5 must-read short stories books like After the Coup (Old Man's War, #4.5) by John Scalzi

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After the Coup (Old Man's War, #4.5)

By: John Scalzi

2.33

Format: None pages, ebook

In a universe of harsh interstellar conflict, the practice of interspecies diplomacy--when possible…

If you liked the short stories plot in After the Coup (Old Man's War, #4.5) by John Scalzi , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. Decision at Thunder Rift (Saga of the Grey Death Legion, #1)

By: William H. Keith Jr.

2.83

Format: 124 pages, Mass Market Paperback

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Similar categories in William H. Keith Jr.'s Decision at Thunder Rift (Saga of the Grey Death Legion, #1) book and John Scalzi's After the Coup (Old Man's War, #4.5)

  • military science fiction
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
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2. Firstborn

By: Brandon Sanderson

4.40

Format: 436 pages,

Of the son of a High Duke of the interstellar Empire, much glory is expected. And expected. And sti… read more

Similar categories in Brandon Sanderson's Firstborn book and John Scalzi's After the Coup (Old Man's War, #4.5)

  • space opera
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • space
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3. After the Coup (Old Man's War, #4.5)

By: John Scalzi

2.33

Format: None pages, ebook

In a universe of harsh interstellar conflict, the practice of interspecies diplomacy--when possible… read more

Similar categories in John Scalzi's After the Coup (Old Man's War, #4.5) book and John Scalzi's After the Coup (Old Man's War, #4.5)

  • humor
  • space opera
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • military science fiction
  • space
  • science fiction

4. Mercenary's Star (Saga of the Gray Death Legion, #2)

By: William H. Keith Jr.

3.80

Format: None pages, Paperback

The continuation of the bestselling series based on the most popular SF role-playing game ever. As … read more

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5. Forever Peace (The Forever War, #2)

By: Joe Haldeman

3.60

Format: 137 pages, Mass Market Paperback

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6. Remnant Population

By: Elizabeth Moon

4.60

Format: None pages, Paperback

For forty years, Colony 3245.12 has been Ofelia's home. On this planet far away in space and time f… read more

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7. Forever Free (The Forever War, #3)

By: Joe Haldeman

4.71

Format: None pages, Paperback

You can't lose for winning--especially, it would seem, if you're Joe Haldeman. Suffering the same f… read more

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8. Chimes at Midnight (October Daye, #7)

By: Seanan McGuire

4.24

Format: 185 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Things are starting to look up for October "Toby" Daye. She's training her squire, doing her job, a… read more

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9. The Winter Long (October Daye, #8)

By: Seanan McGuire

4.18

Format: 578 pages, Mass Market Paperback

For once, it seems like the Kingdom of the Mists has reached a point of, if not perfection, at leas… read more

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10. System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

By: Martha Wells

4.22

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse. Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back. … read more

Similar categories in Martha Wells's System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7) book and John Scalzi's After the Coup (Old Man's War, #4.5)

  • humor
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • space
"(I'm going to have to code a patch for threat assessment.)"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"I said, “Have you done something that you feel you should be threatened for?"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"Bad things may not be more statistically possible but it sure seems like they are."

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"Then he sent me a note back. So, you may not know this but I read your letter to Dr. Mensah, the one you sent when you left Port FreeCommerce. I think you're absolutely the right person to write this…"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

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11. Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory (The Murderbot Diaries, #4.5)

By: Martha Wells

4.10

Format: 19 pages, ebook

Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory was originally given free to readers who pre-ordered Martha’… read more

Similar categories in Martha Wells's Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory (The Murderbot Diaries, #4.5) book and John Scalzi's After the Coup (Old Man's War, #4.5)

  • space opera
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • space
"The Corporation Rim has always been a slave state, though it calls its institutionalized slavery “contract labor."

-Martha Wells, Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory (The Murderbot Diaries, #4.5)

"It’s about being treated as a thing, isn’t it. Whether that thing is a hostage of conditional value, or a very expensively designed and equipped enslaved machine/organic intelligence. You’re a thing,…"

-Martha Wells, Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory (The Murderbot Diaries, #4.5)

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12. The Bezzle (Martin Hench #2)

By: Cory Doctorow

4.13

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestseller Cory Doctorow's The Bezzle is a high stakes thriller where the lives of t… read more

Similar categories in Cory Doctorow's The Bezzle (Martin Hench #2) book and John Scalzi's After the Coup (Old Man's War, #4.5)

  • science fiction
  • fiction
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13. Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)

By: Martha Wells

4.31

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

No, I didn’t kill the dead human. If I had, I wouldn’t dump the body in the station mall. When M… read more

Similar categories in Martha Wells's Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6) book and John Scalzi's After the Coup (Old Man's War, #4.5)

  • humor
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • space
"Tural left with the air of escaping before things got worse."

-Martha Wells, Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)

"The only thing worse than humans infantilizing bots was bots infantilizing themselves."

-Martha Wells, Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)

"Humans so the "make it a question so it doesn't sound so bad" thing and it still sounds bad."

-Martha Wells, Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)

"Humans do the "make it a question so it doesn't sound so bad" thing and it still sounds bad."

-Martha Wells, Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)

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14. How It Unfolds (The Far Reaches, #1)

By: James S.A. Corey

4.01

Format: 38 pages, Kindle Edition

An astronaut’s interstellar mission is a personal journey of a thousand second chances in an exhila… read more

Similar categories in James S.A. Corey's How It Unfolds (The Far Reaches, #1) book and John Scalzi's After the Coup (Old Man's War, #4.5)

  • space opera
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • space
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15. Compulsory (The Murderbot Diaries, #0.5)

By: Martha Wells

4.34

Format: 8 pages, Kindle Edition

Murderbot—the sardonic, almost-homicidal, media-loving android created by Martha Wells—has proven t… read more

Similar categories in Martha Wells's Compulsory (The Murderbot Diaries, #0.5) book and John Scalzi's After the Coup (Old Man's War, #4.5)

  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • space
  • fiction
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16. Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)

By: Martha Wells

4.47

Format: 350 pages, Hardcover

It calls itself Murderbot, but only when no one can hear. It worries about the fragile human cre… read more

Similar categories in Martha Wells's Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5) book and John Scalzi's After the Coup (Old Man's War, #4.5)

  • humor
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • space
"Ugh, emotions."

-Martha Wells, Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)

"So, you have a relationship with this transport."

-Martha Wells, Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)

"I'm a murderbot, I don't give a crap about boats."

-Martha Wells, Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)

"I am actually trying my best despite the fuck-ups."

-Martha Wells, Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)

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17. Will Leave the Galaxy for Good

By: Yahtzee Croshaw

4.29

Format: 10 pages, Audible Audio

Jacques McKeown is the most celebrated author of star-pilot fiction in the galaxy. He's rich, famou… read more

Similar categories in Yahtzee Croshaw's Will Leave the Galaxy for Good book and John Scalzi's After the Coup (Old Man's War, #4.5)

  • science fiction
  • humor
  • space opera
  • fiction
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18. Service Model

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.06

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

To fix the world they first must break it further. Humanity is a dying breed, utterly reliant on… read more

Similar categories in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Service Model book and John Scalzi's After the Coup (Old Man's War, #4.5)

  • science fiction
  • humor
  • fiction
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19. Alien Clay

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.06

Format: 396 pages, Kindle Edition

They travelled into the unknown and left themselves behind . . . On the distant world of Kiln li… read more

Similar categories in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Alien Clay book and John Scalzi's After the Coup (Old Man's War, #4.5)

  • science fiction
  • space opera
  • fiction
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20. Mal Goes to War: A Novel

By: Edward Ashton

3.99

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The humans are fighting again. Go figure. As a free A.I., Mal finds the war between the modded and… read more

Similar categories in Edward Ashton's Mal Goes to War: A Novel book and John Scalzi's After the Coup (Old Man's War, #4.5)

  • science fiction
  • humor
  • fiction
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21. Night and Silence (October Daye, #12)

By: Seanan McGuire

4.37

Format: 510 pages, ebook

The twelfth installment of the Hugo-nominated, New York Times-bestselling Toby Daye urban fantasy s… read more

Similar categories in Seanan McGuire's Night and Silence (October Daye, #12) book and John Scalzi's After the Coup (Old Man's War, #4.5)

  • fiction

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