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Forever Free

by Joe Haldeman

William Mandella and Marygay flee a future that no longer fits them, risking time itself for one last chance at freedom.

GenresSci-Fi
Genre and trope pairingsSci-FiDystopianSci-FiTime travelSci-FiClonesSci-FiSpace colonization
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About Forever Free

William Mandella is a genetic throwback, one of the small group of humans who fought and survived the Forever War. He and the other veterans returned to find humanity evolved into a group mind called Man. Surrounded by a society that is too autocratic and intrusive, living a dull existence that cannot compare to the certainties of combat, and feeling increasingly alienated, the veterans plan an escape to the future by means of space travel and relativity. But when their ship starts to fail, their journey becomes a search for the Unknown, the elusive entity responsible.

Reading signals

Spice
None
Darkness
Balanced
Pacing
Slow

Series

The Forever War · Book 2 of 3

Content warnings
  • war trauma
  • authoritarian society
  • sexual content
  • death
  • mass disappearance
  • religious themes

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