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Title: A metaphor for Vietnam that still holds true today
Review: A powerful book that explores the relationship of time and the pointless futility of war. A young man sent off to fight a war against an alien foe loses time with each jump of his starship, aging days or weeks while years go by back on Earth. Each attack is planned years in advance to accommodate this and the war stretches on for centuries while only months are passing for those that fight it. A fascinating novel written during the depth of the prolonged fighting in Vietnam, the book is a metaphor for that time--but one that is still valid and insightful today. It does what the best science fiction does; it heightens and explains our current reality through the application of times, places, and technologies that are still far, far away.
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