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Starship Troopers

1959 military science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein
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Summary

Starship Troopers is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,980 views/month, #230 of 28,446).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Robert A. Heinlein[3]
  • Award received: Hugo Award for Best Novel[4], NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[5]
  • Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons[6]
  • Genre: military science fiction[7], philosophical fiction[8]
  • Part of: Robert A. Heinlein bibliography[9]
  • Commons category: Starship Troopers[10]
  • Language of work or name: English[11]
  • Country of origin: United States[12]
  • Publication date: November 5, 1959[13]
  • Characters: Juan Rico[14]
  • Cover art by: Jerry Robinson[15]
  • Has edition or translation: Starship Troopers[16]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Starship Troopers[17]
  • Number of pages: 263[18]
  • Takes place in fictional universe: Starship Troopers Universe[19]
  • Title: Starship Troopers[20], Étoiles, garde-à-vous ![21], 宇宙の戦士[22]
  • Derivative work: Starship Troopers[23], Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles[24], Starship Troopers: Terran Ascendancy[25], Starship Troopers: Invasion[26], Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars[27]
  • Form of creative work: novel[28]
  • Media franchise: Starship Troopers[29]
  • Set in environment: fictional planet[30]

Why It Matters

Starship Troopers has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

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].

Related Entities

literary work Robert A. Heinlein Starship Troopers United States

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → Robert A. Heinlein bibliography
    Derivative work → Starship Troopers, Starship Troopers, Starship Troopers +4
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  2. 23w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → —
    Country of origin → United States
    Takes place in fictional universe → Starship Troopers Universe
    Cover art by → Jerry Robinson
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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