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Old Man's War

By John Scalzi, John Berger

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| Paperback | 9780765315243

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John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First he visited his wife’s grave. Then he joined the army. The good news is that humanity finally made it into interstellar space. The bad news is that planets fit to live on are scarce—and alien races willing to fight us for them areContinue

John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First he visited his wife’s grave. Then he joined the army. The good news is that humanity finally made it into interstellar space. The bad news is that planets fit to live on are scarce—and alien races willing to fight us for them are common. So: we fight. To defend Earth, and to stake our own claim to planetary real estate. Far from Earth, the war has been going on for decades: brutal, bloody, unyielding. Earth itself is a backwater. The bulk of humanity’s resources are in the hands of the Colonial Defense Force. Everybody knows that when you reach retirement age, you can join the CDF. They don’t want young people; they want people who carry the knowledge and skills of decades of living. You’ll be taken off Earth and never allowed to return. You’ll serve two years at the front. And if you survive, you’ll be given a generous homestead stake of your own, on one of our hard-won colony planets. John Perry is taking that deal. He has only the vaguest idea what to expect. Because the actual fight, light-years from home, is far, far harder than he can imagine—and what he will become is far stranger.

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  • Amazing

    It’s 23 rd or 24 rd century (it is not indicated in the book, so it’s just my guess). In a universe teeming with alien races, Humans fight to keep their “living space” (I’m using purposely this term…). But Human Beings that fight this war have a technology that’s “light years” ahead of the one avail ... (continue)

    It’s 23 rd or 24 rd century (it is not indicated in the book, so it’s just my guess). In a universe teeming with alien races, Humans fight to keep their “living space” (I’m using purposely this term…). But Human Beings that fight this war have a technology that’s “light years” ahead of the one available on Earth and they are more than human themselves…

    The book is clearly inspired by SF masterpieces such as Starship Troopers, The Forever War and Ender’s Game: it's a sort of Heinlein work “on steroids” with a lot of the most cool SF stuff such as the space elevator (here call Beantalk), nanotechnology and Bioengineering, Consciousness transfer and Neural Implants (BrainPal).

    I really enjoyed this book: Scalzi has been capable to create a book that ties the reader to its pages… I’m looking forward to read the second book of the series: The Ghost Brigades

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    www.msereno1970.com said on May 2, 2011 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • Amazing!
    Full of tiny details that give lots of depth to the story, a story that kept me hooked from page one. Fascinating and original - and compelling as well!

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    Marco Piva said on Oct 10, 2010 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

  • Very much an adventure story with a long wondrous intro into almost magical technologies. very well written. Even the descriptions of the technologies were a good read. I found myself ruminating a few times on the ideas and what I would do with them.

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    flanderb said on Apr 14, 2008 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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