TY - ABST T1 - The Accidental Time Machine Y1 - 2007 A1 - Joe [Joseph William] Haldeman (b. 1943) KW - Male author KW - US author AB -
A doctoral student at MIT accidentally invents a time machine and travels into the future. At his first stop, people are aware of his invention, although they cannot replicate it, and he is honored. His second stop is a dystopian theocracy that has rejected all knowledge of the past. The third stop is highly developed technologically with an economy based on barter in which everyone is rich. It is said to be boring. Various other stops are treated briefly.
PB - Ace Books CY - New York U5 -Merril, PU
ER - TY - ABST T1 - “Rocket Boy” Y1 - 2007 A1 - Paul J[ames] McAuley (b. 1955) ED - Joe [Joseph William] Haldeman (b. 1943) KW - English author KW - Male author AB -The story starts in the dystopia of an Earth destroyed in war and under a dictatorship, but, given the conceit of the volume in which it first appeared, a boy is given an intelligent weapon and uses it to overthrow the dictatorship and become a new dictator.
JF - Future Weapons of War PB - Baen CY - Riverdale, New York N1 -Rpt. in his A Very British History: The Best Science Fiction Stories of Paul McAuley, 1985-2011 (Hornsea, Eng.: PS Publishing, 2013), 313-29 with an author’s note on 432.
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ER - TY - ABST T1 - "Angel of Light" Y1 - 2005 A1 - Joe [Joseph William] Haldeman (b. 1943) KW - Male author KW - US author AB -The background to a humorous Christmas story is a mildly dystopian future dominated by Islam.
JF - Cosmos A Magazine of Ideas, Science, Society and the Future (Strawberry Hills, NSW, Australia) VL - no. 6 N1 -Rpt. in The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection. Ed. Gardner [Raymond] Dozois (New York: St. Martin’s Griffin, 2006), 571-77; and The Year’s Best SF 11. Ed. David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer (New York: Eos, 2006), 425-34.
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ER - TY - ABST T1 - "Four Short Novels" Y1 - 2000 A1 - Joe [Joseph William] Haldeman (b. 1943) KW - Male author KW - US author AB -Four brief dystopias of immortality, each showings its disadvantages.
JF - The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction VL - 105.4 & 5 (622) N1 -Originally pub. as "Quartre courts romans." Destination 3001. Paris: Flammarion, 2000. The original is held only in French libraries.
U4 -Originally pub. as "Quartre courts romans." Destination 3001. Paris: Flammarion, 2000. The original is held only in French libraries.
U5 -Merril
ER - TY - ABST T1 - Worlds Enough and Time: The Conclusion of the "Worlds" Trilogy Y1 - 1992 A1 - Joe [Joseph William] Haldeman (b. 1943) KW - Male author KW - US author AB -Sequel to 1981 and 1983 Haldeman. In this volume, thousands of people leave Earth for a new planet on the spaceship Newhome, which, during the trip, experiences conflict among the passengers and sabotage of the ship. They finally reach a planet inhabited by a space faring race that had directed them there and settle.
PB - William Morrow CY - New York N1 -Rpt. without the subtitle New York: AvoNova, 1993. The poem "Benny's Song" (p. 11 without a title) first appeared in Pulpsmith 6.2 (Summer 1986): 147 as by Joe and Gay Haldeman.
ER - TY - ABST T1 - Buying Time Y1 - 1989 A1 - Joe [Joseph William] Haldeman (b. 1943) KW - Male author KW - US author AB -Dystopian adventure novel in which life can be extended for ten years multiple times at the cost of at least a million dollars each time. This produces a deeply divided social system with power held by those controlling the process. Some limited comparison to a better, libertarian society.
PB - William Morrow CY - New York SN - 978-0-688-07244-5 ER - TY - ABST T1 - The Long Habit of Living Y1 - 1989 A1 - Joe [Joseph William] Haldeman (b. 1943) KW - Male author KW - US author AB -Problems of immortality.
PB - William Morrow CY - New York N1 -U.K. ed. London: New English Library, 1989.
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ER - TY - ABST T1 - Worlds Apart Y1 - 1983 A1 - Joe [Joseph William] Haldeman (b. 1943) KW - Male author KW - US author AB -Middle volume of a trilogy (sequel to 1981 Haldeman and followed by 1992 Haldeman) set a year after the first volume. Earth has been largely destroyed after a fourth nuclear war and the asteroid Worlds hold the hope of a future for humanity. The novel concerns a woman's visits back to Earth and then into space.
PB - Viking CY - New York U5 -MoU-St, PSt
ER - TY - ABST T1 - Worlds: A Novel of the Near Future Y1 - 1981 A1 - Joe [Joseph William] Haldeman (b. 1943) KW - Male author KW - US author AB -Dystopian political novel set in a polluted, overpopulated 2084 with compulsory promiscuity. Tobacco is illegal. The "Worlds" are asteroids orbiting Earth and being exploited for their mineral resources. Sequels in 1983 and 1992.
PB - Viking Press CY - New York N1 -Rpt. New York: Pocket Books, 1982.
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ER - TY - ABST T1 - "Tricentennial" Y1 - 1976 A1 - Joe [Joseph William] Haldeman (b. 1943) KW - Male author KW - US author AB -Dystopia set in 2075 in which guilds have come to dominate the political system; only about two percent of the population vote.
JF - Analog Science Fiction--Science Fact VL - 96.7 N1 -Rpt. in his Infinite Dreams (New York: Avon, 1978), 200-19; in Galaxy’s Edge, no. 36 (January 2019): 61-71; and in Shapers of Worlds: Science fiction & fantasy by authors featured on the Aurora Award-winning podcast The Worshippers. Ed. Edward Willett (Regina, SK, Canada: Shadowpaw Press, 2020), 317-53.
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ER - TY - ABST T1 - The Forever War Y1 - 1974 A1 - Joe [Joseph William] Haldeman (b. 1943) KW - Male author KW - US author AB -Most of the novel is a war novel set in space, but there are sections that show the effects of the war on Earth. Elements of both eutopia and dystopia. Poverty and unemployment. Homosexuality encouraged as a means of birth control. People are highly educated. Most crime down. Strict limits on private property. Huge cities. Seas are farmed so that everyone is fed. At 70 people are rated for medical coverage; zero rating means no coverage. Sequels include “A Separate War.” Far Horizons. Ed. Robert Silverberg (New York: Avon Eos, 1999), 55-87 with an author’s note on 53-54; and Forever Free. New York: Ace Books, 1999; U.K. ed. London: Millennium, 1997; rpt. from the U.K. ed. in his Peace and War [Cover adds The Omnibus Edition] (London: Gollancz, 2006), 232-427. A graphic novel edition was published London: Titan Comics, 2018. His Forever Peace. New York: Ace Books, 1997; U.K. ed. London: Millennium, 1999; rpt. in his Peace and War [Cover adds The Omnibus Edition] (London: Gollancz, 2006), 428-697 is considered a companion piece.
PB - St. Martin's Press CY - New York N1 -U.K. ed. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1975. U.S. ed. rpt. New York: Ballantine Books, 1976; London: Gollancz, 2001; and London: Gollancz, 2006 with an “Introduction” by Peter F. Hamilton (ix-xi). An “Author’s Note” (unpaged in 2001 and vii-viii in 2006) says this is “the definitive edition” and explains the history of the various versions. Rpt. from the U.K. ed. in his Peace and War [Cover adds The Omnibus Edition] (London: Gollancz, 2006), 1-231. Parts originally published in Analog Science Fiction--Science Fact as follows: “Here” 89.4 (June 1972): 8-59; “We Are Very Happy Here” 92.3 (November 1973): 104-147; “A Mind of His Own.” 92.6 (February 1974): 80-96; “The Mazel Tov.” 94.1 (September 1974): 77-92; “Truth To Tell” 94.2 (October 1974): 12-24; and “The Best of All Possible Worlds” 94.3 (November 1974): 137-49. “You Can Never Go Back” was originally intended to be the middle part of the series but was rejected. It was published in Amazing Science Fiction 49.3 (November 1975): 6-61 and included in later versions of the book.
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ER - TY - ABST T1 - "Juryrigged" Y1 - 1974 A1 - Joe [Joseph William] Haldeman (b. 1943) KW - Male author KW - US author AB -Dystopia. One person wired into a computer as a jury.
JF - Vertex VL - 2.4 N1 -Rpt. in his Infinite Dreams (New York: Avon, 1978), 126-40.
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