Old Man's War in Ten Words (By John Scalzi)

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Old people join Colonial Defense forces.

Become Young.

Kick-Ass.

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  1. Ahfl_icon THX 0477

    Okay, now I’m curious about the book. Wasn’t there an astronaut movie like this, where they pull some old guys out of retirement for some reason? Sounds fun, as ass-kicking usually does.

  2. Avatar The Silence [All By Myself] {LoA}

    XD I’m not sure. In the book you have to be like 75 or older to join the space military because they want people with experience. They put the old people in new enhanced bodies and ship em out to war. I won’t ruin all of the surprises. XD It’s a very good book.

  3. Avatar Ridcully Calvert

    Funny, I found ficlets through Scalzi’s blog

    I still have to get around to reading his stuff, but I really like his ideas …

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