Old Man’s War

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military science fiction novel novel science fiction novel

Old Man’s War is a military science fiction novel by John Scalzi that follows elderly humans who enlist in an interstellar army in exchange for rejuvenated bodies.

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Old Man's War series 1
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Predicate Object
instanceOf military science fiction novel ⓘ
novel ⓘ
science fiction novel ⓘ
author John Scalzi NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardNomination Hugo Award for Best Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardNominationYear 2006 ⓘ
containsElement alien species ⓘ
genetically enhanced bodies ⓘ
space warfare ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
coverArtist John Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ
dedicatedTo Krissy Scalzi NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 2005 ⓘ
genre military science fiction ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ
hasAudiobookVersion yes ⓘ
hasSequel The End of All Things NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Ghost Brigades NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Human Division NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Last Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zoe’s Tale NERFINISHED ⓘ
isbn 978-0-7653-0940-2 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter Jane Sagan NERFINISHED ⓘ
John Perry NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainOrganization Colonial Defense Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrativePerspective first-person ⓘ
originalMedium print ⓘ
partOf 21st-century American novels ⓘ
plotSummary Elderly humans enlist in an interstellar army in exchange for rejuvenated bodies to fight in alien wars. ⓘ
positionInSeries first novel ⓘ
protagonistAgeAtStart 75 ⓘ
publisher Tor Books NERFINISHED ⓘ
series Old Man’s War series NERFINISHED ⓘ
setting future ⓘ
interstellar space ⓘ
theme aging ⓘ
ethics of war ⓘ
identity ⓘ
militarism ⓘ
transhumanism ⓘ

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John Scalzi → notableWork → Old Man’s War ⓘ
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John Scalzi → isKnownFor → Old Man’s War ⓘ
this entity surface form: novel Old Man's War
John Scalzi → hasSeries → Old Man’s War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Man's War series
John Scalzi → wrote → Old Man’s War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Man's War