Monday, February 26, 2007

Old Man's War

Finished Old Man's War, by John Scalzi. It's shoot-em-up military science fiction, with a love story too. The idea is that when folks in the U.S. turn 75 they are allowed to join the space army.

The good news is, they make you young again.

The bad news is, you have to fight, hard, and you can never return to Earth.

It reminded me of Heinlein, in a good way.

At 75,
If you're still alive,
You can fly off the planet and fight to survive.

2 comments:

FHB said...

Recycling?

John Enright said...

Recycling, indeed.