Starship Troopers (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Robert A. Heinlein
- First Published: 1959
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Science fiction—future war
- Time of Work: About 2200
- Setting: Earth, interplanetary troopships, and various hostile planets
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: Extraterrestrial life
- Locales: Earth
The Plot
Starship Troopers is Robert Heinlein’s second of four Hugo-winning novels. On its surface, it is another of the author’s forays into science fiction for juvenile readers. Like Space Cadet (1948), Starman Jones (1953), and other Heinlein juvenile novels, the story follows a teenager through a series of adventures that lead to maturity and a leadership position in one of the interplanetary services.
The story begins as Juan “Johnny” Rico, a Mobile Infantry (M.I.) commando, participates in a raid on a hostile planet. Johnny experiences...
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