The Forever War

By Joe Haldeman

Joe Haldeman's monumental Hugo and Nebula award winning SF classic The Forever War-- Featuring a new introduction by John Scalzi The Earth's leaders have drawn a line in the interstellar sand--despite the fact that the fierce alien enemy they would oppose is inscrutable, unconquerable, and very far away. A reluctant conscript drafted into an elite Military unit, Private William Mandella has been propelled through space and time to fight in the distant thousand-year conflict; to perform his duties and do whatever it takes to survive the ordeal and return home. But "home" may be even more terrifying than battle, because, thanks to the time dilation caused by space travel, Mandella is aging months while the Earth he left behind is aging centuries...

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Published Feb 17, 2009

264 pages

Average rating: 7.56

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Inventorchemist
8/10 stars
Although this book was written in 1974, and was based on Haldeman's experiences in the Viet Nam war, it is a timeless commentary on the tendency of Man to fight first and talk later. The effects of relativity (a moment passes near light speed / a year passes in real time) cause the war to drag "forever" in the life of one soldier and two civilizations.
Ure mum gae
10/10 stars
My favorite book.