His international breakthrough was the 1981 war film (1981), which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Directo ...
overseeing development. In December 2017, it was announced that
Netflix Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. The service primarily distributes original and acquired films and television shows from various genres, and it is available internationally in multiple lang ...
had acquired ''Old Man's War'' and would develop it as an original film. As of January 2024, Netflix is "slowly but surely moving along" on the adaptation.


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{{John Scalzi Sequel novels