John Scalzi presents 'The Shattering Peace'

John Scalzi presents 'The Shattering Peace'

Science fiction master John Scalzi returns to the galaxy of the Old Man's War series with the long-awaited seventh book.

By Third Place Books

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Third Place Books

17171 Bothell Way Northeast #A101 Lake Forest Park, WA 98155

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Refunds up to 7 days before event.

About this event

  • Event lasts 1 hour 30 minutes

Third Place Books welcomes John Scalzi to our Lake Forest Park location for a conversation about his new book The Shattering Peace, the highly anticipated seventh book in the Old Man's War series. Tickets are required in advance.

What you need to know:

  • Tickets must be purchased through Eventbrite. Pre-ordering the book will NOT grant you access to the event.
  • If you purchase a book-bundled ticket but are unable to attend the event, your book will be placed on hold at our Lake Forest Park store. You may request to have your book transferred to our Ravenna or Seward Park neighborhood stores.

Copies of The Shattering Peace and other books by John Scalzi will be available for purchase at the store. This event will include a public signing and time for audience Q&A. Sustain our author series by purchasing a copy of the featured book in advance!

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About The Shattering Peace. . .

For a decade, peace has reigned in interstellar space. A tripartite agreement between the Colonial Union, the Earth, and the alien Conclave has kept the forces of war at bay, even when some would have preferred to return to the fighting and struggle of former times. For now, more sensible heads have prevailed – and have even championed unity.

But now, there is a new force that threatens the hard-maintained peace: The Consu, the most advanced intelligent species humans have ever met, are on the cusp of a species-defining civil war. This war is between Consu factions... but nothing the Consu ever do is just about them. The Colonial Union, the Earth and the Conclave have been unwillingly dragged into the conflict, in the most surprising of ways.

Gretchen Trujillo is a mid-level diplomat, working in an unimportant part of the Colonial Union bureaucracy. But when she is called to take part in a secret mission involving representatives from every powerful faction in space, what she finds there has the chance to redefine the destinies of humans and aliens alike... or destroy them forever.

John Scalzi is one of the most popular science fiction authors of his generation. His novels, which include the enduring Old Man's War series, have won numerous accolades, including the Hugo and Locus awards. He lives in Ohio, and also online at scalzi.com.

About Third Place Books

Founded in 1998 in Lake Forest Park, Washington, Third Place Books is dedicated to the creation of a community around books and the ideas inside them. With locations in Lake Forest Park and Seattle's Ravenna and Seward Park neighborhoods, Third Place Books is proud to serve the entire Seattle metro area. Learn more about their event series at thirdplacebooks.com/events.

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Sep 16 · 7:00 PM PDT