Naked to the Stars | 
so-so(1961) Cal Truent is a soldier in Earth's interplanetary military service, when he is involved in a combat encounter that leaves him wounded and with no memory of what happened. Discharged from military service, he joins the Contact Service, charged with building peaceful relations with former enemies. It's an interesting response to Starship Troopers, but an over-earnest, unengaging one -- too bad, because I'm sympathetic to the message.
RamsFan1963 Its interesting the effect Starship Troopers had, and how some authors felt the need to address it, like here and Haldeman's The Forever War. I wonder if we should read Troopers for #ClassicLSFBC ? 6mo
swynn @RamsFan1963 I think Ender's Game can also be read as a response to Starship Troopers. ST is definitely an influential book, and probably will show up at least on a ballot for #ClassicLSFBC eventually. My own feelings about it are complicated, but it's been fifteen or twenty years since I read it last, so a revisit could be enlightening 6mo
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