Naval officer upon graduation from the U.S. Heinlein wrote from a military background because he had been a commissioned U.S. The novel has attracted controversy and criticism of its social and political themes, which some critics believe are militaristic.īackground: The writing of Starship Troopers It has been adapted into several films and games, most famously the 1997 film by Paul Verhoeven. Starship Troopers won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1960 and helped create a different genre of literature known as military science fiction. Rico's military career progresses from recruit to non-commissioned officer and finally to officer against the backdrop of an interstellar war between mankind and an insectoid species known as ' the Bugs.' Through Rico's eyes, Heinlein examines moral and philosophical aspects of suffrage, civic virtue, the necessities of war and capital punishment, and the nature of juvenile delinquency. The first-person narrative is about a young Filipino soldier named Juan 'Johnnie' Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry, a futuristic military unit equipped with powered armor. Heinlein, first published (abridged) as a serial in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (October, November 1959, as 'Starship Soldier') and published hardcover in 1959.

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