Old Man's WarWith his wife dead and buried, and life nearly over at 75, John Perry takes the only logical course of action left him: he joins the army. Now better known as the Colonial Defense Force (CDF), Perry's service-of-choice has extended its reach into interstellar space to pave the way for human colonization of other planets while fending off marauding aliens. Finished in 17 days |
This is one of those books that you can stay up until 3AM to finish. I really enjoyed his descriptions of battles and the underlying concepts were also unique and interesting. If you like SciFi, this is a must read.