READERS AT THE GATE (THE OG) SCI-FI/FANTASY BOOK CLUB AT DUNGEON'S GATE!

Name: READERS AT THE GATE (THE OG) SCI-FI/FANTASY BOOK CLUB AT DUNGEON'S GATE!
Start: 2025-10-16T19:00:00-05:00
Location: Dungeon's Gate

Schedule

Thu, 16 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Dungeon's Gate | Ankeny, IA

Join us at Dungeon's Gate every 3rd Thursday of the month for our Readers at The Gate {The OG} Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club, where we discuss our Science Fiction/Fantasy Read of the Month!
Our October Read is: Old Man's War by John Scalzi.
You can grab a copy of the book at Dungeon's Gate (it's always 20% off the current Book Club pick)! Our OG Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club meets on the third Thursday of the month at 7:00 PM. At Book Club we discuss the current read and vote on the read for the next month. We'd love for you to join us!
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What's this book about?
The classic novel that started it all! John Scalzi's bestselling debut and the first novel of the popular Old Man's War series, now in with a new introduction by the author!
A perfect for gift for an entry-level sci-fi reader and the ideal addition to a veteran fan’s collection, John Scalzi's Old Man’s War will take audiences on a heart-stopping adventure into the far corners of the universe.
John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First he visited his wife’s grave. Then he joined the army.
The good news is that humanity finally made it to the stars. The bad news is that, out there, planets fit to live on are scarce—and alien races willing to fight us for them are common. So: we fight. Far from Earth, the war has been going on for decades: brutal, bloody, unyielding.
Responsible for protecting humanity, the Colonial Defense Force doesn’t want young people; they want people who carry the knowledge and skills of decades of living. You’ll be taken off Earth, never to return. You’ll serve two years in combat. And if you survive, you’ll be given a homestead of your own on a hard-won planet light-years from home.
John Perry is taking that deal. He thinks he knows what to expect. But the actual fight is far, far harder than he can imagine—and what he will become is far stranger.