Old Man's War
- Authors: John Scalzi
- Series: Book 1 in the Old Man's War series
- Genres: Science fiction
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- Rating: 4.5 based on 29,075 reviews
- Release Date: January 1, 2005
- Print length: 320 pages (Hardcover)
About the book
On his 75th birthday, John Perry made two important decisions. Firstly, he paid a visit to his late wife's grave. Secondly, he enlisted in the army. The exciting news is that humanity has finally achieved space travel beyond our solar system. However, the challenge lies in finding habitable planets, as there are many alien races competing for them.
As a result, a war has been raging in interstellar space for years, with Earth being relatively insignificant. Most of humanity's resources are allocated to the Colonial Defense Force, which recruits individuals over retirement age, valuing their experience and knowledge.
John Perry chooses to join the CDF, aware that he will never return to Earth. He will serve two years in this brutal war, with the promise of a homestead on a colony planet if he survives. Uncertain of what lies ahead, he embarks on this journey, knowing that the reality of the fight far exceeds his imagination and the person he will become will be drastically different.
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