Science fiction · Classics
Starship Troopers
A young man joins the Mobile Infantry in a future where only veterans can vote, and takes part in a war against insect-like aliens. The book follows his training, his battles and his ideas about duty.
- First published
- 1959
- Pace
- fast
- Length
- short
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you want a lean military science-fiction classic and enjoy arguing with a book's politics.
Skip this if you dislike long lectures on civic philosophy in the middle of a war story.
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