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Joe
Haldeman is a Science Fiction Grand Master
whose body of work spans more than thirty-five years and
comprises more than twenty-five novels and five
collections. His writing has been translated into
nineteen foreign languages. Joe has also collaborated
with his brother, science fiction writer Jack
C. Haldeman II. Joe Haldeman is one of the
most award winning authors. His awards include:
five Hugos, five Nebulas, four
Locus Awards, and three Rhyslings.
Born in Oklahoma
City in 1943, Joe traveled extensively
as a child. He was drafted in 1968
and served
in
Vietnam where he was
wounded, receiving a Purple Heart. Joe has drawn on
his first-hand experiences from war as an
inspiration for much of his military science fiction.
Joe Haldeman holds a
BS in astronomy and physics
from the University of Maryland and a Master
of Fine Arts from the Iowa Writers Workshop. Joe is
currently a professor with MIT's School of Humanities, Arts,
and Social
Sciences.
Joe has maintained a
continuous string of SF bestsellers since the original
publication of The Forever War, and he is widely
acknowledged as a key mentor figure to many of the current
generation's top science
fiction stars.
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