An Influential Legacy
Robert A. Heinlein's 1959 novel Starship Troopers occupies a strange place in modern cultural discourse. On one hand, practically every trope of 21st Century military science fiction is derived from this singular piece of literature; on the other, mention the book these days and expect nine time out of ten to be told that it's a cry…
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