JOHN SCALZI is the author of several science fiction novels, including Old Man’s War, The Ghost Brigades, The Last Colony, Zoe’s Tale, and The Android’s Dream. His nonfiction books include The Rough Guide to the Universe, The Rough Guide to Personal Finance, The Book of the Dumb, and You’re Not Fooling Anyone When You Take Your Laptop to a Coffee Shop: Scalzi on Writing. He is a winner of science fiction’s John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. He lives in Ohio with his wife and daughter.