An edition of The Forever War (1974)

The Forever War

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An edition of The Forever War (1974)

The Forever War

First edition
  • 4.13 ·
  • 84 Ratings
  • 168 Want to read
  • 4 Currently reading
  • 114 Have read

The Earth's leaders have drawn a line in the interstellar sand—despite the fact that the fierce alien enemy that they would oppose is inscrutable, unconquerable, and very far away. A reluctant conscript drafted into an elite Military unit, Private William Mandella has been propelled through space and time to fight in the distant thousand-year conflict; to perform his duties without rancor and even rise up through military ranks. Pvt. Mandella is willing to do whatever it takes to survive the ordeal and return home. But "home" may be even more terrifying than battle, because, thanks to the time dilation caused by space travel, Mandella is aging months while the Earth he left behind is aging centuries.

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St. Martin's Press

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Edition Availability
Cover of: The forever war
The forever war
2009, Thomas Dunne Books
in English - 1st St. Martin's Griffin ed.
Cover of: The Forever War
The Forever War
2003, EOS
in English - 1st EOS trade pbk. ed.
Cover of: The Forever War
The Forever War
January 21, 1999, Gollancz
Paperback - Re-issue edition
Cover of: The forever war
The forever war
1991, Avon Books
in English
Cover of: The Forever War
The Forever War
February 12, 1985, Del Rey
Mass Market Paperback in English
Cover of: La Guerre eternelle
La Guerre eternelle
1985, J'ai lu
in French
Cover of: The Forever War
The Forever War
December 19, 1974, St. Martin's Press
Hardcover - First edition

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Published in
New York City, New York, USA
Series
Forever War #1
Copyright Date
1974

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Dewey Decimal Class
813/.5/4

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Format
Hardcover

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL51727675M
ISBN 10
0312298900
LCCN
74081241

Work Description

"The legendary novel of extraterrestrial war in an uncaring universe comes to comics, in a stunningly realized vision of Joe Haldeman's Vietnam War parable epic war story spanning relativistic space and time, The Forever War explores one soldier's experience as he is caught up in the brutal machinery of a war against an unknown and unknowable alien foe that reaches across the stars" --

The monumental Hugo and Nebula award winning SF classic-- Featuring a new introduction by John Scalzi

The Earth's leaders have drawn a line in the interstellar sand--despite the fact that the fierce alien enemy they would oppose is inscrutable, unconquerable, and very far away. A reluctant conscript drafted into an elite Military unit, Private William Mandella has been propelled through space and time to fight in the distant thousand-year conflict; to perform his duties and do whatever it takes to survive the ordeal and return home. But "home" may be even more terrifying than battle, because, thanks to the time dilation caused by space travel, Mandella is aging months while the Earth he left behind is aging centuries...

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Tonight we're going to show you eight silent ways to kill a man."
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