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alobearOld Man's War by John Scalzi was recommended to me by Wil Wheaton, and it's excellent. I haven't passed on the recommendation to Dave because a lot of nice characters die in really unpleasant ways for no good reason, and I didn't think he'd appreciate that, but I really enjoyed it (not the nice characters dying in unpleasant ways in particular, but the book as a whole).
It tells the story of John Perry, who enlists in the Colonial Defense Forces at the age of 75 and is given a new, young, enhanced body in order to enable him to be an effective soldier. So, it's about being thrust into an entirely new environment and having to make your way in the world (always a theme I like), and it has the added bonus of a really interesting universe set up and some clever tactical victories on the battlefield.
There are currently three more in the series and I'll definitely be getting hold of them.
The Man Who Wasn't There makes a lie of the statement that I've never met a Coen Brothers movie I didn't dislike - it was actually really good. It was kinda weird and kinda depressing, but beautifully shot, with a fantastically portrayed protoganist, and a satisfyingly cyclical plot.
It tells the story of John Perry, who enlists in the Colonial Defense Forces at the age of 75 and is given a new, young, enhanced body in order to enable him to be an effective soldier. So, it's about being thrust into an entirely new environment and having to make your way in the world (always a theme I like), and it has the added bonus of a really interesting universe set up and some clever tactical victories on the battlefield.
There are currently three more in the series and I'll definitely be getting hold of them.
The Man Who Wasn't There makes a lie of the statement that I've never met a Coen Brothers movie I didn't dislike - it was actually really good. It was kinda weird and kinda depressing, but beautifully shot, with a fantastically portrayed protoganist, and a satisfyingly cyclical plot.
