This episode is all about Old Man’s War, a military science fiction novel by John Scalzi. Aqiul Colombowala joins Pranay Parab to talk about the book and why everyone should read it.

Old Man’s War by John Scalzi

• The state of the world
  • Why it’s called Old Man’s War
  • Stereotypical characters
  • How it feels to read it for the second time
  • Fresh take on military SF
  • Not too serious, which works for military SF
  • Tyrannical humans
  • Various alien species
    • Covandu
      • Lilliputian species
      • Moral debates
      • Two-metre tall skyscrapers
    • Consu
      • Advanced species
      • Unclean aliens
      • Overkill nature
    • Rraey
      • Conspiracy with Consu
      • Attacking humans
      • Skip Drive
    • Don’t judge alien species by their looks
    • Total lack of diplomacy
  • Ghost Brigades
  • Love life scenes
  • Moral issues for Ghost Brigades
  • Colonial Defence Force and its advanced nature
  • Information drought back on Earth
  • First-person narrative
  • Star hops and time dilation
  • Social commentary on the impact of war
• Loopholes in the plot and what could’ve been better

Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.