John Scalzi revealed today that he’ll be publishing a fourth book in the “Old Man’s War” universe called “Zoe’s Tale”. It will be released at the same time as the mass market paperback of “The Last Colony”, which means that it’ll be arriving around the 29th of April 2008.

Scalzi has previously stated that he wouldn’t be writing more books from this particular universe, but obviously he’s caved. I’m not all in flames for this decision, ’cause I felt like things were nicely resolved in “The Last Colony” with no lose threads hanging. I’m also curios as to whether or not there is a lot more to explore and learn, and I wonder if this is just an attempt to keep plugging away with what works and pays the bills.

But hopefully I’m dead wrong and “Zoe’s Tale” is completely roxxor. In the mean time I’m colored a skeptic, ’cause this wasn’t what I had hoped for.