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.
Forever Peace
, while thematically linked to the previous novel The Forever War
, is an entirely separate work. Forever Free
is a proper sequel to The Forever War, continuing the story of that novel's main characters Mandella
and Marygay Potter.
The Forever War
and Forever Peace
both received the Hugo
and the Nebula
Awards for Best Novel.
In 1988, The Forever War was adapted into a three-part graphic novel with art by Marvano. It was originally published in Belgium
and France
then released in an American
edition in 1991. Translations have appeared in Spanish, Portuguese, German, Italian, Swedish and Polish.
Sections of The Forever War were originally published in Analog Magazine as four shorter works; "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.
"A Separate War," a 1998 Haldeman short story which follows the adventures of Marygay Potter after she and Mandella are separated in the last years of the Forever War, appeared in Far Horizons
(edited by Robert Silverberg
) and in Haldeman's short-story collection A Separate War and Other Stories (2006). It has also appeared as a graphic novel
.
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
novels by Joe Haldeman
Joe Haldeman
Joe William Haldeman is an American science fiction author.-Life :Haldeman was born June 9, 1943 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. His family traveled and he lived in Puerto Rico, New Orleans, Washington, D.C., Bethesda, Maryland and Anchorage, Alaska as a child. Haldeman married Mary Gay Potter, known...
. Not all of them take place in the same future universe.
Forever Peace
Forever Peace
Forever Peace is a 1997 science fiction novel by Joe Haldeman. It won the Nebula Award, Hugo Award and John W. Campbell Memorial Award in 1998.-Plot:...
, while thematically linked to the previous novel The Forever War
The Forever War
The Forever War is a science fiction novel by American author Joe Haldeman, telling the contemplative story of soldiers fighting an interstellar war between humanity and the enigmatic Tauran species...
, is an entirely separate work. Forever Free
Forever Free (novel)
Forever Free is a science fiction novel by American author Joe Haldeman, the sequel to The Forever War. It was published in 1999.-Plot summary:...
is a proper sequel to The Forever War, continuing the story of that novel's main characters Mandella
William Mandella
William Mandella is the main character in Joe Haldeman'sForever War series, the soldier protagonist of the The Forever War and Forever Free novels, who also is the main character of the Forever War graphic novel...
and Marygay Potter.
The Forever War
The Forever War
The Forever War is a science fiction novel by American author Joe Haldeman, telling the contemplative story of soldiers fighting an interstellar war between humanity and the enigmatic Tauran species...
and Forever Peace
Forever Peace
Forever Peace is a 1997 science fiction novel by Joe Haldeman. It won the Nebula Award, Hugo Award and John W. Campbell Memorial Award in 1998.-Plot:...
both received the Hugo
Hugo Award
The Hugo Awards are given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and was officially named the Science Fiction Achievement Awards...
and the Nebula
Nebula Award
The Nebula Award is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America , for the best science fiction/fantasy fiction published in the United States during the previous year...
Awards for Best Novel.
In 1988, The Forever War was adapted into a three-part graphic novel with art by Marvano. It was originally published in Belgium
Belgium
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and France
France
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then released in an American
United States
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edition in 1991. Translations have appeared in Spanish, Portuguese, German, Italian, Swedish and Polish.
Sections of The Forever War were originally published in Analog Magazine as four shorter works; "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
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories was an American science fiction magazine launched in April 1926 by Hugo Gernsback's Experimenter Publishing. It was the first magazine devoted solely to science fiction...
and eventually became part of the paperback version of the novel.
"A Separate War," a 1998 Haldeman short story which follows the adventures of Marygay Potter after she and Mandella are separated in the last years of the Forever War, appeared in Far Horizons
Far Horizons
Far Horizons is an anthology of 11 science fiction short stories or novellas by major authors, who also provide introductions and sometimes afterwords for the stories; it is edited by Robert Silverberg...
(edited by Robert Silverberg
Robert Silverberg
Robert Silverberg is an American author, best known for writing science fiction. He is a multiple nominee of the Hugo Award and a winner of the Nebula Award.-Early years:...
) and in Haldeman's short-story collection A Separate War and Other Stories (2006). It has also appeared as a graphic novel
A New Beginning
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.
See also
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