Old Man's War by John Scalzi
His youth can be restored in return for his service. The first in a series, Old Man's War is a virtuosic debut novel, in the tradition of Robert A. Heinlein, from John Scalzi.
Gripping and surpassingly originalIt's Starship Troopers without the lectures . . . It's funny, it's sad, and it's true -- Cory Doctorow, author of Walkaway and Red Team Blues
I enjoyed Old Man's War immensely. A space war story with fast action, vivid characters, moral complexity, and cool speculative physics, set in a future you almost want to live into, and a universe you sincerely hope you don't live in already -- Ken MacLeod, author of Beyond the Hallowed Sky
John Scalzi is the most entertaining, accessible writer working in SF today -- Joe Hill, author of Heart-Shaped Box
Scalzi is one of the slickest writers that SF has ever produced * Wall Street Journal *
Clever dialogue, fast-paced story and strong characters * The Times *
It gladdens the reader's heart . . . great fun * Daily Telegraph *
Top-notch. His combat scenes are blood roiling * Washington Post *
Astonishingly proficient * Publishers Weekly *
I enjoyed Old Man's War immensely. A space war story with fast action, vivid characters, moral complexity, and cool speculative physics, set in a future you almost want to live into, and a universe you sincerely hope you don't live in already -- Ken MacLeod, author of Beyond the Hallowed Sky
John Scalzi is the most entertaining, accessible writer working in SF today -- Joe Hill, author of Heart-Shaped Box
Scalzi is one of the slickest writers that SF has ever produced * Wall Street Journal *
Clever dialogue, fast-paced story and strong characters * The Times *
It gladdens the reader's heart . . . great fun * Daily Telegraph *
Top-notch. His combat scenes are blood roiling * Washington Post *
Astonishingly proficient * Publishers Weekly *
John Scalzi is one of the most popular and acclaimed SF authors to emerge in the last decade. His debut Old Man's War won him science fiction's John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. His New York Times bestsellers include The Last Colony, Fuzzy Nation, Lock In, and also Redshirts, which won 2013's Hugo Award for Best Novel. Material from his widely read blog Whatever has also earned him two other Hugo Awards. He lives in Ohio with his wife and daughter.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781447295372 |
| ISBN 10 | 1447295374 |
| Title | Old Man's War |
| Author | John Scalzi |
| Series | Old Mans War |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2015-11-05 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Prizes | Winner of Locus Award Best First Novel 2006 (UK), Short-listed for Hugo Award For Best Novel 2006 (United States) |
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