Starship Troopers
by Robert A. Heinleinliterary work· published 1959
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Starship Troopers takes place in the midst of an interstellar war between the Terran Federation of Earth and the Arachnids (referred to as "The Bugs") of Klendathu. It is narrated as a series of flashbacks by Juan Rico, and is one of only a few Heinlein novels set out in this fashion. The novel opens with Rico aboard the corvette Rodger Young, about to embark on a raid against the planet of the "Skinnies," who are allies of the Arachnids. We learn that he is a cap(sule) trooper in the Terran Federation's Mobile Infantry. The raid itself, one of the few instances of actual combat in the novel, is relatively brief: the Mobile Infantry land on the planet, destroy their targets, and retreat, suffering a single casualty in the process.
Adaptations (4)
Starship Troopers has been adapted into 4 films, from 1997 to 2017. The most recent is Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars (2017).
Starship Troopers1997 · film · 129 min · dir. Paul Verhoeven · IMDb ↗Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry. 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."
Starship Troopers: Invasion2012 · film · 89 min · dir. Shinji Aramaki · IMDb ↗IMDb5.8The troopers of two starships have joined forces to terminate a massive bug attack at a Federation outpost. Before the mission can be completed and the survivors evacuated, one ship abruptly departs and goes inexplicably dark. The remaining battle-hardened troopers race to the rescue only to discover that the threat from the bugs is about to hit home.
Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars2017 · film · 88 min · dir. Shinji Aramaki, Masaru Matsumoto · IMDb ↗IMDb5.5Federation trooper Johnny Rico is ordered to work with a group of new recruits on a satellite station on Mars, where giant bugs have decided to target their next attack.
Starship Troopers? · film · IMDb ↗Described as not being a remake of the 1997 film, but more of a faithful adaptation of the novel.
