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The Forever War

23 Ratings: 4.0

A book by Joe Haldeman

In the 1970s Joe Haldeman approached more than a dozen different publishers before he finally found one interested inThe Forever War. The book went on to win both the Hugo and Nebula Awards, although a large chunk of the story had been cut out before … see full wiki

Tags: Books, Science Fiction Books

Author: Joe Haldeman

Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Publisher: Eos

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review by cpw1952. January 28, 2010

Classic hard and soft sci-fi at its very best

University student William Mandella, an exceptionally bright university student with an IQ well north of 150 has been drafted. After a thoroughly modern and terrifyingly brutal boot camp with very deadly and very live modern weapons conducted in deep space conditions beyond Pluto's orbit, he'll be part of an interstellar war against the enigmatic Taurans, an alien species discovered when they supposedly attacked human ships. Sci-fi fans know that most authors have a tendency … more

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review by TheAncientReader. September 09, 2006

posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More

CERTAINLY NOT THE BEST, BUT NEVER-THE-LESS A FUN READ

I must admit to having read better SiFi, on the other hand, I have certainly read worse. The overall premise of this work is good and certainly has a lot of potential. Wars, futile wars, lasting for centuries, are not all that far fetched. The sillyness of the war here is not all that much different than some of our past wars. This work gives you something to think about. I did enjoy many of the characters in this work, although their developement could have been better at times. This is one of … more

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