This 1987 science fiction spy thriller written by Joe Haldeman was one of my favorite reads this year. Nicholas Foley, professor, husband, and "model U.S. citizen," is also a KGB mole and the secret inventor of an amazing device that gives him control over the human mind. You'll have to read for yourself what happens when his KGB masters try to activate him, his wife is kidnapped, and attempts are made to get control of his device. Learn how he solves his dilemma while facing personal choices that also have a huge impact on the future of the world and who will have the power to control it!
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Wednesday, June 2, 2010
"The Forever War"
This 1974 science fiction book written by Joe Haldeman has relevance for today and the edition I read was updated in 2009 with a new foreword by John Scalzi. If you read the book, try to read this edition and please don't skip the Foreword, Author's Note, and Introduction.
Although Haldeman faced challenges in originally getting this book published (due to its proximity to the end of the Vietnam War), it is a Hugo and Nebula award winner. Thank you, Thomas (Tom) Dunne, for taking a chance and publishing this book when no one else wanted to.
Although this is a really good book and I recommend it for reading, I did struggle with the high tech invented war weapons of the future and the off world scenarios so I tended to skim over those and focused on the portions with actual people interactions. I did find it amazing that a book written over 35 years ago could be relevant to what is happening today -- maybe (unfortunately!) some things never change.
A month ago I read Haldeman's "Tools of the Trade" and I enjoyed that book even more -- but more about that later!
pazt
Although Haldeman faced challenges in originally getting this book published (due to its proximity to the end of the Vietnam War), it is a Hugo and Nebula award winner. Thank you, Thomas (Tom) Dunne, for taking a chance and publishing this book when no one else wanted to.
Although this is a really good book and I recommend it for reading, I did struggle with the high tech invented war weapons of the future and the off world scenarios so I tended to skim over those and focused on the portions with actual people interactions. I did find it amazing that a book written over 35 years ago could be relevant to what is happening today -- maybe (unfortunately!) some things never change.
A month ago I read Haldeman's "Tools of the Trade" and I enjoyed that book even more -- but more about that later!
pazt
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