Old Man's War

Scalzi, John

| 2005

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Perfect for an entry-level sci-fi reader and the ideal addition to a veteran fan's collection, John Scalzi's Old Man's War will take audiences on a heart-stopping adventure into the far corners of the universe. 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;...

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Jocke Arnell

2018-07-25

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En skön lite långsam sci-fi med spännande actionfyllda inslag. Gillar världsbygget och hur författaren tar sig an framtiden. Handlingen har en skön humor som gör karaktärerna levande och mer mänskliga. Jag kommer att fortsätta med del två, vill ju veta hur det utvecklar sig.