Joe Haldeman

Joe Haldeman

Biography:

Joe William Haldeman is an American science fiction author. He is best known for his 1974 novel The Forever War. That novel, and other of his works including The Hemingway Hoax (1991) and Forever Peace (1997), have won major science fiction awards including the Hugo Award and Nebula Award. For his career writing science fiction and/or fantasy he is a SFWA Grand Master and since 2012 a member of the Science Fiction Hall of Fame.

Many of Haldeman's works, including his debut novel and The Forever War (his second) were inspired by his experience serving in the Vietnam War, where he was wounded in combat, and by his adjustment to civilian life after returning home.

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  • Science-Fiction Phantasmagoria

    John B. Wells welcomed four highly respected science fiction authors: Larry Niven, Joe Haldeman, Lois McMaster Bujold, and Paul Di Filippo. They discussed their respective works, and how sci-fi can help us predict the future.More »

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Four different prognosticators shared their analysis and predictions on the eve of the 2024 presidential election: numerologist Glynis McCants, financial astrologer William Stickevers, prophecy expert John Hogue, and astrologer Mark Lerner.

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