Old Man’s War
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Old Man’s War is a military science fiction novel by John Scalzi that follows elderly humans who enlist in an interstellar army in exchange for rejuvenated bodies.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Man's War | 2 |
| Old Man's War series | 1 |
| Old Man’s War canonical | 1 |
| novel Old Man's War | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6910049 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Man’s War Context triple: [Tor Books, publisherOf, Old Man’s War]
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A.
The Forever War
The Forever War is a landmark science fiction novel by Joe Haldeman that explores the psychological and social effects of relativistic interstellar warfare, often interpreted as an allegory for the Vietnam War.
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B.
Guardians of the High Frontier
Guardians of the High Frontier is the official motto of Air Force Space Command, reflecting its mission to protect and operate in the space domain.
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C.
The Shrike
"The Shrike" is a 1955 psychological drama film starring June Allyson and José Ferrer, adapted from Joseph Kramm’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play about a man trapped in a manipulative mental hospital system.
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D.
The Tranquility Wars
The Tranquility Wars is a science fiction novel by Gentry Lee that explores complex political and social conflicts in a future human civilization.
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E.
Alphabet Squadron trilogy
The Alphabet Squadron trilogy is a series of Star Wars novels following a ragtag New Republic starfighter unit hunting down Imperial remnants in the aftermath of Return of the Jedi.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Man’s War Target entity description: Old Man’s War is a military science fiction novel by John Scalzi that follows elderly humans who enlist in an interstellar army in exchange for rejuvenated bodies.
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A.
The Forever War
The Forever War is a landmark science fiction novel by Joe Haldeman that explores the psychological and social effects of relativistic interstellar warfare, often interpreted as an allegory for the Vietnam War.
-
B.
Guardians of the High Frontier
Guardians of the High Frontier is the official motto of Air Force Space Command, reflecting its mission to protect and operate in the space domain.
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C.
The Shrike
"The Shrike" is a 1955 psychological drama film starring June Allyson and José Ferrer, adapted from Joseph Kramm’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play about a man trapped in a manipulative mental hospital system.
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D.
The Tranquility Wars
The Tranquility Wars is a science fiction novel by Gentry Lee that explores complex political and social conflicts in a future human civilization.
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E.
Alphabet Squadron trilogy
The Alphabet Squadron trilogy is a series of Star Wars novels following a ragtag New Republic starfighter unit hunting down Imperial remnants in the aftermath of Return of the Jedi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military science fiction novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | John Scalzi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardNomination | Hugo Award for Best Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardNominationYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| containsElement |
alien species
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genetically enhanced bodies ⓘ space warfare ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtist | John Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Krissy Scalzi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| genre |
military science fiction
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAudiobookVersion | yes ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
The End of All Things
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Ghost Brigades NERFINISHED ⓘ The Human Division NERFINISHED ⓘ The Last Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ Zoe’s Tale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-0-7653-0940-2 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jane Sagan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Perry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOrganization | Colonial Defense Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| partOf | 21st-century American novels ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Elderly humans enlist in an interstellar army in exchange for rejuvenated bodies to fight in alien wars. ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | first novel ⓘ |
| protagonistAgeAtStart | 75 ⓘ |
| publisher | Tor Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Old Man’s War series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
future
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interstellar space ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
ⓘ
ethics of war ⓘ identity ⓘ militarism ⓘ transhumanism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Man’s War Description of subject: Old Man’s War is a military science fiction novel by John Scalzi that follows elderly humans who enlist in an interstellar army in exchange for rejuvenated bodies.
Referenced by (5)
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Old Man's War
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novel Old Man's War
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Old Man's War series
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Old Man's War