The Forever War series

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The Forever War series is a series of science fiction novels by Joe Haldeman. Not all of them take place in the same future universe.

Contents

The Forever War and Forever Peace both received the Hugo [1] [2] and Nebula [2] [3] Awards for Best Novel.

The Forever War series

The Forever Peace series

Publication

Sections of The Forever War were originally published in Analog Magazine as four novellas: "Hero", "We Are Very Happy Here", "This Best of All Possible Worlds", and "End Game". "You Can Never Go Back" was published in Amazing Stories and eventually became part of the paperback version of the novel. [4]

Graphic Novel adaptations

Short stories

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References

  1. 1 2 "1976 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  2. 1 2 "1998 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  3. 1 2 "1975 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  4. Joe W. Haldeman (2009). The Forever War. St. Martin's Press. p. xvi. ISBN   9780312536633.

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