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English - March 01, 2017 12:20 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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This episode is all about Old Man’s War, a military science fiction novel by John Scalzi. Aqiul Colombowala joins Pranay Parab to talk about the book and why everyone should read it.

Old Man’s War by John Scalzi

The state of the world

Why it’s called Old Man’s War
Stereotypical characters
How it feels to read it for the second time
Fresh take on military SF
Not too serious, which works for military SF
Tyrannical humans
Various alien species

Covandu

Lilliputian species
Moral debates
Two-metre tall skyscrapers

Consu

Advanced species
Unclean aliens
Overkill nature

Rraey

Conspiracy with Consu
Attacking humans
Skip Drive

Don’t judge alien species by their looks
Total lack of diplomacy

Ghost Brigades
Love life scenes
Moral issues for Ghost Brigades
Colonial Defence Force and its advanced nature
Information drought back on Earth
First-person narrative
Star hops and time dilation
Social commentary on the impact of war

Loopholes in the plot and what could’ve been better

Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.