Probably about the time you were brainstorming ideas for the movie. JS: You’re sure you never read them? They came out a few years before you filmed Avatar. JS: Of course, my genetically enhanced bodies are green and yours were blue so I guess that makes all the difference, right? Yeah, I guess there’s a few minor similarities there. JS: Now that I think about it, that sounds kind of similar to your movie Avatar. I use that to bring up questions about the ethics of colonization. The story revolves around soldiers having their consciousnesses downloaded into genetically enhanced bodies so they can fight wars on distant planets. JS: Really? You haven’t read Old Man’s War or The Ghost Brigades? Maybe you recognize me from my author’s photo on my books. My friends call me King of the World! Ha Ha! Just kidding. James Cameron: Could you hit the button for the top floor, please? James Cameron and John Scalzi Share An Awkward Elevator Ride Time is running out: The alliance is preparing its offensive, and some of them plan worse things than humanity’s mere military defeat… As Jared desperately hunts for his 'father,' he must also come to grips with his own choices. But when the memory transplant appears to fail, Jared is given to the Ghost Brigades.Īt first, Jared is a perfect soldier, but as Boutin’s memories slowly surface, Jared begins to intuit the reason’s for Boutin’s betrayal. Jared Dirac is the only human who can provide answers - a superhuman hybrid, created from Boutin's DNA, Jared’s brain should be able to access Boutin's electronic memories. To prevail, the CDF must find out why Boutin did what he did. Their linchpin: the turncoat military scientist Charles Boutin, who knows the CDF’s biggest military secrets. Three races that humans have clashed with before have allied to halt our expansion into space. The universe is a dangerous place for humanity-and it's about to become far more dangerous. They’re young, they’re fast and strong, and they’re totally without normal human qualms. The Ghost Brigades are the Special Forces of the Colonial Defense Forces, elite troops created from the DNA of the dead and turned into the perfect soldiers for the CDF's toughest operations.

The ghost brigades