by John Scalzi · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780330452168
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«Old Man's War» is John Scalzi's military science fiction novel, published by Tor in paperback (320 pages, in English).
On his 75th birthday, John Perry enlists in the Colonial Defense Force, which seeks new worlds for humanity. In return, recruits receive a rejuvenated and enhanced body to fight aliens for habitable planets. Perry discovers that war is harder than imagined, and that surviving can transform him into something he didn't expect.
First installment of the Old Man's War series. The novel was originally published in 2005.
For readers of military science fiction and space opera who appreciate action, dry humor, and moral dilemmas in a hostile environment.
John Michael Scalzi II is an American science fiction author and former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He is best known for his Old Man's War series, three novels of which have been nominated for the Hugo Award, and for his blog Whatever, where he has written on a number of topics since 1998. He won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer in 2008 based predominantly on that blog, which he has also used for several charity drives. He has written non-fiction books and columns on diverse topics such as finance, video games, films, astronomy, writing and politics, and served as a creative consultant for the TV series Stargate Universe.
