Story summary: William Mandella, one of Earth's best and brightest, is forced into the military to fight the new war against the aliens. But this is a war of the stars, where unimaginably huge distances and the effects of relativity cause time dilation--where a few years of Mandella's life mean centuries on Earth, and the war goes on for endless ages.
Why You Might Like This Book:- Fascinating view on what interstellar war would actually be like (complete with fancy new tech, time delays due to relativity, interesting and unusual war tactics, etc.).
- Written by a real veteran of the Vietnam War, so has a distinct realism (despite the sci-fi elements).
And Why You Might Not:
- There are parts of this story that take place in what was then the near future, and is now the present. People who try to predict the near future are almost always wrong in many ways, and it brings me out of the story somewhat.
- Many people have found it too grim for them. I didn't personally, but it might be an issue for others. It was written by a war veteran, after all.
