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Starship Troopers is a science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, 1st published in abridged form as a serial in The Magazine of Fantasy Science Fiction (10-11/59 as "Starship Soldier") published hardcover in 1959.

The 1st-person narrative is about a young soldier named Juan "Johnnie" Rico his exploits in the Mobile Infantry, a futuristic military unit equipped with powered armor. His military career progresses from recruit to noncommissioned officer finally to officer against the backdrop of an interstellar war between humans an arachnoid species known as the Bugs. Thru Rico's eyes, Heinlein examines moral philosophical aspects of suffrage, civic virtue, the necessities of war capital punishment the nature of juvenile delinquency.

Starship Troopers won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in '60. The novel has attracted controversy criticism for its social political themes, which some critics claim promote militarism. Starship Troopers has been adapted into several films games, with the most widely known—as well as the most controversial criticized—being the '97 film by Paul Verhoeven.