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[ZodWallop]

Old Man’s War by John Scalzi is $2 at Amazon, B&N and Kobo.

I picked up the mass market paperback when it was new because of the buzz. But I still haven't read it

Perfect for an entry-level sci-fi reader and the ideal addition to a veteran fan’s collection, John Scalzi's Old Man’s War will take audiences on a heart-stopping adventure into the far corners of the universe.

John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First he visited his wife's grave. Then he joined the army.

The good news is that humanity finally made it into interstellar space. The bad news is that planets fit to live on are scarce-and aliens willing to fight for them are common. The universe, it turns out, is a hostile place.

So: we fight. To defend Earth (a target for our new enemies, should we let them get close enough) and to stake our own claim to planetary real estate. Far from Earth, the war has gone on for decades: brutal, bloody, unyielding.

Earth itself is a backwater. The bulk of humanity's resources are in the hands of the Colonial Defense Force, which shields the home planet from too much knowledge of the situation. What's known to everybody is that when you reach retirement age, you can join the CDF. They don't want young people; they want people who carry the knowledge and skills of decades of living. You'll be taken off Earth and never allowed to return. You'll serve your time at the front. And if you survive, you'll be given a generous homestead stake of your own, on one of our hard-won colony planets.

John Perry is taking that deal. He has only the vaguest idea what to expect. Because the actual fight, light-years from home, is far, far harder than he can imagine-and what he will become is far stranger.

[salty-horse]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

I picked up the mass market paperback when it was new because of the buzz. But I still haven't read it

Already posted a few days ago.
It's one of the first ebooks I read :P
Fun story IIRC - I never continued the series, even though I have the second book.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by salty-horse

Already posted a few days ago.

Doh! Sorry man!

[Manabi]

Originally Posted by salty-horse

Already posted a few days ago.
It's one of the first ebooks I read :P
Fun story IIRC - I never continued the series, even though I have the second book.

You should rectify that, the rest of the series is just as good! I've read the whole series at least three times at this point.

[Fbone]

Jack of Shadows by Roger Zelazny is 99 cents.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01F7T7R5O...v_ov_lig_dp_it

[salty-horse]

Originally Posted by salty-horse

Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway is £1 on Amazon.co.uk
Futuristic cyberpunk noir thingy, where rich people are actual giants. Was on my wishlist.

Now $3 in the US (Kobo, Amazon)

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by Fbone

Jack of Shadows by Roger Zelazny is 99 cents.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01F7T7R5O...v_ov_lig_dp_it

Whoa! Back up to $9.99

!!!!!!!