Book: Old Man's War

 Book: Old Man's War

Author: John Scalzi

Pages: 320

This is my 195th read for the year

What Amazon Says:

John Perry did 2 things on his 75th birthday.  First he visited his wife's grave.  Then he joined the army.  The good news is that humanity finally made it to the stars.  The bad news is that, out there, planets fit to live on are scare - and alien races willing to fight us for them are common.  So: we fight.  Far from Earth, the war has been going on for decades: brutal, bloody, unyielding.  Responsible for protecting humanity, the Colonial Defense force doesn't want young people; they want people who carry the knowledge and skills of decades of living.  You'll be taken off Earth, never to return.  You'll serve 2 years in combat.  And if you survive, you'll be given a homestead of your own on a hard-won planet light years from home.  John Perry is taking that deal.  He thinks he knows what to expect.  But the actual fight is far, far harder than he can imagine - and what he will become is far stranger.

This was a pretty good book.  I have read all of John Scalzi's recent books, and do not know how I missed this Old Man's War series.  So far it is a 7 books series.  It was well written and the story flowed well, but you could tell this was a first book.  He is a very talented author, and was from the start, but missing was the Scalzi semi-humor to all of his books that I have come to love.  This one ends on a cliff hanger - not sure I will continue this series, but we shall see.  I am interested in where it is going.

Stars: 4