It chronicles the experiences of Juan 'Johnnie' Rico, the story's narrator, during his enlistment and training in the Mobile Infantry, and his participation in an interstellar war between the Terran Federation and the Pseudo-Arachnids (referred to as 'the Bugs') of Klendathu. Starship Troopers is a novel set in an unspecified time in the future, although probably not in the far-flung future. 1.2 Military history, traditions, and Military science.The novel has attracted controversy and criticism for its social and political themes, which some critics claim promote militarism. Starship Troopers won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1960. 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. 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 arachnoid species known as 'the Bugs'. 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 (in abridged form) as a serial in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (October, November 1959, as 'Starship Soldier') and published hardcover in 1959. Starship Troopers is a science fiction novel by Robert A. This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from Wikipedia ( view authors). For a list of other meanings, see Starship Troopers (disambiguation). The name or term 'Starship Troopers' refers to more than one character or idea.

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