6/29/2023 0 Comments The forever war book![]() ![]() ![]() First published in 1974 the book tells the story of William Mandella, one of the first conscripted troops to be trained and thrown at an alien race the expansionist human race has encountered unimaginable distances from Earth. Review from BadelyngeI've just reacquainted myself with Joe Haldeman's anti-war sci-fi classic The Forever War. He and his wife, Gay, live in Florida, where he also paints, plays the guitar, rides his bicycle, and studies the skies with his telescope. Haldeman recently retired after many years as an associate professor in the Department of Writing and Humanistic Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His works include The Forever War, Forever Peace, Camouflage, 1968, the Worlds saga, and the Marsbound series. Campbell Memorial Award, the Locus Award, the Rhysling Award, the World Fantasy Award, and the James Tiptree, Jr. He has won the Nebula and Hugo Awards for his novels, novellas, poems, and short stories, as well as the John W. Haldeman sold his first story in 1969 and has since written over two dozen novels and five collections of short stories and poetry. He was awarded several medals, including a Purple Heart. Drafted in 1967, he fought in the Central Highlands of Vietnam as a combat engineer with the Fourth Division. Joe Haldeman began his writing career while he was still in the army. ![]()
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