OMG!!!!! This is the best sci-fi book list!!!! This is my favorite subgenre. I have read 5 of these books and I will definitely be buying the others. The 5 I've read are among my favorite books of all time. Thank you so much for this list
Great list! Not many people knows Andre Norton. It's such a rarity to hear someone talking about her books. Love your videos, always very energetic and optimistic!
Great list, I really like the sound of Embedded. I read Starship Troopers last year and really enjoyed that too. Great job digging up this many standalone books in this category, so many are in series. Great video!
You have good insight, enjoyed the listen. Love Armor. Armor is a story that exemplifies the 'push forward at any cost' mentality. Losing your body, push forward. Losing you mind, push forward. Always get to the next day, always survive. Armor is truly a masterpiece of surviving the impossible as a soldier. I'll buy a few of you recommendations. Thanks.
Interesting picks! I'll definitely be picking up All You Need Is Kill. Though I know it is part of a duology, I have to say I really Loved Adrian Tchaikovsky's Dogs Of War for being a Military Science Fiction book that was a little bit different and it absolutely can be read as a stand alone too.
Yes!!!!!!!!!! Andre Norton's STAR GUARD got my immediate attention. Mil SciFi, aliens, star travel, combat, and a complex plot-she had it all in a short, readable story. Only years later did I appreciate her talent for creating an alien environment, culture, and the back ground struggles of humanity seeking the freedom to reach out into the greater universe. She also touched on eliminating prejudices not just of color' but also of shape and species. That one story has been in my library since 1967. Her writing was well ahead of the times and she could make you believe you were experiencing alien words, beings, and cultures. Of all the MilSF reviews I believe you are the first to mention Norton. Thank you so very much for including this gem of a novel.
This is a genre I don't think I've ever read, but always wanted to. Thanks for highlighting standalones! These days I have neither the patience nor the brain focus for series. Also, your hair in the opening was so cute & curly! Wish I could get mine like that.
Fine, since you twisted my arm I guess I'll reread Starship Troopers again. Lots of really dope sounding recs in this, another few for Mount TBR. Thanks for the great video!
Excellent list. Looking forward to reading 'In The Black' and 'Rubicon' (both of which sound great) and, of course, I was delighted to see Starship Troopers in the No. 1 slot as this is my all time favourite SF novel (not just my favourite military SF novel). I thought your review was spot on - this is a thought provoking book and there is surprising depth in he discussions of morals and ethics. And about growing up and taking responsibility. But why did you have to illustrate your No.1 pick with scenes from the Starship Trooper movie which is just poles apart from the novel. If ever a book deserved a re-boot at the cinema... 🙂 Thank you, as always.
Yeah i’m going to be eagerly awaiting your reviews for those books!! As for the visuals- i gotta use some visuals, and i think showing pages of text doesnt have same excitement haha. 🤣
@@secretsauceofstorycraft You do yourself a disservice. Your are such an animated and engaging presenter that we don't need other visuals... 🙂 Just show the book covers (and all the alternative versions).
I couldn't tell you how many times I read All You Need Is Kill. It's one where I re-read it immediately after finishing it, and then again about a week later, and then again and again over the years.Cage's journey is so interesting, and that mix of caring with clinical analyses of his day. Then Rita, and her battles mixed with her struggles and her strength. Truly a story that goes to the heart.
Great list!👍👍👍🤖🚀🐲 I didn't know edge of tomorrow was adapted or inspired from a book!😮😮😮 I really, really like that movie! So that one, of course, is going on my tbr📚 But so are most of these🤗🤗🤗
Oh YES another great rec list!! My TBR just keeps growing and growing. Starship Troopers reminds me that I still haven't read the book, despite the movie being one of my all time faves (and if my husband finds this comment, yes, I know the movie is nothing like the book, I know!!). That needs to head to the top of mount TBR.
Most people that I've "discussed" ST novel with usually end up admitting they haven't even read the book! They've just watched the film, read some articles that were clearly biased, and think that gives them an informed opinion about it and Heinlein! A book that I'd put on the list is Consider Phlebas, yes it's part of the Culture set but it's also stand alone, even when compared to most of the Culture novels.
Military Sci-Fi? My intro to that world was Battlezone, the video game from the end of the 90's. It has a really insane story with ancient alien technology, conspiracies and a Cold War being fought secretly in space by the US against the Soviet Union (in the 50's!!) it was beautiful!!
Reread Armor recently and it was quite good. Havent read any non 40k by Abnett but he is quite good. Have Trooper on read soon shelf. Will see if it has more bugs than Armor.
Wasp by Eric Frank Russell might be worth a look. It's a fifties novel about psychological guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines. Bill the Galactic Hero by Harry Harrison was a stand alone, that much later was expanded into a series. It's a science fiction war comedy. Another science fiction war comedy is Who Goes Here by Bob Shaw. It also escaped being a stand alone by having expansions added later. All You Need Is Kill was also adapted into a Manga
Number one had to be 'Starship Troopers'; it is THE classic military SF novel. There were a couple of "answer" novels to it, the well-known 'The Forever War' by Joe Haldeman, itself a classic novel, and the lesser known 'Naked to the Stars' by Gordon R. Dickson. Some of the early novels you mentioned I hadn't heard of, yet alone read, and I might someday get around to reading.
The Light Brigade was a really nice read; I was really happy to see that one on your list. But why not The Forever War? Its sequels aren't directly connected to the original novel and you already have a couple of books on your list that sound like they might be in the same boat.
Love the light brigade. The forever war is technically in a series… and forever free does follow the main character after forever war events, even tho it was terrible. However, real reason is it was mentioned in my top 15 best military series video….
most of my military sci fi are series just got one I can add to your list Hell's Horizon by Richard Fox and Jonathan P. Brazee best go for audiobook narrated by Giancarlo Esposito and Eric Dane
📚 Blimey, I don’t know a majority of these books! I am going to have to hand in my SciFi library card based upon this list 😂 Quite a few oldie classics that are probably hard to track down? The closest I get to one is the Tomlinson, as I have his “Children of a Dead Earth” trilogy whose first editions have some well dodgy cover arts. But I do have a few Dewes and Hurley, including those listed here, so I guess I can keep my SciFi library card after all 😮💨 Would you like to know more?
Haha yeah sadly forever war is part of a series regardless of how bad the sequel turned out to be… they even make an omnibus so… i put it on my series list :)
I'd definitely say Dogs of War by Adrian Tchaikovsky. I know he wrote a second book called Bear Head but as far as I know they are only connected by a few characters and the stories are quite different. I could be wrong though as I haven't read Bear Head yet.
This is the very first of your lists consisting only of novels I haven't read. Heck, I haven't _heard_ of half of them. I think I will make this list into one of my many wishlists. (BTW, I _reaylly_ should read Heinlein already, if nothing to see was he enamored with his fascist society, or does he parodiese it, as the movie does.) As for cliffhangers, I absolutely _hate_ them. Good old Lois McMaster Bujold shows how it is done: 15 or 16 novels and four novellas in _Vorkosigan Saga,_ and not a single cliffhanger. And yet, when you start it, you have to read them all in a binge. (OK, the news Miles receives at the end of _Cryoburn_ might count as a cliffhanger, but it merely marks an end of an era; besides, it is followed by only one additional novel.)
Wow! 🤯 well i hope thats a good thing. I am thinkin of all the books on the list, heinlein is the one book i would Most recommend. I will also say…Cliffhangers are effective.
This Is How You Lose the Time War, 2019, Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone. I don't know if this story fits into your definition of military scifi, but it is war, and the there are two protagonist one on each side. Do check it out if you haven't already.
Not being anti-war doesn’t necessarily imply “pro-war.” The view that war is sometimes necessary and has positive aspects alongside the negative is much more nuanced than “war good.”
I really liked Armor, but I agree that the Felix chapters are much better than the Jack chapters. Overall, though, I’d still rate it pretty high and recommend it. I recently read Star Rangers and liked it. I’ll have to find Star Guard and give that a try as well. One of my favorites, which does meet the definition of military SF in an unusual way is the High Crusade, by Poul Anderson. The main characters are medieval knights fighting alien invaders. It’s a standalone, though there is a sequel short story (included in some editions). It’s my favorite comedic novel.
So no Marko Kloos then. I’m trying another series, Ryk Brown’s Frontier Saga. It’s like Star Trek so far. Steve Gibson loves it. Nobody ignores Secret Sauce's messages!
@@secretsauceofstorycraft He seems to write series that never end. There's always Old Man's War. I think of it as a standalone. And Forever War. They've had sequels but it's not like the books ended on a cliffhanger.
Of _Starship Troopers,_ I always say that the movie and the book have very little in common. Yes they both have bugs and they both have soldiers but that is where the similarities end. The movie's producer Paul Verhoeven only read a couple of chapters before he decide to make his OWN movie. As a card carrying Socialist, Verhoeven made several movies to be his own criticism of the West. _Showgirls_ is his critique on Hollywood and the Entertainment Industry where behind all the glitz and glamor of the "show" is sleaze and decadence. _Robocop_ was his attack on capitalism and corporations. And _Starship Troopers_ was his condemnation of Western militarism which he equates to Fascism. To give you a simple example, in the movie the recruiting Sergeant is a quadriplegic and Verhoeven plays it off as ridiculous having him say, "The Mobile Infantry made me the man I am today." In the novel, Rico runs into the Sergeant after hours where he wears a complete set of prosthetics indistinguishable from the real thing. When Rico inquires why he doesn't wear them while recruiting the Sergeant explains, it is his job to discourage recruits who might not have thought about the price they may be asked to pay. It is a very sober and thoughtful exchange and goes to the heart of the book's philosophy. Those who serve are earning the right to vote. Verhoeven glosses over that idea which the book spends considerable time on with the single phrase, "Something given has no value." _Starship Troopers_ is at its heart a Soldier's Tale. Sure, Heinlein includes his philosophy just like he did in _Stranger in a Strange Land._ But unanimity is not required to enjoy either book.
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OMG!!!!! This is the best sci-fi book list!!!! This is my favorite subgenre. I have read 5 of these books and I will definitely be buying the others. The 5 I've read are among my favorite books of all time. Thank you so much for this list
Ftw 🙌🏻 thanks!!! 😊
Great list! Not many people knows Andre Norton. It's such a rarity to hear someone talking about her books. Love your videos, always very energetic and optimistic!
I know about andre! More to come on her soon :) thank you for watching!!
Great list, I really like the sound of Embedded. I read Starship Troopers last year and really enjoyed that too. Great job digging up this many standalone books in this category, so many are in series. Great video!
Awesome, thank you! 😊
You have good insight, enjoyed the listen. Love Armor. Armor is a story that exemplifies the 'push forward at any cost' mentality. Losing your body, push forward. Losing you mind, push forward. Always get to the next day, always survive. Armor is truly a masterpiece of surviving the impossible as a soldier.
I'll buy a few of you recommendations. Thanks.
Awesome!! 😎 let me know how they work for you!
Interesting picks! I'll definitely be picking up All You Need Is Kill. Though I know it is part of a duology, I have to say I really Loved Adrian Tchaikovsky's Dogs Of War for being a Military Science Fiction book that was a little bit different and it absolutely can be read as a stand alone too.
Agreed!!! 👍🏻 made me cry but i think he is coming out with third book in that series next year…
@@secretsauceofstorycraft really!? The man's a writing machine!
Dogs of War is a great shout actually. As you say, there are (currently) two books but they are only loosely connected. 👍
Yes!!!!!!!!!! Andre Norton's STAR GUARD got my immediate attention. Mil SciFi, aliens, star travel, combat, and a complex plot-she had it all in a short, readable story. Only years later did I appreciate her talent for creating an alien environment, culture, and the back ground struggles of humanity seeking the freedom to reach out into the greater universe. She also touched on eliminating prejudices not just of color' but also of shape and species. That one story has been in my library since 1967. Her writing was well ahead of the times and she could make you believe you were experiencing alien words, beings, and cultures. Of all the MilSF reviews I believe you are the first to mention Norton. Thank you so very much for including this gem of a novel.
yeah no problem. I really enjoy andre norton.
I’m so glad you enjoyed THE LIGHT BRIGADE! It’s brilliant.
Yes it is!!! 🥰
This is a genre I don't think I've ever read, but always wanted to. Thanks for highlighting standalones! These days I have neither the patience nor the brain focus for series. Also, your hair in the opening was so cute & curly! Wish I could get mine like that.
My pleasure! Def consider light brigade, i think u might be pleasantly surprised.
Thanks im trying. Hair curling seems to be a diff skill…. 😝
Fine, since you twisted my arm I guess I'll reread Starship Troopers again. Lots of really dope sounding recs in this, another few for Mount TBR. Thanks for the great video!
Haha 🤣 So glad u liked it
This is a welcome video. I feel there is a stigma attached to it today. Thank you for covering it
🔥 im glad u like it
Great video, love this :) especially the editing - I still got a lot to learn!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!!
Excellent list. Looking forward to reading 'In The Black' and 'Rubicon' (both of which sound great) and, of course, I was delighted to see Starship Troopers in the No. 1 slot as this is my all time favourite SF novel (not just my favourite military SF novel). I thought your review was spot on - this is a thought provoking book and there is surprising depth in he discussions of morals and ethics. And about growing up and taking responsibility. But why did you have to illustrate your No.1 pick with scenes from the Starship Trooper movie which is just poles apart from the novel. If ever a book deserved a re-boot at the cinema... 🙂 Thank you, as always.
Yeah i’m going to be eagerly awaiting your reviews for those books!!
As for the visuals- i gotta use some visuals, and i think showing pages of text doesnt have same excitement haha. 🤣
@@secretsauceofstorycraft You do yourself a disservice. Your are such an animated and engaging presenter that we don't need other visuals... 🙂 Just show the book covers (and all the alternative versions).
I couldn't tell you how many times I read All You Need Is Kill. It's one where I re-read it immediately after finishing it, and then again about a week later, and then again and again over the years.Cage's journey is so interesting, and that mix of caring with clinical analyses of his day. Then Rita, and her battles mixed with her struggles and her strength. Truly a story that goes to the heart.
It is an incredible story…. I loved it soooo much
Great list!👍👍👍🤖🚀🐲 I didn't know edge of tomorrow was adapted or inspired from a book!😮😮😮 I really, really like that movie! So that one, of course, is going on my tbr📚 But so are most of these🤗🤗🤗
Hope you enjoy it! 💜
Excellent list! My TBR definitely got bigger
Hope you enjoy it! Thanks for watching!
Oh YES another great rec list!! My TBR just keeps growing and growing. Starship Troopers reminds me that I still haven't read the book, despite the movie being one of my all time faves (and if my husband finds this comment, yes, I know the movie is nothing like the book, I know!!). That needs to head to the top of mount TBR.
😊 you’ll have to let us know when u finish it!!!
your hair and makeup look nice, but your suggestions are the star of this vid
Thank you!! 🙏 i hope it always stays that way!! Books r the best
Most people that I've "discussed" ST novel with usually end up admitting they haven't even read the book! They've just watched the film, read some articles that were clearly biased, and think that gives them an informed opinion about it and Heinlein! A book that I'd put on the list is Consider Phlebas, yes it's part of the Culture set but it's also stand alone, even when compared to most of the Culture novels.
One i havent read but hope to get to soon
Military Sci-Fi? My intro to that world was Battlezone, the video game from the end of the 90's. It has a really insane story with ancient alien technology, conspiracies and a Cold War being fought secretly in space by the US against the Soviet Union (in the 50's!!) it was beautiful!!
Wow i never heard of battlezone! Thank you! 😊
Right on, great video! 🪖
Yay!! Thanks 🎖️
Reread Armor recently and it was quite good.
Havent read any non 40k by Abnett but he is quite good.
Have Trooper on read soon shelf. Will see if it has more bugs than Armor.
Troopers is more about Rico than the battles but im excited for u to read it
@secretsauceofstorycraft Hopefully will stop reading his name as ' Rrrrrico Suavey'
Wasp by Eric Frank Russell might be worth a look. It's a fifties novel about psychological guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines. Bill the Galactic Hero by Harry Harrison was a stand alone, that much later was expanded into a series. It's a science fiction war comedy. Another science fiction war comedy is Who Goes Here by Bob Shaw. It also escaped being a stand alone by having expansions added later. All You Need Is Kill was also adapted into a Manga
Good resources!!! 🤩Also good suggestions two of these books will appear on a later list coming soon 🧐
Number one had to be 'Starship Troopers'; it is THE classic military SF novel. There were a couple of "answer" novels to it, the well-known 'The Forever War' by Joe Haldeman, itself a classic novel, and the lesser known 'Naked to the Stars' by Gordon R. Dickson.
Some of the early novels you mentioned I hadn't heard of, yet alone read, and I might someday get around to reading.
U should!! These standalones are rare, most mil SF is in series…. Including forever war.
Altered Carbon? I guess he's a soldier, but acting as a detective, hmmm. Yeah there's 2 sequels, but they're very different.
No real battles in that one and def a series…. But still a very notable book!!
The first book is more cyberpunk/ detective noir. The second book is straight up military sci fi. But definitely a series
On another note, I got by chance "The Prophet's Song" really cheap here in Buenos Aires. Took your advice and I'll start it as soon as I can.
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I only checked this list to see if it included Armor. You don't have it at #1, but at least you included it in your list.
I really should read All you need is kill. Really loved the movie. Might have read a Manga adaption.
Saved this video for the recs, thanks!
Anytime!!! Thanks for watching- and u really should read all you need is kill, it was great!!
I wanted to throw Rubicon across the room at the ending lol. I enjoyed the book though!
Hahaha i hear you!!
O-o, more books on my tbr! 😲
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I read 'All you need is kill' book because of the film. I don't remember much about the ending, but I know the ending is different from the film.
The Light Brigade was a really nice read; I was really happy to see that one on your list. But why not The Forever War? Its sequels aren't directly connected to the original novel and you already have a couple of books on your list that sound like they might be in the same boat.
Love the light brigade. The forever war is technically in a series… and forever free does follow the main character after forever war events, even tho it was terrible. However, real reason is it was mentioned in my top 15 best military series video….
most of my military sci fi are series just got one I can add to your list
Hell's Horizon by Richard Fox and Jonathan P. Brazee
best go for audiobook narrated by Giancarlo Esposito and Eric Dane
Ooh thanks for the recc!!!
Might I also suggest The Bug Wars by Robert Asprin.
Will look into it!! 👀
📚 Blimey, I don’t know a majority of these books! I am going to have to hand in my SciFi library card based upon this list 😂 Quite a few oldie classics that are probably hard to track down?
The closest I get to one is the Tomlinson, as I have his “Children of a Dead Earth” trilogy whose first editions have some well dodgy cover arts.
But I do have a few Dewes and Hurley, including those listed here, so I guess I can keep my SciFi library card after all 😮💨
Would you like to know more?
Haha no need to turn in any cards!! This is a fairly niche list. But i do jope u find a few on here that u are inspired to read!
Enders Game. While part of a series it was written as a standalone, so you don’t have to continue, but you’ll want to.
I agree!! I put it in the series list! U should check out that video
@@secretsauceofstorycraft I probably did. I just have goldfish memory when it comes to things like that.
Surprised The Forever War is not in there : did The Forever Peace actually count as a part of a series?
Great list though: picked up 3 titles on my tbr... Thanks 😃
Agreed. It’s definitely written as a standalone. The second book is unrelated but enjoyable. The third book should be avoided
Haha yeah sadly forever war is part of a series regardless of how bad the sequel turned out to be… they even make an omnibus so… i put it on my series list :)
I'd definitely say Dogs of War by Adrian Tchaikovsky. I know he wrote a second book called Bear Head but as far as I know they are only connected by a few characters and the stories are quite different. I could be wrong though as I haven't read Bear Head yet.
I liked bear head… not as heart wrenching tho--third book to come out next year!!
@@secretsauceofstorycraft oh sweet! I didn't know. Cheers for the info!
This is the very first of your lists consisting only of novels I haven't read. Heck, I haven't _heard_ of half of them. I think I will make this list into one of my many wishlists. (BTW, I _reaylly_ should read Heinlein already, if nothing to see was he enamored with his fascist society, or does he parodiese it, as the movie does.)
As for cliffhangers, I absolutely _hate_ them. Good old Lois McMaster Bujold shows how it is done: 15 or 16 novels and four novellas in _Vorkosigan Saga,_ and not a single cliffhanger. And yet, when you start it, you have to read them all in a binge. (OK, the news Miles receives at the end of _Cryoburn_ might count as a cliffhanger, but it merely marks an end of an era; besides, it is followed by only one additional novel.)
Wow! 🤯 well i hope thats a good thing. I am thinkin of all the books on the list, heinlein is the one book i would Most recommend.
I will also say…Cliffhangers are effective.
This Is How You Lose the Time War, 2019, Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone. I don't know if this story fits into your definition of military scifi, but it is war, and the there are two protagonist one on each side. Do check it out if you haven't already.
👍🏻 i have read it! But doesnt quite fit the definition… but it is a very interesting book!
I liked Armor more than Starship Troopers honestly. The conartist in Armor was incredible.
Glad u liked them
I highly recommend We All Died at Breakaway Station, by Richard G. Meredith.
You are second person to recommend this!
Not being anti-war doesn’t necessarily imply “pro-war.” The view that war is sometimes necessary and has positive aspects alongside the negative is much more nuanced than “war good.”
Starship Troopers is probably STILL my favourite book ever. If you like the politics/social commentary, I would recommend The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
LOVED that one!!!
The movie “Starship Troopers” was a completely different story from the book.
Yes it was!
At least I’ve read number 1… the rest I even have not heard of . Glad that you did not cancel Heinlein just because many others did.
Its a genuinely great book! But u def should consider trying out some of these they are good for different reasons :)
Armor is great
I really liked Armor, but I agree that the Felix chapters are much better than the Jack chapters. Overall, though, I’d still rate it pretty high and recommend it.
I recently read Star Rangers and liked it. I’ll have to find Star Guard and give that a try as well.
One of my favorites, which does meet the definition of military SF in an unusual way is the High Crusade, by Poul Anderson. The main characters are medieval knights fighting alien invaders. It’s a standalone, though there is a sequel short story (included in some editions). It’s my favorite comedic novel.
The Jack chapters were wonderful. Sad to see you didn't like them as much.
So no Marko Kloos then. I’m trying another series, Ryk Brown’s Frontier Saga. It’s like Star Trek so far. Steve Gibson loves it. Nobody ignores Secret Sauce's messages!
Gordon Dickson Dorsai books.
Hadelman Forever War
Did marko kloos write any standalones?? I think i only know of his series… let me know!
@@secretsauceofstorycraft He seems to write series that never end. There's always Old Man's War. I think of it as a standalone. And Forever War. They've had sequels but it's not like the books ended on a cliffhanger.
Both are good but both are series
Eisenhorn: Xenos by Dan Abnett. Yes I cheated.
Great content.
U cheated??? Hahah. So tell
@@secretsauceofstorycraft The book is a trilogy, but written as one story. A series of events with some of the same "bad apples."
2:11 World War I actually.
Not the buggars, but the Arachnids or just bugs.
Good corrections
@@secretsauceofstorycraft Sorry I had to do this; it must be my ADHD (I don't have ADHD, but you know what I mean).
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Uller Uprising is free on the Internet.
Ooh very nice!!
everything is "free" on the internet! ; )
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Except what is not there.
Yeah, it is on Project Gutenberg.
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Of _Starship Troopers,_ I always say that the movie and the book have very little in common. Yes they both have bugs and they both have soldiers but that is where the similarities end. The movie's producer Paul Verhoeven only read a couple of chapters before he decide to make his OWN movie. As a card carrying Socialist, Verhoeven made several movies to be his own criticism of the West. _Showgirls_ is his critique on Hollywood and the Entertainment Industry where behind all the glitz and glamor of the "show" is sleaze and decadence. _Robocop_ was his attack on capitalism and corporations. And _Starship Troopers_ was his condemnation of Western militarism which he equates to Fascism.
To give you a simple example, in the movie the recruiting Sergeant is a quadriplegic and Verhoeven plays it off as ridiculous having him say, "The Mobile Infantry made me the man I am today."
In the novel, Rico runs into the Sergeant after hours where he wears a complete set of prosthetics indistinguishable from the real thing. When Rico inquires why he doesn't wear them while recruiting the Sergeant explains, it is his job to discourage recruits who might not have thought about the price they may be asked to pay. It is a very sober and thoughtful exchange and goes to the heart of the book's philosophy. Those who serve are earning the right to vote. Verhoeven glosses over that idea which the book spends considerable time on with the single phrase, "Something given has no value."
_Starship Troopers_ is at its heart a Soldier's Tale. Sure, Heinlein includes his philosophy just like he did in _Stranger in a Strange Land._ But unanimity is not required to enjoy either book.
Hmmm lots to think about here. Thanks for the examples. I need to reread this book soon
Sorry but no good list can miss Joe Haldeman's The Forever War.
Haha its in a series sadly… but it is on my series list!