Tin Soldier

Vinge, Joan. "Tin Soldier." Novella, in Orbit 14, ed. Damon Knight. New York: Harper, 1974. Rpt. Women of Wonder, ed. Pamela Sargent. New York: Vintage, 1975.

From Wikipedia Entry: "Tin Soldier" tells the story of Maris, an ex-soldier who, following wounds sustained in battle, has received cybernetic implants that, as a side effect, slow his aging to "about five years for every hundred" (he is 115 years old as the story begins, though physically he looks "about twenty-five"), and Brandy (short for Branduin), a female starship crew member.

Discussed in "The Cyborg (R)Evolution in Science Fiction".

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