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The Worlds Trilogy: Worlds, Worlds Apart, and Worlds Enough and Time Kindle Edition

by Joe Haldeman (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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The acclaimed author of The Forever War imagines a future in which most of humanity has abandoned Earth, living in man-made habitats orbiting a troubled world.

In Worlds, Worlds Apart, and Worlds Enough and Time, the acclaimed Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author of The Forever War imagines a near future rife with exhilarating and terrifying possibilities, when hundreds of thousands of human beings have abandoned the Earth’s surface to live in man-made habitats orbiting the troubled planet.

Haldeman’s science fiction saga follows Marianne O’Hara, a young inhabitant of the World known as New New York, from her arrival on Earth as a student who becomes seduced by radical politics, through her coming of age amid the Worlds’ war and the habitats’ devastation, and ultimately to Marianne’s emergence as a leader—and possibly the last hope of the human race as it heads toward the stars.

Stephen King said of the first book in Haldeman’s trilogy, “There are scenes in Worlds I will remember forever.” These gripping novels will enthrall anyone interested in the future—that of our planet and of the human race.

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“There are scenes in Worlds I will remember forever.” —Stephen King

“[Worlds] leaves the reader with the feeling that Haldeman is uncommonly wise as well as uncommonly talented.” —Chicago Sun-Times

“Haldeman switches back and forth from Earth to New New York with dazzling virtuosity. His chilling vision of the murderous (and suicidal) tendencies of the human species may seem at first glance like a gloss on William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. But Haldeman has a sounder appreciation of the countervailing traits that have allowed humanity to make it this far.” —Penthouse on Worlds Apart

“Wonderfully displays Haldeman’s considerable talents . . . Worlds Enough and Time is further proof that Haldeman is one of America’s finest writers, inside a genre or out.” —The Tampa Tribune

About the Author

Joe Haldeman began his writing career while he was still in the army. Drafted in 1967, he fought in the Central Highlands of Vietnam as a combat engineer with the Fourth Division. He was awarded several medals, including a Purple Heart.

Haldeman sold his first story in 1969 and has since written over two dozen novels and five collections of short stories and poetry. He has won the Nebula and Hugo Awards for his novels, novellas, poems, and short stories, as well as the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, the Locus Award, the Rhysling Award, the World Fantasy Award, and the James Tiptree, Jr. Award. His works include The Forever War, Forever Peace, Camouflage, 1968, the Worlds saga, and the Marsbound series.

Haldeman recently retired after many years as an associate professor in the Department of Writing and Humanistic Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He and his wife, Gay, live in Florida, where he also paints, plays the guitar, rides his bicycle, and studies the skies with his telescope.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01GUO7CJ6
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy (June 28, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 28, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 10230 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 897 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #462,160 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #3,616 in Exploration Science Fiction
- #3,970 in Dystopian Science Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #4,024 in Dystopian Fiction (Books)

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Kindle CustomerJ. C.

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Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2021

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Much like Heinline or Harrison's style. The science is a bit dated but still an enjoyable read.
Trying to write on Kindle sux.

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Bernardoretardo

Truly love this series of books. These books are fun, witty and sad. And very human

Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2018

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I find myself consistently entertained by Mr Haldeman's works. Never dull or preachy but always insightful. These titles do what a good book should do. It entertains, it intrigues, and it makes you think.

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CW Buxton

Well-developed trilogy

Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2016

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These 3 stories illustrate Haldeman's ability to write complex plots that allow the characters to develop over time. I recommend taking a brief pause between these three books, to give them time to settle in your brain. If you want more detailed reviews, see each individual book's Amazon page.

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James Shipman

If you enjoyed the Forever War trilogy try this out

Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2016

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I was very pleasantly surprised by this series. I've long been a fan of The Forever War trilogy and this showed up for free through BookBub a couple weeks ago. I was reading something else and didn't get to this for awhile. That was a mistake. This series roped me in and wouldn't let go.

Haldeman's writing style is different than most. It alternates between third person and first person, and in some cases even second person views. It's very technical at times, without being lost to the details. If you understand the science, or even have any familiarity with it, the details there are enough to really make you think, BUT, even if you're not, he doesn't get so hung up on the details that the reader would get confused.

What would you do if your entire world, everything you think you know, was suddenly turned upside down? Read this and find out. The first two books are pretty straightforward, the third, well it takes you places you never expected to visit.

I HIGHLY recommend it.

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DAVIDIVY

Worth the time

Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2017

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Very good character development plenty of plot twists. A very good plot line but a little philosophical in the end. The Forever War series is a little better read.

Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2016

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Maybe the best apocalyptic/seed the universe story I've read! Excellent character & plot development. I highly recommend reading all 3 books in order, although each one can stand alone.

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Chad Cloman

Haldeman likes surprise endings in this trilogy

Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2017

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This series is epic and large in scope. It is well-written. It is hard science fiction. It is imaginative with great world-building. But in my opinion the overarching theme is mostly a tragedy, one that documents Marianne O’Hara's journey to find personal recovery from the devastating events of her early life.

It's reminiscent of the protagonist of the Hunger Games movies, how she is caught up in all these huge world-changing events but really was just a simple woman who wanted to save her sister's life. And at the end she manages to find her peace.

The first book of this trilogy, "Worlds," is essentially a very long introduction to Haldeman's world of the future, followed by a totally unexpected surprise ending that changes everything. If you get bored, just keep going.

The second book, "Worlds Apart," is told in two parts: Marianne O’Hara on the New New York orbital world trying to decided what to do, and her ex-husband Jeff Hawking keeping alive in a radically altered Florida. The series appears to reach a good stopping point here, but Haldeman added one more.

The third book, "Worlds Enough and Time," written some years after "Worlds Apart," is the story of the colonists' trip to a habitable planet orbiting Epsilon Eridani, as well as what happens to them after they arrive. As with the rest of the series, it centers around Marianne O’Hara who is still a pivotal figure in everything. In this book also, the ending is something of a surprise, a major departure from the tone set by the rest of the book. Although it doesn't happen quite so suddenly and quickly as in "Worlds"—we are eased into it a bit, and Haldeman spends more time on it.

All in all, it was an okay read. But if I had to buy the trilogy again, I probably wouldn't do it.

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A decent read

Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2017

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This triolgy wasn't what I expected. It's sci-fi, but not what I typically read. That said, I read the entire work. I reminds me of a few old school sci-fi books I read years ago. The speculation of space travel and what we might find.

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