"Old Man's War" by John Scalzi
˙˙ https://www.amazon.com/Old-Mans-War/dp/1250359732
Book number one of a seven book space opera military science fiction
series plus a couple of short stories.˙ I reread the well printed and
well bound trade paperback published by Tor back in 2005 that I bought
from Amazon in 2010.˙ I own all of the succeeding books and plan to
reread them also plus the new book in the series.˙ BTW, this series was
just awarded the 2026 Hugo Award for Best Series, a very legitimate
award in my opinion.˙ The book was nominated for the Best Novel in the
2006 Hugo Awards also.˙ And the book won the 2006 John W. Campbell Award
for Best New Writer.
Scalzi is the master of the opening statement for his books.˙ This one
is excellent.˙ "John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First he visited his wife?s grave. Then he joined the army."
From my 2010 review, "Heinlein would be proud".
"If you like Starship Troopers, A Matter for Men, and books about the Honorverse (you know who you are), you will love this.˙ Another book
that I had to read at a single sitting until 4 in the morning."
"Although this is another "war amongst the stars" book, the ideas here
are fresh.˙ I mean, what former peacenik joins the the Colonial Defense Forces at the age of 75 ?˙ The results and scenarios were a breath of
fresh air."
The author has incredibly busy website at
˙˙ https://whatever.scalzi.com/
And he has a mallet if you annoy him.˙ In fact, he has malleted me a few times.˙ His website, his rules.
My rating:˙ 6 out of 5 stars
Amazon rating:˙ 4.5 out of 5 stars (32,420 reviews)
Lynn
I have 124 comments on this review in Reddit so far.
https://www.reddit.com/r/printSF/comments/1wtkcrh/old_mans_war_by_john_scalzi/
rec.arts.sf.written is dying.
On 9/29/2026 2:53 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
"Old Man's War" by John Scalzi
˙˙˙ https://www.amazon.com/Old-Mans-War/dp/1250359732
Book number one of a seven book space opera military science fiction
series plus a couple of short stories.˙ I reread the well printed and
well bound trade paperback published by Tor back in 2005 that I bought
from Amazon in 2010.˙ I own all of the succeeding books and plan to
reread them also plus the new book in the series.˙ BTW, this series
was just awarded the 2026 Hugo Award for Best Series, a very
legitimate award in my opinion.˙ The book was nominated for the Best
Novel in the 2006 Hugo Awards also.˙ And the book won the 2006 John W.
Campbell Award for Best New Writer.
Scalzi is the master of the opening statement for his books.˙ This one
is excellent.˙ "John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First
he visited his wife?s grave. Then he joined the army."
˙From my 2010 review, "Heinlein would be proud".
"If you like Starship Troopers, A Matter for Men, and books about the
Honorverse (you know who you are), you will love this.˙ Another book
that I had to read at a single sitting until 4 in the morning."
"Although this is another "war amongst the stars" book, the ideas here
are fresh.˙ I mean, what former peacenik joins the the Colonial
Defense Forces at the age of 75 ?˙ The results and scenarios were a
breath of fresh air."
The author has incredibly busy website at
˙˙˙ https://whatever.scalzi.com/
And he has a mallet if you annoy him.˙ In fact, he has malleted me a
few times.˙ His website, his rules.
My rating:˙ 6 out of 5 stars
Amazon rating:˙ 4.5 out of 5 stars (32,420 reviews)
Lynn
I have 124 comments on this review in Reddit so far.
https://www.reddit.com/r/printSF/comments/1wtkcrh/ old_mans_war_by_john_scalzi/
rec.arts.sf.written is dying.
Lynn
Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
I have 124 comments on this review in Reddit so far.
https://www.reddit.com/r/printSF/comments/1wtkcrh/old_mans_war_by_john_scalzi/
But nowhere does anyone seem to be mentioning Haldeman's _The Forever War_ which clearly this takes a number of pointers from.
rec.arts.sf.written is dying.
Usenet died long ago. This group is just one part of that. That's okay. --scott
On 10/1/26 08:57, Scott Dorsey wrote:
Lynn McGuire˙ <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
I have 124 comments on this review in Reddit so far.
https://www.reddit.com/r/printSF/comments/1wtkcrh/
old_mans_war_by_john_scalzi/
But nowhere does anyone seem to be mentioning Haldeman's _The Forever
War_
which clearly this takes a number of pointers from.
rec.arts.sf.written is dying.
Usenet died long ago.˙ This group is just one part of that.˙ That's okay.
--scott
˙˙˙˙Well everything that lives dies sooner or later.˙ Usenet
is still here for people who want to stick to the original shared
interest text-based social media.
˙˙˙˙People die and some people want more attention than they
can get on Usenet so they find a good place to get that and direct
their efforts accordingly.
˙˙˙˙I hope Usenet continues to be here long after I am gone.
˙˙˙˙bliss
I am guessing that the average age here is well over 60.
I have 124 comments on this review in Reddit so far.old_mans_war_by_john_scalzi/
https://www.reddit.com/r/printSF/comments/1wtkcrh/
rec.arts.sf.written is dying.
Lynn
On Thu, 1 Oct 2026 11:15:22 -0700, BCFD 36 <bcfd36@cruzio.com> wrote:
<snip>
I am guessing that the average age here is well over 60.
62 in my case, so not *well over*.
On Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:01:09 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:
old_mans_war_by_john_scalzi/
I have 124 comments on this review in Reddit so far.
https://www.reddit.com/r/printSF/comments/1wtkcrh/
rec.arts.sf.written is dying.
Lynn
Ultimately, that is because Usenet is relatively inaccessible
and therefore unknown to most people on the internet because
they were born after the Web was invented.
On Thu, 1 Oct 2026 11:15:22 -0700, BCFD 36 <bcfd36@cruzio.com> wrote:
<snip>
I am guessing that the average age here is well over 60.
62 in my case, so not *well over*.
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