Please join us for our discussion of Old Man's War by John Scalzi. 75 year-old John Perry has buried his wife, and his life seems nearly over, so he takes the logical course: he joins the army. In John Scalzi’s first novel, he gives us a world where we have traveled to the stars, and humans have realized they must defend their claims to new planets. The Colonial Defense Force has come up with an idea: recruit senior citizens with the promise of restoring youth. After joining up, Perry finds himself in a new body, upgraded for battle. However, it’s not necessarily so easy to become a warrior and soon, Perry starts to question his choices….and his humanity.
