Joe Haldeman
9 June 1943
115 works in the book catalog catalog
Biography
Joe William Haldeman (born June 9, 1943) is an American science fiction author. He is best known for his novel The Forever War (1974). That novel and other works, including The Hemingway Hoax (1991) and Forever Peace (1997), have won science fiction awards, including the Hugo Award and Nebula Award. He was awarded the SFWA Grand Master for career achievements. In 2012 he was inducted as a member of the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. Many of Haldeman's works, including his debut novel War Year and his second novel The Forever War, were inspired by his experiences in the Vietnam War. Wounded in combat, he struggled to adjust to civilian life after returning home. From 1983–2014, he was a professor teaching writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Also published as: Joe W. Haldeman, Joe William Haldeman, joe haldeman
Most-read books
The Forever War
4.1 · 1974 · 218 want to read
Dark Forces
5 · 1980 · 104 want to read
Forever Peace
3.3 · 1997 · 44 want to read
Forever free
3.3 · 1999 · 28 want to read
Thieves' World
5 · 1979 · 26 want to read
The Accidental Time Machine
2.8 · 2007 · 18 want to read
Camouflage
2.8 · 2004 · 17 want to read
Mindbridge
3.3 · 1976 · 13 want to read
Warriors
3.3 · 2010 · 16 want to read
World Without End
1979 · 17 want to read
Planet of judgement
4 · 1977 · 16 want to read
Excalibur
4 · 1995 · 16 want to read
The Hemingway hoax
3.5 · 1990 · 10 want to read
The Coming
4 · 2000 · 10 want to read
The Hugo Winners, Volume Four (1976 - 1979)
4.5 · 1962 · 10 want to read
All My Sins Remembered
4 · 1977 · 5 want to read
The New Hugo Winners, Volume III
1994 · 10 want to read
Worlds apart
3 · 1983 · 7 want to read
Year's Best SF 9
4 · 2004 · 9 want to read
The Long Habit of Living
4 · 1702 · 5 want to read
Worlds
4 · 1981 · 5 want to read
Marsbound
3.7 · 2008 · 5 want to read
Infinite dreams
4 · 1978 · 4 want to read
There Is No Darkness
4 · 1983 · 6 want to read