Old Man's WarModern · Science Fiction, Fiction, Space Opera
Old Man's War
2005 · 355 pages · Fiction
56
Modern
★ 4.23 on Goodreads · 236K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 9 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Hugo Award finalist (2006). 4.23★ from 236K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
56Must-Read Score
- Readers83 out of 100 · counts 40%+38
- Critics25 out of 100 · counts 14%+4
- Bestseller40 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+14
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #36 of the 140 science fiction books we rank
- #164 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #373 of the 1,404 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Hugo Award finalist (2006)
Reads as
Epic, Dark, Thought-provoking
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