Joe Haldeman (born June 9, 1943) is an American science fiction author.

His most famous novel is The Forever War, inspired by his experiences as a draftee in the Vietnam war, won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. He later turned it into a series. He teaches at MIT.

Partial chronological listing of books:

• War Year (1972)
• The Forever War (1975)
• Mindbridge (1976)
• All My Sins Remembered (1977)
• Infinite Dreams (1978) short story collection
• Worlds (1981) first volume in Worlds trilogy
• Worlds Apart (1983) second volume in Worlds trilogy
• Dealing in Futures (1985) short story collection
• Tool of the Trade (1987)
• Buying Time (1989)
• The Hemingway Hoax (1990)
• Worlds Enough and Time (1992) third volume in Worlds trilogy
• 1968 (1995)
• None So Blind (1996) short story collection
• Forever Peace (1997)
• Saul's Death and Other Poems (1997) poetry collection
• Forever Free (1999)
• The Coming (2000)
• Best Military Science Fiction of the 20th Century (2001) as editor
• Guardian (2002)