Speedtribes's review of Old Man's War
Old Man's War by John Scalzi
As well written as "Android's Dream". This military space sci-fi was funny at the right times, serious at the others, a bit of a man's romance to both adventure, life and love. The technology is just as complicated, with long character discussions of space engines and theoretical physics. The key thing I enjoyed about it, however, had nothing to do with the tech itself, but Scalzi's approach to it.
Here, with all the 'experts' running about, no one is really all that clear on how the tech actually works. The guns are smarter than the people working them. The focus is less on the "Gee-wiz! Fancy Space Tech!" and more about what the characters think about the tech during the instances they need to. Ironically, this brings back that exploratory feeling, adding new energy and spin to concepts that aren't actually all that new in this particular brand of space genre.
I particularly love some of the psychology involved when battling the enemies they encounter...more
Here, with all the 'experts' running about, no one is really all that clear on how the tech actually works. The guns are smarter than the people working them. The focus is less on the "Gee-wiz! Fancy Space Tech!" and more about what the characters think about the tech during the instances they need to. Ironically, this brings back that exploratory feeling, adding new energy and spin to concepts that aren't actually all that new in this particular brand of space genre.
I particularly love some of the psychology involved when battling the enemies they encounter...more
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