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The second installment in John Scalzi's "Old Man" universe will be published as a companion volume to Old Man's War. Once again, Vincent Chong will be contributing a full color cover and several full color interior illustrations.
Limited: 400 signed hardcover copies
The second installment in John Scalzi's "Old Man" universe will be published as a companion volume to Old Man's War. Once again, Vincent Chong will be contributing a full color cover and several full color interior illustrations.
Limited: 400 signed hardcover copies
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From the Back Cover:
Praise for Old Man's War
Â"Though a lot of SF writers are more or less efficiently continuing the tradition of Robert A. Heinlein, Scalzi's astonishingly proficient first novel reads like an original work by the late grand masterÂ...The novel's tone is right on target, tooÂ--sentimentality balanced by hardheaded calculation, know-it-all smugness moderated by innocent wonder. This virtuoso debut pays tribute to SF's past while showing that well-worn tropes still can have real zip when they're approached with ingenuity.Â"
--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Â"SolidÂ...[Scalzi] sidesteps most of the cliches of military science fiction, delivers fast-paced scenes of combat and pays attention to the science underpinning his premise.Â"
--San Francisco Chronicle
Â"Thought-provoking!Â"
--Entertainment Weekly
Â"Smartly conceived and thoroughly entertaining, Old Man's War is a splendid novel.Â"
--Cleveland Plain Dealer
About the Author:
Â"Though a lot of SF writers are more or less efficiently continuing the tradition of Robert A. Heinlein, Scalzi's astonishingly proficient first novel reads like an original work by the late grand masterÂ...The novel's tone is right on target, tooÂ--sentimentality balanced by hardheaded calculation, know-it-all smugness moderated by innocent wonder. This virtuoso debut pays tribute to SF's past while showing that well-worn tropes still can have real zip when they're approached with ingenuity.Â"
--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Â"SolidÂ...[Scalzi] sidesteps most of the cliches of military science fiction, delivers fast-paced scenes of combat and pays attention to the science underpinning his premise.Â"
--San Francisco Chronicle
Â"Thought-provoking!Â"
--Entertainment Weekly
Â"Smartly conceived and thoroughly entertaining, Old Man's War is a splendid novel.Â"
--Cleveland Plain Dealer
John Scalzi is a prolific journalist, columnist, and non-fiction writer whose books include The Rough Guide to the Universe and The Book of the Dumb. His web journal The Whatever is one of the longest-established and most widely-read weblogs on the net. He lives in Ohio.
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- PublisherSubterranean
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 1596061316
- ISBN 13 9781596061316
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages250
- IllustratorVincent Chong
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