Old Man?s War is one of the most enjoyable novels I?ve read this year. The Colonial Defense Force gives them something valuable to do for humanity, and a chance for a new life. Most of them will be dead within a few years, but that?s all they were expecting on Earth anyway. They need a lot of loyal human bodies to maintain the universe colonization project, so their preference is to recruit old people, rejuvenate their bodies (nobody on Earth knows exactly how this happens), and train them to fight for the human race. It?s a perfect time to join the army, and the Colonial Defense Force is recruiting. The aliens behind the triggers do." John Perry is 75 years old, his wife is dead, and he has nothing left to live for. "In this universe, experience counts." "Guns don?t kill people. It may have a little of both, but it is all Scalzi. Some other reviewers have compared it to Star Ship Troopers and I see that, but I was thinking more of Forever War by Haldeman. The different aliens he comes up with and how they think different then us, makes for some thought provoking and funny situations. The science fiction is cool and this platform gives Scalzi, the ability to show off his imagination. As a man who has been married for over 37 years and who is more in love now than when I was as a youth, I feel the pain and longing of the main character. They had some ups and downs, but they were in love. The main character was married for around 42 years, if I remember right. It is so nice to listen to a novel, where elders are respected. I think the older you are and the longer you have been happily married the more you will enjoy this. This is not good, it is GREAT!!!! It's Science fiction, it's Military Sci-Fi, it's a romance, it's witty, LOL at times, it is character driven, it is everything I ask for in a novel. I DIDN'T MIND GETTING OLD, WHEN I WAS YOUNG EITHER Overall, I really enjoyed the novel and I would recommend it to any science fiction reader. In fact, I tended to listen on my iPod while running, giving me the perfect excuse to exercise regularly. The novel really roped me and I had a lot of fun listening to it. In that way, it reminded me of Joe Haldeman’s Forever War, but what I liked about Old Man’s War was a bit lighter and more fun. The novel is very much a military story filled with battles and typical military life. I don’t want to give anything away in my review so I won’t go into too much detail about the plot, but I really did enjoy the story line a great deal as well. His tone was perfect for the main characters of the novel. I should also extend that compliment to William Dufris, the narrator of the audio version that I listened to. It had just right combination of dry wit and cynicism to really resonate with me. In addition to that, I really enjoyed Scalzi’s writing style. With so many novels following a young protagonist (even many adult novels), I found it to be a very refreshing experience to read a novel where the main character was 75 years old. In some future United States, elderly people are recruited to enlist and serve in the intergalactic military. From the start, I really got a kick out of the conceit of the story. I would even go so far as to say it’s one of my favorite science fiction novels period. Old Man’s War was one of the best novels that I’ve read all year. I have to say that, after reading the novel, I agree wholeheartedly. Old Man’s War by John Scalzi was the first book that I downloaded with my Audible subscription as I had heard from various sources (including the Sword and Laser podcast) that it was a great read. Because the actual fight, light-years from home, is far, far harder than he can imagine. He has only the vaguest idea of what to expect. And if you survive, you'll be given a generous homestead stake of your own, on one of our hard-won colony planets. You'll be taken off Earth and never allowed to return. They don't want young people they want people who carry the knowledge and skills of decades of living. Everybody knows that when you reach retirement age, you can join the CDF. The bulk of humanity's resources are in the hands of the Colonial Defense Force. Far from Earth, the war has been going on for decades: brutal, bloody, unyielding.Įarth itself is a backwater. So, we fight, to defend Earth and to stake our own claim to planetary real estate. The bad news is that planets fit to live on are scarce - and alien races willing to fight us for them are common. The good news is that humanity finally made it into interstellar space. John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday.
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