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Starship Troopers 1 review
Robert M. Heinlein
Gustav Lubbe Verlag GmbH, 1959
Starship Trooper: a essay on citizenship
Lately it has become fashionable to subscribe to the theory that Robert Heinlein was a fascist. Certainly, many aspects of the movie based on his classic novel "Starship Troopers" reflected that fashion. Nothing could be further from the truth. Starship troopers was nothing more, or less, than a treatise on citizenship. Himself having served in the US Navy, Heinlein knew firsthand the subject ...
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Starship Troopers1 review
Berkley, 1968
Interesting experiment (look up Rodger W. Young) on the net.
As with any good sci-fi the story and descriptions of the latest gadget are important; however this is just the window dressing or vehicle to carry a message or concept to you with out sounding too preachy.
Basically this book is not fascist like the movie. It suggests that people should be responsible for their actions and have a stake in what they make decisions on. Never did it say that ...
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Starship Troopers1 review
Robert A. Heinlein
Berkley, 1980
Interesting experiment (look up Rodger W. Young) on the net.
As with any good sci-fi the story and descriptions of the latest gadget are important; however this is just the window dressing or vehicle to carry a message or concept to you with out sounding too preachy.
Basically this book is not fascist like the movie. It suggests that people should be responsible for their actions and have a stake in what they make decisions on. Never did it say that ...
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Starship Troopers (Blaze of Glory: Alamo Bay, Book 1) (Starship Troopers: Blaze of Glory)1 review
Tony Lee
Mongoose Publishing, 2005
Mr. Heinlein would be proud!
This graphic novel does an excellent job of bring new life into the classic military sci-fi novel. By combining elements of all three incarnations of the story (The original book, the movie and the cg tv series) the arthurs and artists create a great and enjoyable experience that stays true to the original book that started it all. I highly recommend this to all sci-fi military fans, even those ...
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Starship Troopers11 reviews
Robert A. Heinlein
Ace Trade, 2006
Paying for the Right to Vote
When Heinlein first penned this work in response to a call by some politicians to unilaterally disarm the United States, I doubt if he thought it would become one of his best known and most controversial works, a work which continues to have steady sales and whose influence on the science-fiction field has been enormous.
It's a simple story, one of the growth of Juan Rico from boy to man, as ...
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Starship Troopers1 review
Robert A. Heinlein
Berkley, 1977
Interesting experiment (look up Rodger W. Young) on the net.
As with any good sci-fi the story and descriptions of the latest gadget are important; however this is just the window dressing or vehicle to carry a message or concept to you with out sounding too preachy.
Basically this book is not fascist like the movie. It suggests that people should be responsible for their actions and have a stake in what they make decisions on. Never did it say that these ...
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Starship Troopers2 reviews
Robert A. Heinlein
Berkley, 1982
A classic!
Maligned by a movie with which it shares a title and some character names but little else, Starship Trooper remains one of the classic works of a giant of the sci-fi genre. Like most of the great titans who turned it from a pulp genre to serious literature, Heinlein used his work to develop complex and often thought provoking critiques on society. Starship Trooper is no exception. Like many of ...
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Starship Troopers5 reviews
Robert A. Heinlein
Blackstone Audio Inc., 2007
Interesting experiment (look up Rodger W. Young) on the net.
As with any good sci-fi the story and descriptions of the latest gadget are important; however this is just the window dressing or vehicle to carry a message or concept to you with out sounding too preachy.
Basically this book is not fascist like the movie. It suggests that people should be responsible for their actions and have a stake in what they make decisions on. Never did it say that these ...
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STARSHIP TROOPERS1 review
Berkley Books, 1968
Interesting experiment (look up Rodger W. Young) on the net.
As with any good sci-fi the story and descriptions of the latest gadget are important; however this is just the window dressing or vehicle to carry a message or concept to you with out sounding too preachy.
Basically this book is not fascist like the movie. It suggests that people should be responsible for their actions and have a stake in what they make decisions on. Never did it say that ...
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Starship Troopers1 review
Robert A. Heinlein
Ace Trade, 2006
Interesting experiment (look up Rodger W. Young) on the net.
As with any good sci-fi the story and descriptions of the latest gadget are important; however this is just the window dressing or vehicle to carry a message or concept to you with out sounding too preachy.
Basically this book is not fascist like the movie. It suggests that people should be responsible for their actions and have a stake in what they make decisions on. Never did it say that ...
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Starship Troopers: A Company of Stars (Pan Science Fiction) 8 reviews
Christopher Stasheff
Pan Macmillan, 1992
A different formula
Personally, I think that this is Stasheff's best single book, with the possible exception of Warlock In Spite of Himself. The characters are interesting, and different, as is the situation. It's not just the same old story rehashed for the umpteenth time, like too many of the author's works. Of course, this series does become repetitive after the first book, but not so much so as the ...
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Starship Troopers 4 reviews
Robert A. Heinlein
ACE BOOKS, 1997
A Classic Science Fiction Story
STARSHIP TROOPER
Starship Trooper by Robert Anson Heinlein is a classic in the Science Fiction Genre. It is so good I believe one should read it about every ten years so that you make sure that you remember every little nuance and detail.
I'd love to see Heinlein's idea of obtaining the franchise implemented in the United States. Why should voting be easy. Soldiers have died to protect ...
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Robert Heinlein's Starship Troopers: Man vs Monster, Interstellar Warfare in the 22nd Century [BOX SET]1 review
Avalon Hill, 1976
Amazon listing/title is misleading -- This is NOT a "box set"
This is a cool retro "bookcase game" (as they were called in the 1970s and '80s), but it is NOT a "hardcover" or a "box set" as the listing implies. It is a game that comes in a box, yes, but that's it. It's not a book.
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Starship Troopers: The Citizen's Federation (Starship Troopers)1 review
Greg Lynch
Mongoose Publishing, 2005
If only all RPG supplements were this good!!
Mongoose and Greg Lynch have simply outdone themselves in the production of the United Citizens' Federation sourcebook for the Starship Troopers roleplaying game.
At a cute 160 pages this book is jammed packed full of information about the civilian universe that the Mobile Infantry strive to defend.
Inside you are treated to an extensive history of the Starship Troopers universe and the ...
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Ambush at Altair (Starship Troopers)1 review
Greg Lynch
Mongoose Publishing, 2006
A ball-breaking advanced adventure...
It never ceases to amaze me what must be going through the heads of game designers when they are writing official adventures for game lines!
The Starship Troopers game line (recently halted by Mongoose Publishling) was always a deadly game (even if it is adapted from the d20 OGL system), but this module offering cranks the threat level another notch.
Essentially, the characters are rewarded ...
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The Making of " Starship Troopers "7 reviews
Paul M. Sammon
Little, Brown, 1998
Behind the bugs
"The Making of Starship Troopers," by Paul M. Sammon, is an interesting look at the making of one of my favorite science fiction films of recent years. The book is packed full of visual elements: reproductions of conceptual art, behind-the-scenes photographs, and more. Some of the most interesting illustrations are sketches done by Paul Verhoeven, the film's director. Together, the text and ...
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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Unabridged)240 reviews
Robert A. Heinlein
audible.com
Distilled Libertarian Goodness
Don't pick up this book expecting a poetic tour-de-force, or a dorkily technical sci-fi creation that struggles to maintain plausibility. Instead, expect to find a fun, inventive (albeit imperfect) futuristic plot acting as a vehicle for nuggets of pure truth. Nerds won't like it, and neither will grammar nazis, but revolutionaries will love it and libertarians will re-read pages 300-305 over and ...
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Starship Troopers689 reviews
Robert A. Heinlein
Putnam Publishing Group, 1960
All I can say is.. Wow..
This book is fantastic
Keeps you absorbed
I thought I was not going to like it due to the lack of action, but no way. I loved it
Anyone can read and appreciate this book
Conclusion: Buy it, you will love it
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The Door into Summer (Unabridged)94 reviews
Robert A. Heinlein
audible.com
Great Sci-Fi and Cat Lovers' Book
This is a great book for science fiction lovers and cat lovers. It is a classic tale of time travel. It's also great to see a book where the hero is an engineer.
Since it was written in the 50s, there are some views of the future that seem dated, like the drafting maching. However, we do have something like it in AutoCad and ProE. It is just interesting to see what his ideas for the future ...
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Citizen of the Galaxy (Unabridged)64 reviews
Robert A. Heinlein
audible.com
Another Classic from the Dean of Science Fiction Writers
Robert A Heinlein was not called the "Dean of Science Fiction Writers" for nothing: like most (if not all) of his other books, in "Citizen of the Galaxy" he takes a concept - in this case slavery: deconstructs and analyzes it in many different ways, and presents his thoughts on each aspect of it to us in the context of a compelling and entertaining story.
The story centers on Thorby: a boy ...
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