The Forever War

The Earth's leaders have drawn a line in the interstellar sand, despite the fact that the fierce alien enemy they would oppose is inscrutable, unconquerable, and very far away. (WorldCat)

The 1972 novella "Hero" forms the basis for the section entitled "Private Mandella". The 1973 novelette "We Are Very happy Here" forms the basis for the "Sergeant Mandella" section in the Ballantine edition. The 1975 novella "You Can Never Go Back" forms the basis of the "Sergeant Mandella" section of the Avon edition, which is a change from the Ballantine edition. The 1974 short story "This Best of All Possible Worlds" forms the basis for the "Lieutenant Mandella" section. The 1975 novelette "End Game" is the basis for the "Major Mandella" section.

Year	Award	Category	Status
1975	Locus Poll Award	Best SF Novel	Nominee/Finalist
1976	Ditmar Award / Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award	Best International Long Fiction	Winner
1976	Hugo Award	Best Novel	Winner
1976	Locus Poll Award	Best SF Novel	Winner
1976	Nebula Award	Novel	Winner
1987	Locus Poll Award	All-Time Best SF Novel	Nominee/Finalist
1987	Prometheus Award	Prometheus Hall of Fame Award	Nominee/Finalist
1998	Locus Poll Award	All-Time Best SF Novel before 1990	Nominee/Finalist
2012	Locus Online	20th Century Science Fiction Novel	Nominee/Finalist