The Resource The forever war, Joe Haldeman
The forever war, Joe Haldeman
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- Summary
- Private William Mandella is a hero in spite of himself -- a reluctant conscript drafted into an elite military unit, and propelled through space and time to fight in a distant thousand-year conflict. He never wanted to go to war, but the leaders on Earth have drawn a line in the interstellar sand -- despite the fact that their fierce alien enemy is unknowable, unconquerable, and very far away. So Mandella will perform his duties without rancor and even rise up through the military's ranks . . . if he survives. But the true test of his mettle will come when he returns to Earth. Because of the time dilation caused by space travel the loyal soldier is aging months, while his home planet is aging centuries -- and the difference will prove the saying: you never can go home.--from publisher's description
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st EOS trade pbk. ed.
- Extent
- 277 pages
- Note
- "The author's preferred ed. of the groundbreaking SF classic."--Cover
- Isbn
- 9780060510862
- Label
- The forever war
- Title
- The forever war
- Statement of responsibility
- Joe Haldeman
- Subject
-
- trueSpace warfare
- trueScience fiction classics
- Space and time -- Fiction
- trueSpace flight
- Space warfare -- Fiction
- trueWar -- Moral and ethical aspects
- trueTime
- trueAging
- Aging -- Fiction
- trueAliens
- trueFar future
- trueHard science fiction
- trueImaginary wars and battles
- trueMilitary science fiction
- trueRelativity (Physics)
- Science fiction
- Science fiction
- trueScience fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Private William Mandella is a hero in spite of himself -- a reluctant conscript drafted into an elite military unit, and propelled through space and time to fight in a distant thousand-year conflict. He never wanted to go to war, but the leaders on Earth have drawn a line in the interstellar sand -- despite the fact that their fierce alien enemy is unknowable, unconquerable, and very far away. So Mandella will perform his duties without rancor and even rise up through the military's ranks . . . if he survives. But the true test of his mettle will come when he returns to Earth. Because of the time dilation caused by space travel the loyal soldier is aging months, while his home planet is aging centuries -- and the difference will prove the saying: you never can go home.--from publisher's description
- Summary
- Drafted into the ranks of Earth's interstellar warriors, private William Mandella finds his fight against the Taurans secondary to the side-effects of faster-than-light space travel, which affects the rate at which he ages
- Award
-
- Nebula Award for Best Novel, 1975.
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, 1976.
- Hugo Award for Best Novel, 1976.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 031872
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Haldeman, Joe W
- Dewey number
- 813/.54
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3558.A353
- LC item number
- F67 2003
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- Forever series (Joe W. Haldeman)
- Series volume
- 0001
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Space warfare
- Space and time
- Aging
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The forever war, Joe Haldeman
- Note
- "The author's preferred ed. of the groundbreaking SF classic."--Cover
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 20986235
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- 1st EOS trade pbk. ed.
- Extent
- 277 pages
- Isbn
- 9780060510862
- Lccn
- 2003048518
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other control number
- 9780060510862
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocm51983203
- (OCoLC)51983203
- Label
- The forever war, Joe Haldeman
- Note
- "The author's preferred ed. of the groundbreaking SF classic."--Cover
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 20986235
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- 1st EOS trade pbk. ed.
- Extent
- 277 pages
- Isbn
- 9780060510862
- Lccn
- 2003048518
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other control number
- 9780060510862
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocm51983203
- (OCoLC)51983203
Subject
- trueSpace warfare
- trueScience fiction classics
- Space and time -- Fiction
- trueSpace flight
- Space warfare -- Fiction
- trueWar -- Moral and ethical aspects
- trueTime
- trueAging
- Aging -- Fiction
- trueAliens
- trueFar future
- trueHard science fiction
- trueImaginary wars and battles
- trueMilitary science fiction
- trueRelativity (Physics)
- Science fiction
- Science fiction
- trueScience fiction
Genre
- trueScience fiction
- trueScience fiction classics
- Fiction
- trueHard science fiction
- trueMilitary science fiction
Member of
Included in
- trueNebula Awards: Best Novel
- trueLocus Awards: SF Novel
- trueHugo Awards: Best Novel
- trueClassic Science Fiction
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