John Scalzi’s Old Man’s War is available on Audible as a 9 hrs 55 mins unabridged audiobook, narrated by William Dufris.
Publisher’s Summary
Perfect for an entry-level sci-fi reader and the ideal addition to a veteran fan’s collection, John Scalzi’s Old Man’s War will take audiences on a heart-stopping adventure into the far corners of the universe.
John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First he visited his wife’s grave. Then he joined the army.
The good news is that humanity finally made it into interstellar space. The bad news is that planets fit to live on are scarce—and alien races willing to fight us for them are common. So: we fight. To defend Earth, and to stake our own claim to planetary real estate. Far from Earth, the war has been going on for decades: brutal, bloody, unyielding.
Earth itself is a backwater. The bulk of humanity’s resources are in the hands of the Colonial Defense Force. Everybody knows that when you reach retirement age, you can join the CDF. They don’t want young people; they want people who carry the knowledge and skills of decades of living. You’ll be taken off Earth and never allowed to return. You’ll serve two years at the front. And if you survive, you’ll be given a generous homestead stake of your own, on one of our hard-won colony planets.
John Perry is taking that deal. He has only the vaguest idea what to expect. Because the actual fight, light-years from home, is far, far harder than he can imagine—and what he will become is far stranger.
John Scalzi’s Old Man’s War is a stunning novel of the long war for human survival—in a universe replete with hostility
Audiobook Details
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Length: 9 hrs 55 mins
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Release year: 2007
- Audible category: Science Fiction & Fantasy / Science Fiction / Adventure
Listener Ratings
Old Man’s War holds an average listener rating of 4.6/5 from 28642 Audible ratings.
On Audible, ratings for this title break down into narration performance and story separately:
- Performance (narration): 4.6/5
- Story: 4.5/5
- 5-star ratings: 66% of all ratings
What Audible Listeners Are Saying
5/5 stars — “Real science fiction, for a change”
It was nice to finally read a science fiction book that actually was science fiction, not science ‘fantasy’. The science fiction was understandable science, not pulled out of nowhere fantasy stuff that all to often is passed off as science fiction in our largely scientifically barely literate population.— Amazon Customer, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Fun and entertaining”
A bit Starship Troopers, a bit Forever War and a big chunk of originality. Scalzi doesn’t bury you with the science(not that I personally have a problem with that), he just writes a good book.— Karl Story, Audible listener
4/5 stars — “It was like an underdog sports movie.”
During the parts where you’re discovering the rest of the team and the training montage you’re pretty captivated. But once the team has gone through the montage the eventual outcome is inevitable. That’s how this book was for me….Great until they were done training…then…..i don’t remember what happens anymore….— Kenneth, Audible listener
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