Old Man's War - John ScalziThis is the second part in John Scalzi's Heinlenesque Old Man's War books, and delves into the Special Forces of the CDF, better known as the Ghost Brigades.
In an interesting counterpoint to Old Man's War old mind in young body, Scalzi explores the young mind in an adult body, and describes in some detail the hardware and software that make possible both CDF regular and special forces, namely the BrainPal and SmartBlood technologies.
Charles Boutin, a human scientist has betrayed humanity and is working for the Obin, who are really really nasty aliens, and have crafted an alliance with other hostile species. Boutin's conciousness had been recorded and has been transferred to the body of a new Special Forces soldier named Jared Dirac. The transfer appears to have failed and Dirac is transferred to the Ghost Brigades. But Boutin's memories start to surface, and Jared races against time to understand why his "father" turned against mankind.
Highly recommended, although for more enjoyment, read Old Man first.
ISBN-10: 0765354063
ISBN-13: 978-0765354068
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