![]() Many readers I've spoken with interpret the series as an uncritical homage to Robert Heinlein, and specifically, to the militaristic space opera Starship Troopers. That time has come.įor those who don't know it, the OMW series comprises a trilogy plus a fourth book retelling the story from the perspective of a child, Zoe, who figures heavily into the story arc. I couldn't help but wish Scalzi had, instead, produced something more like the serious yet darkly humorous Old Man's War series. ![]() It's not that the book was bad, per se, but I found its self-referential "meta" humor to be a bit tedious. If you recall, I was disappointed with Redshirts, Scalzi's satire of logistical inconsistencies in the Star Trek universe, and TV/film science fiction in general. ![]()
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