In this novel, a landmark of science fiction that began as an MFA thesis for the Iowa Writers Workshop and went on to become an award-winning classic inspiring a play, a graphic novel, and most recently an in-development film man has taken to the stars, and soldiers fighting the wars of the future return to Earth forever alienated from their home.
Winner of the Nebula, Hugo and Locus award. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. A nice copy overall and a pleasant association. A fine copy in very good dust jacket (priced $7.95) with rubbing at spine ends and corner tips and several faint scratches to rear panel. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II, pp. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. Winner of the 1975 Hugo award for best novel. Initially rejected by 18 publishers, it has since sold over a million copies." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), pp. (he was a Vietnam veteran, which helped). Good, realistic, military SF which actually subverts many of the clichés of that category. To the soldier hero, it seems to last about ten years, thanks to the time-dilation effect of faster-than-light travel.
"Tough, slick narrative of an interstellar war which lasts 1000 years. Signed inscription by Haldeman dated 1976 to SF fan publisher Bill Bowers for "many good times" on the title page.
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