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The main character had real depth and his development is what kept me hooked. (And that development, as I said, was good. Scalzi managed to win me over despite the fact that military sci-fi is not my favorite sub-genre.
Perhaps this is because, as you might expect in a war story, many characters don't last very long. I'm just not sure I fully believe in the military/political structure of the Colonial Defense Force). The setting felt a bit contrived at times, as if it were only serving to provide character development for the protagonist.
I was a bit skeptical about this book, but it turned out to be a fun vacation read. Some other characters felt a bit shallow. The romantic sub-plot was solid and surprising and is what ultimately makes me want to read the sequel.
The basic premise of *old* people going to war was great. Some of the secondary characters and the overall cultural milieu were less compelling.
The science was theory instead of pure fantasy. I liked it so much, I bought the other two sequels. Wow. The characters were solid and the plot unpredictable. Steve HendryAuthor, Leapfrog What a great book. Everything in the book was believable.
I give it 3 stars for entertainment value. A short review from my Kindle. Not a Dune. The 2 stars reduction is for not deepeining out the characters and for lack of depth in the stroyline. T universe that th author places the characters and story in haspotential for depth in that the Colonial union allows for ethical subjects etc. Unfortunately the story falls short in that characters do not get enough depth and the stroy line reams more like an episode of a series rather than a novel.
The characters come alive with their own philosophical dilemmas not far from what we might experience. Yet despite that, the books provided a rich experience. I was wrong. I'll definitely miss John Perry and Jane Sagan, but I'll look forward to reading more about Zoe in the upcoming "Zoe's Tale".This is a great series, and John Scalzi is a great writer. While the writing style is relaxed and flows easily and beautifully. I'd like to add my own 5 stars to this amazing series that started in Old Man's War.
Hamilton (who, btw, also writes great space operas and is one of my long favorites). The twists and plots were not convoluted as to lose the reader, but are nonetheless as exciting and surprising. I have to say I didn't expect the story to work it's magic on me the way it had. I read each of the books in only short periods of time, neither getting confused nor getting tired (because I didn't need to access the deepest branches of my BrainPal often). They come highly recommended. I thought it would be like the space operas of Peter F.
It was profoundly more human - the plot is truly driven by the characters.
Would recommend to fans of Starship Troopers. Did not get real technical about the science in the novel. I really enjoyed this book. A quick read that flowed well and kept me interested.
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