Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware! This week we're taking a look at a classic example of a military sci-fi book, Starship Troopers. How will the book compare to the cult classic film? And is there anything Anna can find redeeming about this genre? (Spoiler alert: no.)
Join us next week for another Morph Monday!
Recommended reading:
Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor
Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson
Sources:
https://www.worldswithoutend.com/MilitaryScienceFiction.asp
http://www.castaliahouse.com/a-very-brief-history-of-military-science-fiction/
Colonialism and the Emergence of Science Fiction by John Rieder
May the Armed Forces Be with You: The Relationship Between Science Fiction and the United States Military by Stephen Dedman
The Dreams Our Stuff is Made Of: How Science Fiction Conquered the World by Thomas M. Disch
A Literary and Cultural History of Military Science Fiction and the United States of America, 1870s-2010s by Blair Nicholson
Audiobook: https://youtu.be/zwFMszIVGko
A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTube channel: youtube.com/fretwiz.
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