If you like Starship Troopers, I also recommend ‘The Moon is a Harsh Mistress’, still one of the best depictions of revolution ever written.Įnder’s Game: Another older classic – this is a book about an Earth under siege from a profoundly strange alien race. He later designed airplanes for the US Navy during WW2. The author, Robert Heinlein is the acknowledged master of science-fiction and served aboard the USS Lexington in the 30s. I also like the mixture of technology and the statements on military life and organization.
It is most noted for the socio-political statements of the efficacy of violence and the centrality of war in the human condition – talk to anyone about this book and that is the point they mention the most. Starship Troopers: This is the most famous book of the genre.
With that in mind, I have put together a selection of books below for your consideration: The Top Military Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books for Veterans I have begun to see some new genre books from recent veterans, nothing of the quality of the names above but I hold out hopes for some really good books to come. One of the more interesting things is World War 2 and the Vietnam War produced some veteran authors (Robert Heinlein, Joe Haldman) who put out some of the best books in the genre. But if you are willing to look you can find some real gems. There is a lot of stuff out there, some of it crap. Like a lot of other genres, the military is a prominent part of a lot of stories – so much so that there is a sub-genre of military science fiction and fantasy novels.
It also started a life love with science fiction and fantasy novels. There was a lot that went over my head but it was the coolest book I had read up to that point. When I was in the fifth grade, I checked ‘ Starship Troopers’ out of my middle school library.
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