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Thom | 2/15/2014
" Very enjoyable sequel, would likely stand on its own very well. A very interesting expansion of the universe; looking forward to reading more. Also a quick read - started on one plane flight and finished before boarding for the return flight. "
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Spinch | 2/13/2014
" Every bit as good as Old Man's War. "
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Vamshidhar | 2/13/2014
" Pretty decent read. But lacking the fun discovery of the premise of the series in the first book, this one is a bit more ordinary. If you liked the first novel (Old Man's War), I would definitely read this one and The Last Colony, which is the follow on to this book. "
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Jason | 1/23/2014
" The sequel to Old Man's War, another fun read. "
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Mike (the Paladin) | 1/19/2014
" Good follow up story to a good beginning. I like it. I still have it and am planning to read the next in the series. While this one is pretty good and readable, it doesn't hold up to the quality of the first. Probably why I haven't hurried on with the series. "
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Michael Pryor | 1/14/2014
" Good. It's the pacing that works so well, I think. No flat spots, and the necessary exposition is neatly handled. "
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Ray Charbonneau | 1/14/2014
" The situation is less original than Old Man's War, and just not as much fun. "
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Chip Underwood | 12/26/2013
" Pretty good, expanding on the human tech of the soldiers in a interesting way. Good story. "
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Nicholas Hansen | 12/8/2013
" One of the best books I've read in a long time. "
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Shannon Appelcline | 10/20/2013
" A good continuation of the series. It's a little info-dump-y at the start, but by the end it's dealing with interesting topics and characters. "
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Mike Matteson | 9/29/2013
" Loved the shift in perspective and characters in this book. At least as good as the first in the series, this story expands on the Special Forces and the mystique and technology surrounding them. "
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Jack | 5/4/2013
" The Ghost Brigades is a superbly written sequel to Old Man's War which builds on that novel's mythology in so many interesting and exciting ways that it easily stands on it's own as one of the greatest science fiction novels of our time. "
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Diane | 12/25/2012
" Entertaining, in the way of a blockbuster film, but not much substance. "
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jonathan berger | 12/11/2012
" Solid. Not as good as the prior Old Man's War, but a fun read. I tore through it in no time. "
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Lea Kawaletz | 6/21/2012
" Definitely one of the best reads this year. Easy to read but far from being a light topic. "
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Vivian Blaxell | 3/10/2012
" Disappointing sequel with a great story but way too much exposition instead of story. Show, don't tell. "
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Jones | 12/27/2011
" Yay, I like "
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Mathew | 10/31/2011
" Good example of examining existentialism in a science-fiction setting. Not as good as the first book. "
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Jon Mountjoy | 6/4/2011
" Not as good as Old Man's War "
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Jim | 5/19/2011
" Quite different from the first one - much more of a military adventure novel with some interesting SF twists.
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Daniel | 5/3/2011
" Not as witty or laugh-out-loud funny as "Old Man's War",this installment is more somber, and brings much depth to what felt like a superficial universe in the first novel. All in all, a great SF novel, with killer ideas and some awesome action.
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Uri | 4/26/2011
" I can totally see where he cribbed a bunch of his ideas from, but the way he put them together is lots of fun. Also, since the book deals with some of my concerns about the CU from reading 'Old Mans War' it gets extra bennies for assuming the reader is thinking critically about the story.
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Moses | 4/25/2011
" Just like Old Man's War, but with different names. I don't even remember any of the details of the story, and I don't particularly care--it's a summer afternoon book, but I'm probably not going to read any more of the series. Not for $10 on the kindle, anyway.
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Buzz | 4/21/2011
" I am really enjoying this series. This one (Book Two) was even better than the first one (Old Man's War). Fun stuff.
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Cole | 4/21/2011
" Great!!! Action packed and very, very interesting discussion on ethics and technology. A must read if you're a Military Sci-fi fan.
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Andrew | 4/16/2011
" A very different book to Old Man's War. A few of the same characters but not the expected sequel. Great concept, really well written, he knows what he's doing does Mr Scalzi.
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Eric | 4/10/2011
" Might be better than Old Man's War. Definitely deeper.
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Rhianne | 4/8/2011
" I enjoyed this follow up to Old Man's War as much as I did Old Man's War itself. I was mildly disappointed by the lack of John Perry, however Scalzi more than made up for this by introducing some new rather kick-ass characters, and keeping Jane Sagan, who is perhaps even more kick-ass.
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Jodie | 3/23/2011
" It's Scalzi. What more can I say? Two green thumbs up! ;)
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