
The Forever War
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Narrated by:
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George Wilson
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By:
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Joe Haldeman
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?
Narrator George Wilson's performance conveys all the imaginative technology and human drama of The Forever War. Set against a backdrop of vivid battle scenes, this absorbing work asks provocative questions about the very nature of war.
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Critic reviews
- Hugo Award, Best Novel, 1976
- Nebula Award, Best Novel, 1975
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An Old Favorite
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What did you love best about The Forever War?
Time travel has always been a fascination of mine.Who was your favorite character and why?
William Mandella of courseWhat about George Wilson’s performance did you like?
He did a very good job not being mono toned, kept it interestingWas this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
It could have been, you really didn't need a break.Any additional comments?
Very good SiFi.A good read
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Ahead of its time...
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Okay, first it was published in 1974, and the author placed his military sci-fi troops heading out into deep space in the 1990s. Having grown up in that time, I can tell you that was quite a stretch. The mistake is that he outdated the book within one generation. So now it’s a bit of a farce. The other problem I had was the idea that everyone smokes pot like they are as common as aspirin and all the women are happy to sleep around with any guy who askes them without hesitation. I know the ’60s were about free love and opening the mind to drugs, but this was published in the mid-’70s at the height of the women’s movement and the beginning of the drug wars. Why is that important in a sci-fi novel set in the future? Well if you are going to set a novel 20 years in your future, you should consider how realistic the progression of time you are living in would lead to your predicted future. The other option is to place the future at least 100 years or more away from your reality so that the reader is more comfortable with accepting the differences in culture and attitudes.
The other problem I had was that the characters, who were all supposed to be college educated experts in their given fields didn’t come across as that smart and acted more like college freshman. Plus the idea that the Senior military officers that were training them would use live ordnance in training, killing recruits and destroying millions of dollars in deep space assets as part of training was over the top.
Really good science fiction makes the impossible seem possible. Good writers do that by taking the fantasy elements (i.e., warp speed, laser guns, time travel, etc.) and surrounding it with people, situations and real items that we can accept as very possible. If this had been sold as a space opera or fantasy and set in a more distant time I might have enjoyed it a little more, but not much more.
The other drawback is that the audio recording was done in the late ’90s when audiobooks were more of a novelty and made for people who had difficulty reading a book, such as the visually impaired. So the narrator didn’t put much of performance into the reading.
I’m not sure why they call this one a classic.
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Fantastic through and through
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It's been a few months since I listened to this one, and I don't recall anything especially memorable about the characters, but this isn't about who the people are as much as it's about the cultural impact upon the characters of "moving through time". There's a lot of orginal and thought-provoking ideas here, and overall it's worth the time and credit.
That Relativity'll Get Ya' Every Time...
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Incredible
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A classic sci-fi
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"Why is the sky blue? Because God loves the infantry!" - U.S. Army saying.
Excellent
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The Forever War Review
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