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Archives - Commentary Section
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"The Nature of Federal Service in
Starship Troopers"
(James Gifford)
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The battle over the nature of Heinlein's "Federal Service"
in Starship Troopers has gone on
at least since Heinlein's statements about it appeared in
1979. This paper lists every relevant passage from the book,
and assembles a definitive answer to the question.
Adobe Acrobat PDF, 100k
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"The Heir of James Branch Cabell" (Bill Patterson)
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This essay, winner of the 2000 Cabell Prize, is a clear
exposition of Cabell's strong influence on the writing of
Robert Heinlein.
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"Thoughts on Starship Troopers" (Chris Weuve)
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A nifty essay examining some of the issues surrounding
Heinlein's version, Verhoeven's version, and the collision
between versions.
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"When is a Spaceship Not a Spaceship?" (Terry Rossio)
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An amusing article by one of the screenwriters for the film version
of The Puppet Masters, explaining
how the film came to be as it is.
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On RAH: A Survey of Heinlein Commentary & Criticism (James Gifford)
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A summary of the major critical works on Heinlein and his work.
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The People in "L'Envoi" (Simon Slavin & Francesco Spreafico)
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The final chapter of Heinlein's The
Number of the Beast is crammed with dozens of
characters. British fan Slavin, with some help from the
denizens of alt.fan.heinlein, sorted out all the names and
matched them to their real and fictional counterparts. This
version of the list contains updates and additions from
Francesco Spreafico, the list's editor pro tem.
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"A Listing of Errors in Leon Stover's
Robert A. Heinlein"
(James Gifford)
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This early paper of mine details the errors in Leon Stover's
important but flawed book. (Minor updates for 2004 release.)
Adobe Acrobat PDF, 130k
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