The sequel to his extraordinary Old Man’s War, John Scalzi’s The Ghost Brigades may be the second in The Aged Man’s War series.

Who can you trust, if you can’t trust yourself?

Three hostile alien races possess united against humanity, established to halt our expansion into space. The mastermind behind this lethal alliance can be a traitor – Charles Boutin. He was a Colonial Defence Drive scientist, with usage of their biggest armed forces secrets. Right now the CDF’s just hope is to find Boutin’s plan. Problems is, Boutin’s deceased.

As a super-soldier produced from Boutin’s own DNA, Jared Dirac may have answers. However, when Dirac fails to access the scientist’s remembrances, he’s used in the Ghost Brigades for teaching. These elite soldiers will also be cloned in the dead, so he might easily fit into. But will Dirac’s memory come back as the enemy plots the fate of humankind? And whose aspect is Dirac really on?