
The Forever War
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Narrated by:
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George Wilson
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By:
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Joe Haldeman
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William Mandella is a soldier in Earth's elite brigade. As the war against the Taurans sends him from galaxy to galaxy, he learns to use protective body shells and sophisticated weapons. He adapts to the cultures and terrains of distant outposts. But with each month in space, years are passing on Earth. Where will he call home when (and if) the Forever War ends?
Narrator George Wilson's performance conveys all the imaginative technology and human drama of The Forever War. Set against a backdrop of vivid battle scenes, this absorbing work asks provocative questions about the very nature of war.
©1974 Joe W. Haldeman (P)1999 Recorded BooksCritic reviews
it's a gay old romp across the universe
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Great story. Average narrator
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One of my favs. Highly recommended!
Glad 2007 didn’t turn out like how it is in the book.
Love the narrators gay voice
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So last century but the themes never age
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Story wise Being the original sci-fi I can see so many tropes that are common today but we’re super impressive at the time. Almost cliche but interesting to see where so many came from. He paints such an interesting picture. Author seems to be grappling a lot with homosexuality. Interesting take, maybe a bit too focused on, feels like he was working through some things.
Amazing for its time, a bit too obsessed with homosexuality
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Original, super funny and clever.
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Mandella is conscripted into the army and unwillingly gets caught up in a war he never wanted to be a part of, for an army he doesn't want to fight for, and for a planet he knows that he will eventually no longer even recognise as home.
Mandella will have to forfeit his life and experience time dilation where earth will advance hundreds of years to his few. This means leaving behind his family, his home, his career and any anyone else he has ever loved. Will there even be a planet to go back to when his tour of duty is up? It's anyone's guess.
Forever War is an epic tale of intergalactic war, time travel (of a sort), and the human condition. A bleak and dystopian look at war, waged by governments and fought by men. Halderman has written a brilliant tale.
Jon Halderman's own military experience is evident throughout this book. I don't think his opinion of war, government, and the military is necessarily a great one. His own experience speaks volume, and lends real weight and depth to the story.
I almost couldn't believe this book was written in 1974, Halderman hits the nail on the head as he writes about a lot of modern societies problems and even predicts technologies! The writing has aged impeccably and could easily have been written today, never mind nearly 45 years ago.
Excellently narrated by George Wilson, the characters are really brought to life. His accents are spot on and he really nails the heavy emotional tone of the novel.
If you're a fan of Old Man's War or Starship Troopers you'll lap this one up. However, unlike those 2 books this takes a very grim view of war and does not glorify it the same way as these other novels.
This is Starship Troopers for the thinking pacifist. There is no glory in war, war is Hell.
Starship Troopers for the thinking pacifist
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In summary, it was thought-provoking, interesting and moving. I highly recommend it.
A true SciFi classic.
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Very good!
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Loved revisiting this classic
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