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Old mans war doesnt cover topics like the dangers of technology against society or how space travel is leading humanity to its doom. I wasnt disappointed and was actually pretty shocked to learn it was his debut novel, there is a real sense of maturity within the prose that i would have otherwise attributed to a great deal of experience. Download the old man s war audiobook series and listen anywhere, anytime on your iphone, android or windows device. The first book in the series, old man s war, was first published in 2005 by tor books, and was nominated for the hugo award for best novel in 2006.
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