{"product_id":"9781399607780","title":"Joe Haldeman - The Forever War","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Joe Haldeman. Themes include Fiction, Classics, Science Fiction, Hard Science Fiction, Space Opera.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrivate William Mandella is a reluctant hero in an interstellar war against an unknowable and unconquerable alien enemy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But his greatest test will be when he returns home.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Relativity 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Earth he knew is dead. The one he returns to . . . unrecognisable.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWinner of the Nebula, Locus and Hugo awards,\u003c\/i\u003e The Forever War \u003ci\u003ewas 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\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e 'The book is near perfect'- \u003ci\u003einfinity plus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWelcome to The Best Of The Masterworks: a selection of the finest in science fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58030703509878,"sku":null,"price":8.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9781399607780.jpg?v=1780667210","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9781399607780","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}