The Forever War

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Summary: In the end, a love story
Review: While this story includes tech., space, luck and time that 'troopers' partly follows, the ending is what I remember after almost two decades of my first reading of a truly memorable tale. Men make war, and tow the line, but women can find away out of even more impossible situations. Sounds corny, but read the story and make your own comparisons

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Summary: Simply fantastic
Review: The Forever War takes the next step from Starship Troopers. It explores the future of war and the future of humanity. The story grips the reader from start to finish. I've recommended this book to friends and family and they have enjoyed it without fail

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Summary: I love this book!
Review: My brothers and myself have read this book over 20 times and have enjoyed reading it every time. We are all really gald to hear the it's movie rights have been sold, and we are sure it will be one of the best S.F. movies of all time

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Summary: Genial!
Review: Que dire de ce chef d' oeuvre de la SF Americaine? .....Lisez-le absolument, meme si, a priori, vous n' aimez pas la SF

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Summary: A remarkable work which addresses universal issues
Review: I first read this book as a teenager and stayed up all night, unable to put it down. I have reread it many times over the past 15 years and my appreciation for the work has only grown. One of the remarkable aspects of the book is its incredibly realistic feel, doubtless the result of the fact that the author fought in Vietnam (the subject of his novel War Year). The book also has facinating parallels to Robert Heinlein's far inferior work, Starship Troopers, which is a rather obvious and heavy handed book about the battle against the "menace of communisim," (represented by Heinlein as a race of hive insects with no individual will). In contrast to Heinlein's worship of war, warriors, and their technology (in the form of battle armor in both books) in Forever War the war is pointless, the commanders venal, the soldiers dissatisfied and abused, and the technology faulty and overrated (sound familiar). In Forever War the enemy is a race of clones, sharing a group conciousness and a peaceful society (at least until they meet humanity). The cause of the war is the political leadership's lust for power. This is the exact opposite of Heinlein's utopian view of war and its leaders. Forever war represents an extrordinary use of the Science Fiction genre to address universal issues.

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Summary: A forever love for the forever war
Review: I read the forever war for the first time as a "comic book" in three volumes (Marvano-Haldeman)translated in french. I'm an enthousiastic reader of sci-fi sagas edited in comic books and I consider myself experienced in this kind of litterature. The fact was that I was captivated by forever war from the very first page! I read it twice immediately. After six months I read it again. After one year I read it again and each time I was very enthusiastic. Then I thought order it. I found the pocket edition in french and ordered it. Since, I read the book twice and I think I'll read it again around february 1997. The forever war I think is the more realistic sci-fi story and the most close to the existing science I ever read. Some details don't much? Who cares! My whole impression is "realism" and I never had this impression even after reading Assimov or Clark. I undoubtply recomend this book. I think I'll order the english version soon! P.S. Forgive my poor english, it's the reason I didn't read the book in the original version yet.

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Summary: One of the best ...
Review: It must be hard to write about an interstellar war without glamour, implausible physics, dashing heros, plot short cuts, but this story really works. Its must be about five years since I read it last so perhaps I'll read it again. The irritating thing to me is to see 99 reviews of "Enders Game", mostly giving 9 or 10 /10, and only a couple for this far, far superior work.

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Summary: a thinking mans star trek
Review: Forget the special effects, this novel has the basic concept of modern day army life encrusted in the future of warfare. Humerous to a point of excitement that you wont be able to put it down. I read it in one sitting causing laughter that my wife thought I had lost my mind. Sci-Fi fans especially Trekkers, get a copy of this book. You will not be sorry

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Summary: Uplifting!
Review: This was the first Sf novel I ahad ever read and I thoroughly enjoyed it! Give it a shot! You'll be entertained

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Summary: One of the best SF stories....still!
Review: Although the text has changed since I first read the novel, I find that the story holds my attention, well baits my curiosity actually demanding that I read the whole story in one sitting. I was surprised with the change in the text regarding the return to Earth. A bit disappointed with the ommission of the "cube" interview however. The rewritten/included section was distressingly entertaining. The Forever War reminds me of the Harry Harrison Stainless Steel Rat, but far more approachable in that anyone from here and now could easily be Mandella (not to say that everyone has a degree in Physics or is a vacuum welding specialist!!) as opposed to the wild escapades of Slippery Jim D'Griz. An interesting note however, there is an inconsistency relating to the note in Mandella's file regarding his last visit to earth. The file states he returned in 2007 when it was actually 2019. This has probably been noted, but I thought I'd put my bit in. Anyway...I still think the Forever War rates as one of the most entertaining, amusing, thought provoking and generally good fun SF novels ever written. PS. What ever became of William, MaryGay, Diana and Charlie after they settled on Middlefinger???