Old Twentieth

"One of science fiction's most reliable practitioners, solidly entertaining."--San Francisco ChronicleThe time machine has become sentient. Obsessed with humanity, it wants Jacob Brewer to enter its confines--and discuss this fragile state of being called life..."Fun."--Philadelphia Weekly Press

"In [Old Twentieth, Haldeman] does a creditable job of maintaining suspense through chapters that alternate between historically accurate yet fictitious encounters in virtual reality and more mundane conflicts aboard a ship."--San Francisco Chronicle "Haldeman's vivid prose captures . . . tense, violent encounters . . . [He] knows from personal experience the grunt's-eye view of combat; that lends a power and impact to the passages. He doesn't glorify war but, instead, shows its ugly, human face."--The Baltimore Sun

"The back story to Haldeman's latest foray into future history is delivered with wham-bam Wellsian nonchalance . . . [His] virtues are all present here. Tight plotting, believable (and believably flawed) characters, sharp dialogue, bravura leaps of future history, affirmations of the human spirit. Everything we enjoy about his books."--Science Fiction Weekly "Haldeman makes [Old Twentieth] compelling with his usual brilliant knack for detail and characterization . . . Haldeman's numerous fans will eagerly snap this one up."--Publishers Weekly

"Worthy of Hugo and Nebula nominations."--Midwest Book Review "Reality and virtuality aren't as well-defined as we may assume they ought to be in Haldeman's nicely circular story concerned with the consequences of immortality and the potential of a truly convincing virtuality."--Booklist