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And all of that military science fiction can trace its roots back to Robert A. Heinlein's novel Starship Troopers (the book, not the laughable movie).
Glad to hear the book is better than the movie, which I turned off after 10 minutes. I think the movie is part of the reason I've never read the book, despite hearing good things about Heinlein. That and I'm not a huge fan of his titles. Think they're kind of cheesy. But not too long ago, I broke down and finally read The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, which wasn't cheesy but quite good. Maybe I'll try Starship Troopers too.
Continuing my random stream of consciousness, which steered me toward science-fiction novels recently,The Road by Cormac McCarthy, which is more of a post-apocalyptic story than sci fi, is also quite good. On the Road by Jack Kerouac is not at all sci fi but still recomended.
Sorry for the tangent. I don't like Mass Effect at all, even the first one. I think Bioware is cheesy.
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