Chris's review
Old Man's War
by John Scalzi
Chris's review
Old Man's War by John Scalzi
Chris's review
rating:
bookshelves:
science-fiction,
top-shelf
This book was fantastic. Great sci-fi, well-done characters, creative universe-building, and damn funny in parts, too. All I could think was it is the kind of book Robert Heinlein might have written if he had possessed a functioning sense of humor.
The basic premise: In the unspecified future, humanity has reached out beyond the solar system, settling colonies wherever they can find a habitable planet. Unfortunately, there are many alien races out there with the same idea. So, in order to protect the human race against its competitors, the Colonial Defense Force was set up, to deal with the alien menace by whatever means necessary.
That was a hundred years ago. Now, no one on Earth has ever seen a CDF soldier. People do know one thing, however - there's always an opportunity to join. Protect and serve.
If you're seventy-five years old, that is.
The CDF isn't interested in hotheaded youths with no experience. The best p...more
The basic premise: In the unspecified future, humanity has reached out beyond the solar system, settling colonies wherever they can find a habitable planet. Unfortunately, there are many alien races out there with the same idea. So, in order to protect the human race against its competitors, the Colonial Defense Force was set up, to deal with the alien menace by whatever means necessary.
That was a hundred years ago. Now, no one on Earth has ever seen a CDF soldier. People do know one thing, however - there's always an opportunity to join. Protect and serve.
If you're seventy-five years old, that is.
The CDF isn't interested in hotheaded youths with no experience. The best p...more