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Old Man's War

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John Scalzi
John Scalzi

John Scalzi, born on May 10, 1969, is a renowned science fiction author from the United States. His works are known for their humor, wit, and profound insights, which have won him a wide audience. His most notable series include the Old Man's War series and the Redshirts series. more

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“The history of every major galactic civilisation tends to pass through three distinct and recognisable phases, those of Survival, Enquiry and Sophistication, otherwise known as the How, Why and Where phases. For instance, the first phase is characterised by the question How can we eat?, the second by the question Why do we eat?, and the third but the question Where shall we have lunch?”

“這個世界上,常常存在一種人,身上還保留著人類失去已久的「宇宙定律」。那個人被無條件丟入常人再怎麼樣都無法解釋的不合邏輯的環境中。在漫長的歲月裡,上天賦予了他無法理解、難以忍受的生命,結果,完全無法判斷累積在生涯中許多事情的意義,便走完了他的一生,從這個世界消失。而這些人也因為世界荒謬的「範疇畫分」,不管在什麼時代都被追趕到這個星球的角落。”