Starbound

Name: Starbound
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)
Author: Joe Haldeman
ISBN: 9781449814557

Author: Joe Haldeman

Series: Marsbound #2

Narrator: George Guidall, Jefferson Mays, Annie Henk

Unabridged: 8 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 07/02/2010

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction

Synopsis

Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and John W. Campbell Award winner Joe Haldeman has given the world such science fiction masterpieces as The Forever War and Forever Peace. Here he tells the tale of Carmen Dula's six-year journey through space to the home of The Others, where she represents Earth in hopes of forging a peace accord. But due to Relativity, 50 Earth years have passed since Carmen left. And while humans have been busy constructing an enormous flotilla of warships, The Others possess power and technology far beyond anything Earth can imagine. ". important and entertaining ."-Library Journal

About Joe Haldeman

Joe Haldeman is an American author of award-winning science fiction and nonfiction works and a part-time professor at MIT. He earned a BS in physics and astronomy, as well as an MFA in writing. Drafted into the military, he served in Vietnam as a combat engineer in 1968 and 1969, was severely wounded, and earned a Purple Heart. His experience in war and in returning to civilian life are themes he uses in much of his writing. He is the author of numerous novels and several series, including the Forever War series. His science fiction has earned many awards, including five Hugo Awards, five Nebula Awards, a John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, a Locus Award, three Rhysling Awards, a World Fantasy Award, and a James Tiptree Jr. Award. Haldeman was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America in 2009, received the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award for lifetime achievement in 2010, and was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2012.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Neal on December 31, 2014

Joe Haldeman is one of my favorite authors, but this book is a literal (and literary) train wreck. First, every chapter is written from the first person POV of one of the characters, and it switches every (short) chapter. Half the time I had no idea which character was actually doing the 1st person......more

Goodreads review by Ove on February 20, 2010

Starbound left me conflicted, I have had to have a few days to think it over before writing a review. After the human race’s near extinction from an exploding martian the earth authorities decide to send an expedition after the mysterious Other’s starship that left the solar system heading for what......more

Goodreads review by A.R. on May 18, 2011

This was the perfect example of how not to write in 1st POV...and multiple characters in 1st POV to boot. I was so excited to follow up with this series after reading Marsbounds, which I thought rocked. However, it was clear within the first couple chapters that I'd struggle to even finish. The char......more

Goodreads review by Robert on April 22, 2010

Starbound is a sequel to the Marsbound novel by Haldeman. I found both to be very enjoyable stories, strictly hard-sf, so no funny business. When beginning Marsbound, my first impression was that the story was written very simplistically and with no guile. However, after reading both and reflecting......more