Starship Troopers - Softcover

Heinlein, Robert A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0425037878 ISBN 13: 9780425037874

Publisher: Berkley, 1977

Synopsis

In Robert A. Heinlein's controversial bestseller, a recruit of the future goes through the toughest boot camp in the Universe--and into battle against mankind's most alarming enemy.

JOIN THE ARMY AND SEE THE UNIVERSE

The historians can't seem to settle whether to call this one "The Third Space War" (or the fourth), or whether "The First Interstellar War" fits it better. The soldiers just call it "The Bug War." Everything up to then and still later were "incidents," "patrols," or "police actions."
In the Mobile Infantry, everybody fights. But you're just as dead if you buy the farm in an "incident" as you are if you buy it in a declared war...
"A classic...If you want a great military adventure, this one is for you."--All SciFi

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Review:

Written less than 15 years after the end of the second world war, as anti-Communist paranoia was reaching fever-pitch in the United States, this book is very much a product of its time. Originally planned for a juvenile audience, Starship Troopers has become a classic of hard science fiction, albeit a controversial one. Heinlein creates a future society where citizenship must be earned through military service, and although there are a number of exciting scenes of battle, much of the book is taken up with an exploration of the philosophical ramifications of such a society. The book discusses the necessity of warfare to moral development and the importance of beating children in order to make them into good citizens. Heinlein's political theory is quite unpalatable and occasionally irresponsible. However, the book is frequently exciting, and the details of the society are fascinating. This is an entertaining and thought-provoking book, but perhaps not best-suited for use as a political manifesto. The most interesting feature of Starship Troopers is its fascinating glimpse into America's struggle for a post-war identity, told as a heroic tale of interstellar conflict.

Review:

"Elegantly drawn battle scenes."--Science Fiction Weekly

"A book that continues to resonate and influence to this day, and one whose popularity and luster hasn't been dimmed despite decades of imitations."--SF Reviews

"Heinlein's genius is at its height in this timeless classic that is as meaningful today as when it was written...a fast-paced novel that never gets preachy. This is a definite must-have, must-read book."--SF Site

Elegantly drawn battle scenes. Science Fiction Weekly

A book that continues to resonate and influence to this day, and one whose popularity and luster hasn t been dimmed despite decades of imitations. SF Reviews

Heinlein s genius is at its height in this timeless classic that is as meaningful today as when it was written...a fast-paced novel that never gets preachy. This is a definite must-have, must-read book. SF Site"

Elegantly drawn battle scenes. Science Fiction Weekly

A book that continues to resonate and influence to this day, and one whose popularity and luster hasn t been dimmed despite decades of imitations. SF Reviews

Heinlein s genius is at its height in this timeless classic that is as meaningful today as when it was written...a fast-paced novel that never gets preachy. This is a definite must-have, must-read book. SF Site

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"Nothing has come along that can match it."--Science Fiction Weekly
"A book that continues to resonate and influence to this day, and one whose popularity and luster hasn't been dimmed despite decades of imitations."--SF Reviews
"Heinlein's genius is at its height in this timeless classic that is as meaningful today as when it was written...a fast-paced novel that never gets preachy. This is a definite must-have, must-read book."--SF Site

About this edition

• Publisher: Berkley
• Publication date: 1977
• ISBN 10: 0425037878
• ISBN 13: 9780425037874
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback