Old Man’s War Overview
- Military Science Fiction
- Creates an alternative society
- Protagonist joins the military at age 75
- Set in the future
- Humans can colonize distant planets
- Nanotechnology & DNA manipulation
- Aliens compete with humans to colonize planets
- 320 pages
- Easy to read
- Only had to look up a couple of words
- Plot makes sense, no confusing politics etc
- Few characters to track/remember
- Fast pacing with interesting concepts
Final thoughts
An enjoyable SciFi read that isn’t too brain-burny and flows well. Plot advances organically and not too much ‘plot-armour’ for the protagonist. Builds an interesting world with unique alien races and is well worth the read.
Happy Reading!