<p><b>The universe is a hostile place in John Scalzi's <i>The End of All Things </i>the sixth in The Old Man's War series.</b><br><br><b>Our fate is in their hands . . . </b><br><br>The Colonial Union's Defence Force was formed to save humanity when aggressive alien species targeted our worlds. Now Lieutenant Harry Wilson has an urgent new mission, as a hostile universe becomes ever more dangerous. He must investigate a sinister group, which lurks in the darkness of space playing different factions against one another. They'll target both humans and aliens, and their motives are unfathomable.<br><br>The Defence Force itself is weakening as its soldiers fall – without recruits to replace them. Relations with Earth have broken down and it will send no more troops, even as human colonies become increasingly vulnerable to alien attack.<br><br>Lieutenant Wilson and Colonial Union