{"product_id":"9781399607780","title":"The Forever War","description":"Author: Joe Haldeman\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781399607780\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Orion\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 07 Feb 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrivate William Mandella is a reluctant hero in an interstellar war against an unknowable and unconquerable alien enemy.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut his greatest test will be when he returns home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRelativity  means that for every few months' tour of duty centuries have passed on  Earth, isolating the combatants ever more from the world for whose  future they are fighting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Earth he knew is dead. The one he returns to . . . unrecognisable.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinner of the Nebula, Locus and Hugo awards, \u003c\/i\u003eThe Forever War\u003ci\u003e  was the first title selected for the SF Masterworks series when it  launched in 1999. Inspired by Haldeman's experience in the Vietnam War,  it has been seen as a critical work of anti-war SF.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'This is an enraged and enraging classic that deserves a place alongside \u003ci\u003eApocalypse Now\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Deer Hunter\u003c\/i\u003e as an expression of the pain caused by Vietnam'- \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'The book is near perfect'- \u003ci\u003einfinity plus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'This  book is not only one of the best military science fiction books ever  written, but is one of the finest works of modern American literature' -  \u003ci\u003eTordotcom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWelcome to The Best Of The Masterworks: a selection of the finest in science fiction\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46449870078110,"sku":"ADS-9781399607780","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781399607780.jpg?v=1769572409","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781399607780","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}