Starship Troopers

1959 military science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein
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Starship Troopers
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Starship Troopers

Summary

Starship Troopers is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,531 views/month, #230 of 28,446).[2]

Key Facts

  • Starship Troopers authored Robert A. Heinlein[3].
  • Starship Troopers received the Hugo Award for Best Novel[4].
  • Starship Troopers received the NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[5].
  • Starship Troopers's instance of is recorded as literary work[6].
  • Starship Troopers's genre is military science fiction[7].
  • Starship Troopers's genre is philosophical fiction[8].
  • Starship Troopers's Commons category is recorded as Starship Troopers[9].
  • Starship Troopers's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Starship Troopers's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • Starship Troopers was published on November 5, 1959[12].
  • Starship Troopers's characters is recorded as Juan Rico[13].
  • Starship Troopers's has edition or translation is recorded as Starship Troopers[14].
  • Starship Troopers's has edition or translation is recorded as Starship Troopers[15].
  • Starship Troopers's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Starship Troopers[16].
  • Starship Troopers's takes place in fictional universe is recorded as Starship Troopers Universe[17].
  • Starship Troopers's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Starship Troopers'}[18].
  • Starship Troopers's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Étoiles, garde-à-vous !'}[19].
  • Starship Troopers's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '宇宙の戦士'}[20].
  • Starship Troopers's derivative work is recorded as Starship Troopers[21].
  • Starship Troopers's derivative work is recorded as Starship Troopers[22].
  • Starship Troopers's derivative work is recorded as Starship Troopers[23].
  • Starship Troopers's derivative work is recorded as Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles[24].
  • Starship Troopers's derivative work is recorded as Starship Troopers: Terran Ascendancy[25].
  • Starship Troopers's derivative work is recorded as Starship Troopers: Invasion[26].
  • Starship Troopers's form of creative work is recorded as novel[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Starship Troopers authored Robert A. Heinlein[3].

Publication

Starship Troopers was published on November 5, 1959[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Genres include military science fiction[7] and philosophical fiction[8].

Reception

Awards received include Hugo Award for Best Novel[4], a literary award[28], founded in 1953[29] and NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[5].

Why It Matters

Starship Troopers ranks in the top 0.81% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,531 views/month, #230 of 28,446).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

What awards did Starship Troopers receive?

Honors received include Hugo Award for Best Novel[4] and NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . thehugoawards.org. Retrieved . thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Takes place in fictional universe Starship Troopers Universe
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