Title: Young Adult Action Adventure
Product review: This is a minor adventure novel best appreciated by young adults although there is probably more violence then parents would prefer. Basically the book is three novellas describing the adventures of Carl, a tennager genetically engineered for "giantism" to survive the dangerous environment of his home world. He's getting an education aboard Starschool as it travels between planets. The first two novellas are strictly action adventure with the barest hint of science fiction. There's lots of animal wrestling, fights, and battle scenes, but very little learning or smarts on Carl's part. The last novella has Carl and his friends exploring a Contruct that contains the many different alien species and their home environments.Although Joe Haldeman does briefly revisit his favorite topic of a conscript soldier this books is nothing like his award winning novels "Forever War" or "Forever Peace". This is for young action adventure fans; Thought provoking SF this is not.
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