Old Man's War by
John Scalzi
My rating:
5 of 5 stars
I'm glad to see that there's still good quality Science Fiction being written. One of the things that is a concern nowadays is the comparison of older writers to newer writers. The classic writers set such a high bar that you end up wondering if some of these newer writers can match what came before. This book gives me hope that there are is a writer or two who can write a high quality Sci-Fi book.
This story is about an old man who gets the opportunity to live another life on a distant colony after he serves time in the Colonial military. From there we see what he goes through in the first few years of his service. A few twists and turns but we get to the near-end at the end.
If you've read Starship Troopers or have seen the movie this has heavy vibes of that work. The story is written well in the diary format you find in Starship Troopers. The story has many of the themes you find in that book. The connection gets acknowledged by the author at the end of the book so the connection was not accidental. The difference being that this book leaves itself open to a sequel.
I think I'll look into more of this writers work. I also have to credit the editors of this book. There's been plenty of time when I've read a book that feels like the tone shifts at the most random points. This book didn't do any of that, it stuck to what it was doing and that kept the book moving along nicely. This start into this writers works was a good start which I hope continues into more books.
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