The ghost brigades is a science fiction novel by american writer john scalzi the second book set in his old mans war universe. 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 cdfs toughest operations theyre young theyre fast and strong and theyre 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 cdfs toughest operations theyre young theyre fast and strong and theyre 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 cdfs toughest operations theyre young theyre fast and strong and theyre totally without normal human qualms. Library journal starred review on the ghost brigades a mix of starship troopers and universal soldier ghost evokes awakening betrayal and combat in the best military sci fi tradition entertainment weekly on the ghost brigades an impressive piece of work philadelphia inquirer on the ghost brigades fast and deepi like the galaxy this authors playing in the