Joe Haldeman





Joe Haldeman

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June 09, 1943 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, The United States

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Brother of Jack C. Haldeman II

Haldeman is the author of 20 novels and five collections. The Forever War won the Nebula, Hugo and Ditmar Awards for best science fiction novel in 1975. Other notable titles include Camouflage, The Accidental Time Machine and Marsbound as well as the short works "Graves," "Tricentennial" and "The Hemingway Hoax." Starbound is scheduled for a January release. SFWA president Russell Davis called Haldeman "an extraordinarily talented writer, a respected teacher and mentor in our community, and a good friend."

Haldeman officially received the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master for 2010 by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America at the Nebula Awards Weekend in May, 2010 in Hollywood, Fla.



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David Nicholas forwarded this fascinating article –

http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/...

-- that makes a broad definition of "autocatalytic set" which elaborates into an explanation for life, the universe, and everything.It turns out that the chicken crossed the road in order to lay an egg so that another chicken could cross another road.And so on, to the Apollo Program and beyond.


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Average rating: 3.86 · 36,159 ratings · 2,714 reviews · 57 distinct works
The Forever War
4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 18,770 ratings — published 1974 — 53 editions
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Forever Peace
3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 3,240 ratings — published 1989 — 22 editions
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The Accidental Time Machine
3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 2,044 ratings — published 2007
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Camouflage
3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 1,310 ratings — published 2004 — 11 editions
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Forever Free
3.31 of 5 stars 3.31 avg rating — 891 ratings — published 1963 — 15 editions
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Marsbound
3.42 of 5 stars 3.42 avg rating — 648 ratings — published 2008 — 7 editions
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Mindbridge
3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 493 ratings — published 1976 — 8 editions
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Old Twentieth
3.46 of 5 stars 3.46 avg rating — 446 ratings — published 2005 — 7 editions
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All My Sins Remembered
3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 368 ratings — published 1977 — 10 editions
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Starbound
3.35 of 5 stars 3.35 avg rating — 289 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions
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“There's no such thing as writing about the future. The future hasn't happened yet.”
Joe Haldeman

“The 1143-year-long war hand begun on false pretenses and only because the two races were unable to communicate.

Once they could talk, the first question was 'Why did you start this thing?' and the answer was 'Me?”
Joe Haldeman, The Forever War

“Tonight we're going to show you eight silent ways to kill a man.”
Joe Haldeman, The Forever War

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