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Old Man's War Reading Order
Old Man's War by John Scalzi has 6 main books (2005–2015). Start with Old Man's War (2005) and read the numbered books in order.
By John Scalzi
Old Man's War books in order
Your reading speed
- 5 h 26 min
- 5 h 36 min
- 5 h 36 min
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- 5 h 36 min
- 7 h 33 min
- 6 h 43 min
Main books together: 2,085 pages, about 36 h 30 min at 238 words per minute.
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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Old Man's War: common questions
- How many books are in the Old Man's War series?
- There are 6 main books in Old Man's War. The most recent main book listed here is The End of All Things (2015).
- What order should I read Old Man's War in?
- Read Old Man's War in its numbered order: Old Man's War, The Ghost Brigades, The Last Colony, Zoe's Tale, and so on.
- What is the first Old Man's War book?
- The first book is Old Man's War by John Scalzi, published in 2005.
- How long does it take to read the whole Old Man's War series?
- The 6 main books add up to about 2,085 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 36½ hours of reading, or about 73 days at 30 minutes a day.