Summary

When a genetically engineered soldier is created from the stolen DNA of a dead man, the Ghost Brigades awaken into a world that suspects them and needs them in equal measure. Jared Dirac, the first of a new breed, must grapple with identity, memory, and purpose as he discovers he is both a weapon and a person shaped by the fragments of another life. The Brigades are specialized, ruthless forces whose members must confront what it means to be alive when their minds are assembled to serve. As Jared and his unit investigate a conspiracy that threatens the safety of colonies and the integrity of the CDF, loyalties are strained and secrets surface. The campaign that follows is brutal and intimate: battlefield tactics intersect with questions of conscience, and the Ghost Brigades learn that surviving the war requires more than engineered armor. This is a story of creation and responsibility, where a new soldier's search for self becomes the fulcrum for interstellar consequences.

Awards & Recognition

Honours and achievements received

Locus Poll Award

2007 Best SF Novel Nominee

Prometheus Award

2007 Prometheus Award for Best Libertarian SF Novel Nominee

Available Editions

Novel

Hardcover

2007 Year
Subterranean Press Publisher
ISBN-13: 978-1-59606-131-6
ISBN-10: 1-59606-131-6

Paperback

2024 Year
Tor Publisher
ISBN-13: 978-1-250-35955-1
ISBN-10: 1-250-35955-4

Digital Books

2024 Year
Tor Publisher
Not Available for Purchase

Audio

2008 Year
Macmillan Audio Publisher
Not Available for Purchase

All-In-One

Paperback

2014 Year
Tor Publisher
ISBN-13: 978-0-7653-7938-2
ISBN-10: 0-7653-7938-4

Digital Books

2016 Year
Tor Publisher
ISBN-13: 978-0-7653-9676-1
ISBN-10: 0-7653-9676-9
Not Available for Purchase

Other titles and languages (6)

Призрачните бригади Bulgarian

Novel, Paperback

2008 Year
Бард Publisher
ISBN-13: 978-954-585-915-1
ISBN-10: 954-585-915-6

Les brigades fantômes French

Novel, Paperback

2017 Year
Milady Publisher
ISBN-13: 978-2-8112-1933-8
ISBN-10: 2-8112-1933-1

Geisterbrigaden German

Novel, Paperback

2007 Year
Heyne Publisher
ISBN-13: 978-3-453-52268-8
ISBN-10: 3-453-52268-0

All-In-One, Paperback

2016 Year
Heyne Publisher
ISBN-13: 978-3-453-31776-5
ISBN-10: 3-453-31776-9

Szellemhadtest Hungarian

Novel, Paperback

2013 Year
Agave Könyvek Publisher
ISBN-13: 978-615-5272-05-9
ISBN-10: 615-5272-05-0

As brigadas fantasma Portuguese

Novel, Paperback

2017 Year
Editora Aleph Publisher
ISBN-13: 978-85-7657-377-7
ISBN-10: 85-7657-377-6

Brigăzile fantomă Romanian

Novel, Paperback

2016 Year
Editura Nemira Publisher
ISBN-13: 978-606-758-554-4
ISBN-10: 606-758-554-5