Title: Old Man's War
Title Record # 157782
Author: John Scalzi
Date: 2005-01-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Old Man's War
Series Number: 1
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Current Tags: military sf (3), space opera (3), mind cloning (2), war with aliens (1), genetic engineering (1), nanotechnology (1), science fiction (1), dyson sphere (1), Abebooks: 50 Essential SF Books (1) Add Tags
Author: John Scalzi
Date: 2005-01-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Old Man's War
Series Number: 1
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Synopsis: Humans from the rich nations of Earth have only 1 way to become colonists of other planets: Join the military. Help protect us against the aliens. Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later. And if you're still here at 75, you'll be turned into a fit soldier. Is it youth serum? You don't know. They're very secretive.
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Awards
Place | Year and Award | Category |
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2 | 2006 Locus | Best First Novel |
24 | 2006 Locus | Best SF Novel |
3 | 2006 Hugo | Best Novel |
Publications
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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Old Man's War | 2005-01-00 | John Scalzi | Tor | 0-765-30940-8 | $23.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
316 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Donato Giancola | ![]() |
Old Man's War | 2005-02-00 | John Scalzi | Tor / SFBC | 1177949 | $11.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
316 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Donato Giancola | ![]() |
Old Man's War | 2006-01-00 | John Scalzi | Tor (A Sci Fi Essential Book) | 0-765-31524-6 | $12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
320 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | John Harris | ![]() |
Le vieil homme et la guerre | 2007-01-00 | John Scalzi | L'Atalante (La Dentelle du Cygne) | 978-2-84172-356-0 | 373 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Didier Florentz | ||
Old Man's War | 2007-01-00 | John Scalzi | Tor | 978-0-7653-4827-2 | $6.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
318 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | John Harris | ![]() |
Old Man's War | 2007-04-01 | John Scalzi | Tor | 978-1-4299-1471-0 | $7.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | ![]() |
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Old Man's War | 2007-06-00 | John Scalzi | Tor UK | 978-0-330-45216-8 | £6.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
314 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | John Harris | ![]() |
Войната на старците?Voynata na startsite |
2007-06-25 |
Джон Скалзи?Dhzon Skalzi |
Бард?Bard (Избрана световна фантастика?Izbrana svetovna fantastika #139) |
978-954-585-797-3 | Lev 9.99?Lev: Bulgarian lev. ISO codes: BGJ in 1881-1952, BGK in 1952-1962, BGL in 1962-1999, BGN since 1999 |
336 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Donato Giancola | |
Krieg der Klone | 2007-07-00 | John Scalzi | Heyne | 978-3-453-52267-1 | €7.95?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
429 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Mark Salwowski | ![]() |
Old Man's War | 2007-08-00 | John Scalzi | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-130-9 | $60.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
230 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Vincent Chong | ![]() |
Old Man's War | 2007-08-00 | John Scalzi | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-130-9 | $250.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
230 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Vincent Chong | |
Old Man's War | 2007-10-02 | John Scalzi | Macmillan Audio | $20.90?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
novel | John Harris | ![]() |
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A Guerra é Para os Velhos | 2009-00-00 | John Scalzi | Gailivro (Mil e Um Mundos) | 978-989-557-672-2 | 327 | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
novel | |||
Le vieil homme et la guerre | 2010-04-00 | John Scalzi | L'Atalante (La Dentelle du Cygne) | 978-2-84172-356-0 | 373 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Didier Florentz | ||
Old Man's War | 2011-02-08 | John Scalzi | Tor UK | 978-0-330-53816-9 | £1.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | John Harris | ||
Vének háborúja?Venek haboruja |
2012-00-00 | John Scalzi | Agave Könyvek?Agave Konyvek |
978-615-5049-74-3 | Ft 2,880?Ft: Hungarian forint. ISO code: HUF |
252 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Kuszkó Rajmund | ![]() |
Old Man's War | 2013-00-00 | John Scalzi | Tor | 978-0-7653-4827-2 | $7.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
355 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | John Harris | |
Old Man's War Series | 2014-08-26 | John Scalzi | Tor | 978-0-7653-7938-2 | $23.97?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
omni | |||
Războiul bătrânilor?Razboiul batranilor |
2015-08-02 | John Scalzi | Editura Nemira (Nautilus) | 978-606-758-341-0 | 296 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | |||
Old Man's War | 2015-11-05 | John Scalzi | Tor UK | 978-1-4472-9537-2 | £8.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
320 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
Guerra do velho | 2016-04-18 | John Scalzi | Editora Aleph | 978-85-7657-299-2 | R$44.90?R$: Brazilian real. ISO code: BRL |
368 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Pedro Inoue | ![]() |
Le vieil homme et la guerre | 2016-08-00 | John Scalzi | Milady | 978-2-8112-1777-8 | €6.90?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
380 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Fred Augis | |
Krieg der Klone: Die Trilogie | 2016-09-00 | John Scalzi | Heyne | 978-3-453-31776-5 | €16.99?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
973 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
omni | ![]() |
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Old Man's War Series | 2016-12-27 | John Scalzi | Tor | 978-0-7653-9676-1 | $42.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
omni | |||
Old Man's War | 2017-10-17 | John Scalzi | Tor | 978-0-7653-9485-9 | $14.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
410 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | John Harris | |
Old Man's War | date unknown | John Scalzi | Tor | 0-765-34827-6 | $6.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
318 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | John Harris | ![]() |
Old Man's War | date unknown | John Scalzi | Tor | 0-765-31524-6 | $12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
320 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | John Harris | ![]() |
Old Man's War | date unknown | John Scalzi | Tor / Pan Macmillan UK | 0-330-45216-9 | £6.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
318 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | John Harris | ![]() |
Old Man's War | date unknown | John Scalzi | Tor | 0-765-34827-6 | $6.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
318 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | John Harris | ![]() |
Old Man's War | date unknown | John Scalzi | Tor | 0-765-31524-6 | $12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
320 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | John Harris | ![]() |
Old Man's War | date unknown | John Scalzi | Tor | 0-765-30940-8 | $23.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
320 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Donato Giancola | |
Old Man's War | date unknown | John Scalzi | Tor / Pan Macmillan UK | 0-330-45216-9 | £6.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
318 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | John Harris | ![]() |
Old Man's War | date unknown | John Scalzi | Tor | 978-0-7653-4827-2 | $6.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
318 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | John Harris | ![]() |
Old Man's War | date unknown | John Scalzi | Tor | 978-0-7653-1524-3 | $12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
320 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | John Harris | ![]() |
Old Man's War | date unknown | John Scalzi | Tor | 978-0-7653-4827-2 | $7.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
362 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | John Harris | ![]() |
Old Man's War | date unknown | John Scalzi | Tor | 0-765-34827-6 | $6.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
318 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | John Harris | ![]() |
Old Man's War | date unknown | John Scalzi | Tor / Pan Macmillan UK | 978-0-330-45216-8 | £8.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
318 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | John Harris | ![]() |
Old Man's War | date unknown | John Scalzi | Tor UK | 978-1-4472-9537-2 | £7.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
318 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ![]() |
|
Old Man's War | date unknown | John Scalzi | Tor | 978-0-7653-4827-2 | $8.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
362 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | John Harris | ![]() |
Reviews
- Review by Rick Kleffel (2005) in Interzone, #197 March-April 2005
- Review by Wolfgang Baur (2005) in Amazing Stories, March 2005
- Review by Russell Letson (2005) in Locus, #531 April 2005
- Review by Alan Fraser (2005) in Vector 241
- Review by Michelle West (2005) in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, June 2005
- Review by Robert K. J. Killheffer (2005) in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, September 2005
- Review by Matthew Appleton (2006) in The New York Review of Science Fiction, April 2006
- Review by uncredited (2006) in Vector 248
- Review by Justin Howe (2006) in Strange Horizons, 18 September 2006
- Review by uncredited (2007) in Vector 253
- Review [German] by Ulrich Blode (2007) in Pandora, Fall 2007
- Review by Alan Ziebarth (2013) in Argentus, #13