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Old man's war : a novel

Scalzi, John 1969- (author.).

Summary: "John Perry did two 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 into interstellar s pace. The bad news is that planets fit to live on are scarce--and alien races willing to fight us for them are common. So: we fight. To defend Earth, and to stake our ownclaim to planetary real estate. Far from Earth, the war has been going on for decades: brutal, bloody, unyielding."--Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780765348272 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: print
    regular print
    362 pages ; 18 cm
  • Edition: First mass market edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Tor, 2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A Tom Doherty Associates book."
Includes an excerpt from The ghost brigades.
Subject: Life on other planets -- Fiction
Space colonies -- Fiction
Space warfare -- Fiction
Older men -- Fiction
Soldiers -- Fiction
Genre: Science fiction.

Available copies

  • 7 of 9 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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Prince Rupert Library SFPb Scal (Text) 33294001854504 Paperbacks - Science Fiction Volume hold Available -

Summary: "John Perry did two 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 into interstellar s pace. The bad news is that planets fit to live on are scarce--and alien races willing to fight us for them are common. So: we fight. To defend Earth, and to stake our ownclaim to planetary real estate. Far from Earth, the war has been going on for decades: brutal, bloody, unyielding."--Provided by publisher.

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