Old Man's War
Scalzi's debut novel is a stylish homage to Heinlein.
The central conceit of the novel is that the human Colonial forces recruit citizens of the wealthy western nations to become solidiers as they reach 75 years old with the lure that they'll be young again and out defending humanity among the stars. It's an idea that Scalzi has a lot of fun with as the new recruits go through basic training and on into relentless battle.
The prose can be a little lumpy at times and he's not quite worked out how to show instead of tell, but it's quite a lot of fun.
I'd recommend it if you're looking for a diverting piece of old school science fiction
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
The final book of the Harry Potter series arrived at my door at 8.05am today. Four and a half hours later I had finished reading it.
I have to say that overall I'm quite happy with the way things turn out in the end. Rowling managed to tie up loads of the loose ends but not leave everything too pat. It was also quite refreshing to see her be utterly ruthless in dispatching beloved characters. The only problem is the serious amount of nothing much happening before things start to take off into one insane set piece after another.
I never make recommendations about Harry Potter books, you'll either be reading it or avoiding it like the plague.
As for me, I quite liked it.
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