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Starship Troopers

Written by: Robert A. Heinlein
Narrated by: Lloyd James
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Publisher's Summary

Join the Army and See the Universe. That is the motto of The Third Space War, also known as The First Interstellar War, but most commonly as The Bug War. In one of Robert Heinlein's most controversial best sellers, a recruit of the future goes through the toughest boot camp in the universe - and into battle with the Terrain Mobile Infantry against mankind's most alarming enemy.

©1959 by Robert A. Heinlein (P)1998 by Blackstone Audiobooks

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  • Hugo Award, 1960

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A thought provoking surprise.

having only ever watched the movie I was surprised at the depth of the book.
There is a TON more here, making the movie feel more like a cartoon and the book more like a discussion on the morality of a militarized society.
10/10 will fuel my conversations for a long time.

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great book fine reading

The book is a classic but throughout the reading the sound gets muffled and the reader sometimes says words twice and some bad pronounced words as well

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A good story.

I loved it. The narrator was fine, but the audio quality is poor at times.

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If you’ve only seen the movie...

...you don’t know the story.

Classic piece of military sci-fi.

Good performance, but the editing together of recordings from different sessions is a bit jarring.

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this book was amazing

this was a great listen , makes you think, entertaining and actually as a vet brought a weird peace of mind

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Great book Bad audio

The story is very good as it gives a very detailed insight into the military. What it lacks is an audio to match. Inconsistent volume from the narrator made it jarring at times to follow the story. That said, soldier on as the story is worth it

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Classic book, reasonable recording

A classic that combines philosophy and nuclear annihilation of giant insects. While the recording quality can vary through the book this is only A mild distraction and doesn't detract from the experience.

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A great listen, and a good story.

While I did thoroughly enjoy listening to this, and normally I would grant it 5 stars across the board. There were seemingly random quality changes throughout the story. The changes were only for a few sentences at a time, but its was very noticeable.

I do recommend this story to all those who who like space sci-fi, that's grounded in a bit of realism.

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old favorite become more relevant

Enjoyed listening after having read this as a teen. The politics seem more plausible now than I would have ever dreamed 35 years ago.

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I love this book

This is one of my favourite books and I have listened to it many times. It never gets old. I recommend it for anyone that likes science fiction.

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