{"product_id":"the-last-colony-by-john-scalzi-9781447295402","title":"The Last Colony","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Perry was living peacefully on one of humanity's colonies until he and his wife were offered an opportunity these ex-supersoldiers couldn't resist: to come out of retirement and lead a new frontier world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, once on the planet, they discover they've been betrayed. For this colony is a pawn in an interstellar game of war and diplomacy. Humanity's Colonial Union has pitched itself against a new, seemingly unstoppable alien alliance, dedicated to ending all human colonisation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs this contest rages above, Perry struggles to keep his terrified colonists alive on the surface below—despite dangerous interstellar politics, violence, and treachery. And the planet has yet to reveal its own fatal secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePraise for the Old Man’s War series\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Clever dialogue, fast-paced story and strong characters.\"\u003c\/em\u003e The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Great fun\"\u003c\/em\u003e Daily Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46094426702060,"sku":"9781447295402","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781447295402.jpg?v=1736749011","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-last-colony-by-john-scalzi-9781447295402","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}