{"product_id":"9781447295402","title":"The Last Colony","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Scalzi, John \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eScience fiction\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 3 December 2015 by PAN MACMILLAN (Tor) in the United Kingdom as part of 'The Old Man’s War series' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 336 pages\u003cbr\u003e132 x 197 x 23 | 238g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHard-core military science fiction at its very best, John Scalzi's The Last Colony is the third in The Old Man's War series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Gripping and surpassingly original' – Cory Doctorow, author of WalkawayThey must save themselves – or die trying.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Perry was living peacefully on one of humanity's colonies – until he and his wife were offered an opportunity these ex-supersoldiers couldn't resist. To come out of retirement and lead a new frontier world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, once on the planet, they discover they've been betrayed. For this colony is a pawn in an interstellar game of war and diplomacy. Humanity's Colonial Union has pitched itself against a new, seemingly unstoppable alien alliance, dedicated to ending all human colonization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs this contest rages above, Perry struggles to keep his terrified colonists alive on the surface below – despite dangerous interstellar politics, violence and treachery. And the planet has yet to reveal its own fatal secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContinue the gripping space war series with Zoe's Tale.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46124344246531,"sku":"9781447295402","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781447295402.jpg?v=1731329540","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781447295402","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}