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Where The Last Colony sits
- Series
- Book 3 of Old Man's War. See all Old Man's War books in order
- The book before
- The Ghost Brigades
- The book after
- Zoe's Tale
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- Last checked: September 25, 2026, against us.macmillan.com
Checked facts about The Last Colony
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- Publication
- First published on April 17, 2007. (Wikidata; read November 6, 2026)
- This edition
- The edition checked here is a 305-page paperback from Tor/Tor Publishing Group. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
- Prizes
- Wikidata lists the Seiun Award for Best Translated Long Work (2010) for this book. (Wikidata, with no reference of its own; read November 6, 2026)
What The Last Colony is about
The setup only, with no spoilers. Each line names the record it rests on.
- John Perry has left fighting behind and serves as the village ombudsman of a human colony on far-off Huckleberry. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
Retired from his fighting days, John Perry is now village ombudsman
- He farms with his wife, Jane Sagan, once a Special Forces soldier, and they are raising an adopted daughter. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
former Special Forces warrior Jane Sagan, he farms several acres
- Their past catches up with them when they are asked to lead a new colony settled from all the main human worlds. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
a new human colony, to be peopled by settlers from all the major human worlds
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Other books in Old Man's War
7 books listed so far
- Book 1: Old Man's War
- Book 2: The Ghost Brigades
- Book 4: Zoe's Tale
- Book 5: The Human Division
- Book 6: The End of All Things
- Book 7: The Shattering Peace
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