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Military Science Fiction, Collectible, Starship Troopers, Robert A. Heinlein

Description: Heinlein released the original Starship Troopers within a year of Stranger in a Strange Land. Both books tackle criticism of social convention from different angles. The film focused on one satirical element from Heinlein's novel, that of the noble fascist state, which Paul S. Veerhoven lampooned in his film. He re-characterized the intent of Heinlein's novel to make a different point utilizing action elements of the same IP. To whit, in the book there were indeed female officers fighting the bugs; Heinlein had very libertarian views on such things. However, the film glamorized this potentiality, whereas Heinlein merely alluded to it. Contrarily, the soldiers in his novel had these amazing mechanized suits, they fired tactical nukes from rocket launchers, and there were only a few real "battles". It wasn't an action book. It was a snapshot of future military expansion from mankind through space. So fans were controversially unimpressed with the film, given its inversion of the book's intent. Accordingly, many eschewed this particular release of the book with a marketing still from the film as its cover. As a result, this particular paperback is a bit more rare than many realize, despite its recent printing. It's not astonishingly rare, but looking around, it's much easier to find other editions of this book. This copy is in very good condition, though there is a small tear on the cover, and speckling of some kind slightly blemishing the cover still from the film. There is also mild wear along the bottom of the spine. 263 Numbered Pages

Price: 14 USD

Location: Lead, South Dakota

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Item Specifics

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Signed By: None

Book Series: None

Original Language: English

Vintage: No

Personalize: No

Unit Type: Unit

Personalized: No

Features: Film/TV Adaptation

Signed: No

Ex Libris: No

Narrative Type: Fiction

Intended Audience: Adults

Inscribed: No

Edition: Film Tie-In Edition

Type: Novel

Year: 1997

Literary Movement: Modernism, Post-Modernism

Era: 1990s

Illustrator: TriStar Film Media

Cultural Region: American Literature

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Personalization Instructions: None

Book Title: Starship Troopers

Item Length: 7.5in

Item Height: 0.9in

Item Width: 4.2in

Author: Robert A. Heinlein

Format: US-Tall Rack Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Science Fiction / Action & Adventure, Science Fiction / Alien Contact, Science Fiction / Military

Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

Publication Year: 1987

Genre: Fiction

Item Weight: 7.4 Oz

Number of Pages: 352 Pages

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