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Forever Peace

By: Joe Haldeman
Narrated by: George Wilson
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 Drawing on his own war experiences, Vietnam veteran Joe Haldeman creates stunning works of science fiction. Forever Peace is not a sequel to his previous award-winning work, The Forever War, but it deals with similarly provocative issues. When it was published, Forever Peace was chosen as the Best Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly. It also won the coveted Hugo Award.

War in the 21st century is fought by "soldierboys". Remote-controlled mechanical monsters, they are run by human soldiers who hard-wire their brains together to form each unit. Julian is one of these dedicated soldiers, until he inadvertently kills a young boy. Now he struggles to understand how this has changed his mind.

Forever Peace is a riveting portrayal of the effects of collective consciousness, and it offers some tantalizing revelations. Narrator George Wilson's skillful performance weaves together the elements of futuristic technology with the drama of a trained soldier reconciling basic human needs.

©1997 Joe Haldeman (P)2000 Recorded Books Fantasy Science Fiction Fiction War Solider

Critic Reviews

  • Hugo Award, Best Novel, 1998
  • Nebula Award, Best Novel, 1998

"At once a hard science, military, and political thriller, this book presents a thoughtful and hopeful solution to ending war in the 21st century. Essential for sf collections." (Library Journal)

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very enjoyable

great sci-fi book with interesting ideas. good performance to match the story. would recommend

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Brisk pace.

Some minor philosophical points but otherwise fairly straight forward (but worthwhile) sci fi story. Would recommend!

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WHAT A LETDOWN.

I listened to Joe Haldaman’s THE FOREVER WAR and really loved it.That’s why I thought FOREVER PEACE would be good also even though there were no Reviews. How wrong I was. I normally am easily pleased when it comes to Audiobooks, I stuck with it though and was 3/4 through when I concluded nope this just doesn’t cut it for me. But in all fairness I listens all the way through, a couple of events did catch my attention but really the only good part was the last 45 minutes. Sorry Joe, not this time Buddy.

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