throopw@dg_rtp.UUCP (Wayne Throop) (09/10/86)
> you might enjoy a book called "Armor" by Steakley (sp?) > which can be seen as a grim rebuttal to RAH's view of interstellar war. Yes indeed, a very good book, and obviously an echo of _Starship_Troopers_. And, while _Armor_ and _Starship_Troopers_ give somewhat contrasting views of human expansionism and militarism, I enjoyed them both mightily. -- I view science fiction as a treasury of models -- models of alternative political and social systems, sexual relationships, forms of technology, and so on. The more alternative models of which we are aware, the more flexible our responses can be to present-day situations. --- Alvin Toffler -- Wayne Throop <the-known-world>!mcnc!rti-sel!dg_rtp!throopw