Forever Free (1999) Signed First Edition Reference

Forever Free is the direct sequel to The Forever War. Published by Ace Books in 1999, it follows William Mandella and Marygay Potter decades after the end of the war, living on a colony planet where the original humans coexist uneasily with the group-mind entity that humanity has become. Mandella leads an attempt to escape using a relativistic starship.

First Edition Identification

Publisher: Ace Books, New York Publication date: 1999 Format: Hardcover in dust jacket

Signed Copy Market Values

• Signed first edition, fine/fine: $20–$50
• Unsigned first edition: $5–$12

The sequel is valued primarily for completing the Forever War trilogy. Its ending divided readers, and the novel has not achieved the critical standing of the original.