Válka starého muže

Paperback, 386 pages

Czech language

Published Sept. 2, 2010 by Classic.

ISBN:
978-80-86707-25-9
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4 stars (47 reviews)

John Perry udělal na své pětasedmdesátiny dvě věci. Nejprve navštívil hrob své ženy. Potom vstoupil do armády. Dobrá zpráva je, že se člověk dostal ke hvězdám. Na druhou stranu existuje jen málo planet vhodných k životu – a mnoho cizích ras o ně s námi bojuje. Takže lidstvo válčí. Daleko od Země již desetiletí zuří brutální, krvavé a neúprosné boje. Samotná Země je v bezpečí. Většina jejích zdrojů je v rukách Koloniálních obranných sil, a každý ví, že jakmile nastane čas odejít na odpočinek, může se přidat. KOS nestojí o mladé lidi, chce lidi, kteří mají desetiletí zkušeností a dovedností. Jakmile opustíte Zemi, již nikdy se nevrátíte. Dva roky si odsloužíte v bojích, a pokud přežijete, můžete se usadit na jedné z těžce získaných planet. John Perry se chápe této příležitosti. Myslí si, že ví, co ho očekává. Ale opravdový boj, světelné roky od domova, je daleko těžší, než si …

11 editions

it was fine

3 stars

An entertaining homage to Heinlein (better, imo) with a nice, sometimes witty, protagonist who is lucky in love, friends, and war. It's just fine. Nothing wow - just does what's on the tin. I'm sure the series would be good, and while I doubt I'll get to them, it's something to keep in my pocket for when there's "nothing to read" and I just want something smooth.

Review of "Old Man's War" on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Really good. Scalzi has definitely written better material, but this was good. The world was fascinating and I'm pumped to enter into it much like I've so much enjoyed, Kloos's military world. If the rest of the series improves like Scalzi's later novels, I'm all in.

Review of "Old Man's War" on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

These books are fantastic road trip audio. We thoroughly enjoyed the first three in the Old Man's War series as we surveyed the landscapes of the U.S.

My only complaint is that when read aloud, the word "said" gets majorly redundant during the parts with dialog. I think it's an easy one to overlook, though, if you're actually reading, since your eye can just skip over it.

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