Books like Starship Troopers
30 fantasy books to read after Starship Troopers, by Heinlein, Robert A., the closest match first.
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1. Altered Carbon
by Morgan, Richard K.
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Humans can transfer their conciousness into new bodies. This sets up a detective style story about a murder.
After dying in a particularly gruesome death, ex UN-envoy Takeshi Kovacs wakes up to find himself "re-sleeved" into a fresh body with a job offer: find who killed Laurens Bancroft...
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2. Magic Inc
by Heinlein, Robert A.
- Same author
Magic, Inc. Magic is just another mundane part of the world, and there is a whole bureaucracy surrounding it.
Magic, Inc. Magic is just another mundane part of the world, and there is a whole bureaucracy surrounding it.
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3. To The Moon
by Heinlein, Robert A.
- Same author
An award winning novel about a colony that rebels against the Lunar Authority that controls it.
Science fiction-roman.
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4. Glory Road
by Heinlein, Robert A.
- Same author
Swordplay, transportation to a different world, a quest for a relic, and the leading female character becomes the hero's lover—this novel has all the earmarks of Sword and Planet, but with a bit more Sci Fi in the mix.
Swordplay, transportation to a different world, a quest for a relic, and the leading female character becomes the hero's lover—this novel has all the earmarks of Sword and Planet, but...
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5. Existenz
by Cronenberg, David
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Allegra Geller is the designer of the most advanced virtual reality game in the world, played through a living gamepod plugged into the player's spine. At the launch of her...
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6. Her
by Lane, Harriet
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You don't remember her--but she remembers you. Two different women; two different worlds. On the face of it, Emma and Nina have very little in common. Isolated and exhausted by...
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7. Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
by Spielberg, Steven
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Humans make contact with aliens after witnessing the arrival of flying saucers from another world.
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8. E.t The Extraterrestrial
by Kotzwinkle, William
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A boy discovers an extraterrestrial botanist in his mother's vegetable patch, and helps him return to his planet, 3 million light years away.
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9. Ender's Game (1986)
by Card, Orson Scott
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The first in a famous series that seems to become more literary as its characters age. Follows a child prodigy and in the process makes the reader think about war, the means to war, and even loneliness.
Earth has survived two invasions by an insect-like alien race, and the International Fleet is training the most gifted children to lead the next defence. Six-year-old Andrew "Ender" Wiggin is...
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10. Lord Of The Rings
by Tolkien, J.r.r.
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In this classic fantasy example, Frodo and his buddies embark on a grand quest with the fate of Middle Earth at stake. During the course of the very long and physical journey, Frodo also embarks on an internal journey.
I read this when I was 9 - four times that is. Maybe I was just a kid, but I had never seen or imagined anything like this series. You...
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11. Hyperion
by Simmons, Dan
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So most of this series is in fact, not Dying Earth but it is a pinnacle of science fiction. The Poet's Tale: Hyperion Cantos in the first novel of Hyperion is a part of the Dying Earth sub-genre and it is the connection the readers have from Earth to the strange new universe of Hyperion.
A grand intelligent space opera tale that also tells a series of very personal tales. This juxtaposition between epic and the personal gives real life to the story. The whole...
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12. The City & The City
by Miéville, China
- On the same lists
A startling premise that was so foreign yet so fascinating. This is a detective novel like you've never read, with such a distinct setting that you'll never forget it. And...
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13. Armor
by Steakley, John
- On the same lists
Some of best battlefield action scenes I’ve ever read. You literally feel the rush of adrenaline, the shock, confusion, and horror of the battlefield. There is literally never, ever a...
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14. The Road
by Mccarthy, Cormac
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A father and son walk a burned-out America toward the sea, in McCarthy's bleak and beautiful end-of-the-world novel.
robably one of the most depressing books I’ve read in my life. Oh yes, it’s well written, brilliant maybe, and all that. However, this book stripped all hope away and...
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15. Gattaca
- On the same lists
In a world increasingly influenced by genetic research, Gattaca has some terrifying relevance: what if you could be distinguished, not on the basis of race or color, but by your...
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16. Alien
- On the same lists
A horror masterpiece set in an alien landscape. Everything about this film just works. The big debate is between fans about whether Ridley Scott's film, Alien, is superior to the...
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17. Star Wars (iv, V, And Vi)
- On the same lists
A blend of almost every mythical archetype you can think of but wow, what a set of movies. There's something magical about these movies; maybe it's the vicarious pleasure of...
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18. The 5th Element
- On the same lists
Sometimes you need a stylish, fun, over-the-top sci-fi action flick like The 5th Element. The 5th Element is full of bizarre characters and an even more bizarre world. It's great...
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19. Tron
- On the same lists
This oldie is still a real goodie. Tron is both action story and allegory critique of the personal computer revolution of the 80s. The Tron world makes techies into heroes...
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20. 12 Monkeys
- On the same lists
An action sci-fi flick with an intelligent plot and lots of action. While it lacks the pure visual style and situational comedy of The Fifth Element, 12 Monkeys delivers an...
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21. Inception
by Nolan, Christopher
- On the same lists
A man, highly skilled in entering people's dreams to extract secret information, is offered a chance to implant an idea in another man's head, a practice known as inception.
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22. Interstellar
by Thorne, Kip
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A journey through the otherworldly science behind Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated film, Interstellar, from executive producer and theoretical physicist Kip Thorne. Interstellar, from acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan, takes us on...
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23. Avatar
by Dimartino, Michael Dante
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Avatar: The Last Airbender creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko bring The Promise to its explosive conclusion! The Harmony Restoration Movement has failed, and the four nations are plunged...
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24. The Empire Strikes Back
by Glut, Donald F.
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Based on the story by George Lucas and the screenplay by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan The adventures of Luke Skywalker did not end with the destruction of the Death...
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25. Terminator 2
by Nathan, Ian
- On the same lists
The Terminator’s back in this magnificent, behind-the-scenes look at The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Long before Titanic and Avatar broke box-office records and won countless awards, James Cameron...
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26. Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
by Kaufman, Charlie
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In the new Charlie Kaufman film directed by Michel Gondry, Joel (Jim Carrey) is stunned to discover that his girlfriend Clementine (Kate Winslet) has had her memories of their tumultuous...
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27. 2001 A Space Odyssey
by Clarke, Arthur C.
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This novel is an epic story, a story in which two astronauts must fight for their lives, against an extraordinary computer named HAL.
The classic science fiction novel that captures and expands on the vision of Stanley Kubrick’s immortal film—and changed the way we look at the stars and ourselves. From the savannas...
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28. Big Hero 6
- On the same lists
The villainous Yokai has stolen the microbots, so Hiro develops high-tech super suits for his team in order to get the microbots back.
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29. Jurassic Park
by Crichton, Michael
- On the same lists
Dinosaurs cloned for a theme park escape their enclosures, the techno-thriller that taught a generation to fear a power cut.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Timeline, Sphere, and Congo, this is the classic thriller of science run amok that took the world by storm. Nominated...
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30. Star Trek
by Miller, John Jackson
- On the same lists
"Based on Star trek and Star trek: the next generation created by Gene Roddenberry, and Star trek: deep space nine created by Rick Berman & Michael Piller."
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