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Book, 2009
Current format, Book, 2009, 1st St. Martin's Griffin ed, Available .
Book, 2009
Current format, Book, 2009, 1st St. Martin's Griffin ed, Available . Offered in 0 more formats
First published in 1974, Haldeman's novel won the Hugo and Nebula awards and today is hailed as a classic of science fiction that foreshadowed many of the futuristic themes of the 1990s: bionics, sensory manipulation, and time distortion. William Mandella is a soldier in Earth's elite brigade. As the war against the Taurans sends him from galaxy to galaxy, he learns to use protective body shells and sophisticated weapons. He adapts to the cultures and terrains of distant outposts. But with each month in space, years are passing on Earth. Where will he call home when (and if) the Forever War ends? Set against a backdrop of vivid battle scenes, this absorbing work asks provocative questions about the very nature of war.
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