Starship Troopers (Paperback)

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Inspired by the classic novel by Robert A. Heinlein, it`s the tale of invading arachnids. Earth`s mobile infantry gears up to battle the inhuman enemy and discover the secret of the brain bugs. Come witness the earth`s first intergalactic war and the destruction of a distant planet with a unique philosophy!

Product Details

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: Dark Horse (July 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569713146
• ISBN-13: 978-1569713143
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 6.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #508,848 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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57 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars What a waste, January 21, 2003

By	The Old Philosopher "The Old Philosopher" (WA USA) - See all my reviews

At least they saved the title. Or should we say they stole a good title to market trivial trash. It copies the movie, and has all the flaws. The troopers in the movie had no guns. We're expected to believe that they flew starships and the best personal weapon they could find was an automatic rifle hardly better than 20th century. They had no guns. Even a battery of civil war field pieces would have been a major improvement. A Sherman tank would have been a miracle. Given the starship technology a viewer/reader would expect them to carry real guns that fire real destruction, not those puny ineffective popguns they died holding. The lack of credible weapons makes these troopers seem like ineffective jerks and destroys the credibility of the whole thing.

Heinlein's troopers wore armored suits and carried weapons sufficient to destroy everything alive within several hundred yards. They had to pay attention when they got within half a mile of each other so they wouldn't wipe each other out. Not these fools, they have to fire a hundred rounds to kill one unarmed bug. Pathetic and unbelievable.

The original Starship Troopers spends half the book discussion moral philosophy of government, command structure of troops, and the morals of space exploration. This has none of that. What a waste.

51 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars What?, June 8, 2001

By A Customer

Maby I'm biased a little bit, but i found this book uninteresting and insulting to Robern Heinlein (may he rest in peace). I felt the book strayed too far from the original purpose of Heinlein's excellent book. This novel detailed the military aspect well, but completely missed the philosophical aspects of Heinleins book that made it a classic. The book is often thought of with the movie, even though they are nothing alike. It is unfortunate that this other seemed to have never even read the novel Starship Troopers, much less adhered to its purpose.

35 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "C'mon you apes! Do you want to live forever?", February 25, 1999

By	C. P. Halliday "doctor_toc" (Bristol, UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Dark Horse, justly famous for developing fine movie based comics like the Aliens and Predator lines, does it again with this excellent Starship Troopers graphic novel. The book contains three stories; the first details mankinds first encounter with the Arachnids, the second tells the tragic tale of Port Joe Smith, and the third is the story of the movie itself. The artwork in the first and third stories is stunning. Crisp, clear and full of technical detail, it perfectly captures the slightly glossy feel of the movie. The art in the second story is less impressive, but no less powerful. The writing throughout is superb, a perfect mirror to the "gung-ho" attitude of both novel and film. If you're a fan of "Starship Troopers" in any form, do yourself a favour and buy this book. You won't regret it.