# Books like Forever War
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-like-forever-war/927223
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Tags:** books-writing-myths
**Created:** [December 4, 2020, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-like-forever-war/927223 "2020-12-04T19:22:12Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-like-forever-war/927223/41 "2020-12-06T15:30:27Z")
I’ve enjoyed Marko Kloos’ **Frontlines** series.
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### Author:  [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-like-forever-war/927223/42 "2020-12-06T15:38:32Z")
> **[Marko Kloos | Frontlines series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marko_Kloos#Frontlines_series)**
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> 1.Lucky Thirteen (2013) |
> 2.Measures of Absolution (2013)
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### Author:  [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2021, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-like-forever-war/927223/43 "2021-01-08T18:38:14Z")
I don’t mean to bump this thread, but I’m returning to thank everyone for these suggestions. I finally got to read Old Man’s War and I loved it. I’ll probably read more John Scalzi before going onto the other suggestions here, but it’s a great start.
That book was very similar to a Haldeman book – good, straightforward writing, good story, pretty hard SF, and a rushed, but happy, ending.
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### Author:  [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2021, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-like-forever-war/927223/44 "2021-01-09T07:30:56Z")
> [@RitterSport](#):
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> That book was very similar to a Haldeman book – good, straightforward writing, good story, pretty hard SF, and a rushed, but happy, ending.
I am a lifelong sci-fi fan but one thing I have found I hate with most sci-fi/fantasy are the endings. Very few do them well. Many are downright bad. Not sure why (bad writers, bad editing, time constraints, limits on length…I dunno).
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### Author:  [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2021, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-like-forever-war/927223/45 "2021-01-09T13:22:17Z")
I think they spend a lot of time on the concepts and implications, and when they’re done exploring that, want to move on to the next idea.
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### Author:  [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2021, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-like-forever-war/927223/46 "2021-01-09T14:12:29Z")
> [@silenus](#):
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> OK, going to throw some stuff out and see if it sticks.
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> The _Sten_ series (7 books) - Chris Bunch & Alan Cole
> _Hammer’s Slammers_ - David Drake
Falkenberg – Jerry Pournelle (the last two books co-written by S M Stirling)
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### Author:  [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2021, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-like-forever-war/927223/47 "2021-01-09T15:23:34Z")
Just get [The Prince](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prince_(anthology)) and you’ll have all of them. If they appeal, move on to the War World anthologies.
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### Author:  [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2021, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-like-forever-war/927223/48 "2021-01-12T16:30:49Z")
Late to the party here…
but if you like Haldeman, check out All My Sins Remembered. I think it is as good as Forever War.
And see if you can track down the “alternate middle” of _Forever War_ titled “You Can Never Go Back”. It is in his collection _Dealing In Futures_.
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### Author:  [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2021, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-like-forever-war/927223/49 "2021-01-12T16:59:43Z")
I think I may have read everything Haldeman has written, including All My Sins Remembered (which I loved) and that collection.
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### Author:  [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2021, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-like-forever-war/927223/50 "2021-01-18T18:34:01Z")
On that note: if you start any book by Neal Stephenson (which I absolutely recommend) rip out the last 2 chapters, the book wil become much, much better.
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### Author:  [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2021, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-like-forever-war/927223/51 "2021-01-18T21:03:09Z")
I think I’ve read most of Neal Stephenson, including the Baroque Cycle (!). He really takes his time.
My favorites by him were Snow Crash and Cryptonomicon, both of which I loved. I didn’t really like the Diamond Age. Anathem was good, but took forever.
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### Author:  [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)
#### Post date: [January 19, 2021, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-like-forever-war/927223/52 "2021-01-19T16:07:02Z")
All my sins remembered was a great book.
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