The novel “Old Man’s War” by John Scalzi was published for the first time in 2005. It’s the first book in the “Old Man’s War” series.

John Perry just turned 75. He’s a widower so he decides to join the Colonial Defense Forces (CDF) that defend the Earth and other human colonies from hostile aliens. Together with other recruits who are the same age, he’s subjected to a transfer of his mind from his decaying body to a new one that has almost the same look he had as a young man but is much stronger and resistant and has much sharper senses.

The novel “Starship: Pirate” by Mike Resnick was published for the first time in 2006. It’s the secoind novel in the “Starship” series and is the sequel of Starship: Mutiny”. The crew of the former Republic starship Theodore Roosevelt decided to rebel and, commanded by Captain Wilson Cole, decided to become pirates. Their struggle, however, is against the military leadership, which they judged incompetent, not against innocent people. As a result, they must decide what kind of targets they want to attack.