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Wil wheaton, who narrates some of scalzis other work, is absolutely perfect here. Retired from his fighting days, john perry and his wife, jane, are pulled back into the political arena, and into the thick of interstellar politics, betrayal, and war. John scalzis old man s war is a stunning novel of the long war for human survivalin a universe replete with hostility. The bad news is that planets fit to live on are scarceand alien races willing to fight us for them are common. Old manis war by john scalzi audiobook free ebooks. Due to the respect and great readership, the writer opted to come up with a series based on the idea. Earths military machine can transform elderly recruits, restoring their lost youth.
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