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Old Man's War (Signed 2nd Printing)
by John Scalzi
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket
- Seller
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Cape Town, South Africa
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About This Item
New York: Tor. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 2005. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. A signed copy of the 2nd printing of Scalzi's Hugo and Locus nominated novel. Small black remainder dot on the top edge, therefore only VG+. NF or better DJ, now with a brodart jacket, small chip at bottom of back flap. Provenance: from the collection of author Jack Butterworth with a signed letter and envelope confirming previous ownership. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .
Synopsis
Old Man's War is a science fiction novel by John Scalzi published in 2005. It was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2006. A sequel, The Ghost Brigades, was published in 2006, followed by two other books, The Last Colony and Zoe's Tale.
Reviews
On Nov 9 2014, a reader said:
John Scalzi’s novel is premised on a clever inversion of the old saying about how old men’s wars are young men’s fights. In the future, John Perry, a retired advertising copywriter nearing the end of his life, volunteers to fight for the Colonial Union, the organization managing humanity’s interplanetary settlement. He joins thousands of old people who are given new bodies and sent to fight the myriad species battling it out for habitable worlds in a seemingly unending contest. Yet for all of the bloodshed the novel’s tone is surprisingly light, as Scalzi injects a considerable amount of wry humor into the proceedings. It makes for a very entertaining book, one that shows just how smart military science fiction can be in the hands of a good writer.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rare Collections
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5451
- Title
- Old Man's War (Signed 2nd Printing)
- Author
- John Scalzi
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition; Second Printing
- Publisher
- Tor
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2005
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