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Where Zoe's Tale sits
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- Book 4 of Old Man's War. See all Old Man's War books in order
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- The Last Colony
- The book after
- The Human Division
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- Last checked: September 25, 2026, against us.macmillan.com
Checked facts about Zoe's Tale
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- Publication
- First published on August 19, 2008. (Wikidata; read November 6, 2026)
- This edition
- The edition checked here is a 323-page edition from TOR. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
What Zoe's Tale is about
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- Zoe Boutin Perry, a colonist, is stuck on a deadly frontier world. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
Zoe Boutin Perry is a colonist stranded on a deadly pioneer world
- To one alien race she is a holy figure, and she is both pawn and player in a contest among the stars that will save humanity or see it fall. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
Holy icon to a race of aliens. A player and a pawn
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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 3: The Last Colony
- Book 5: The Human Division
- Book 6: The End of All Things
- Book 7: The Shattering Peace
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