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For questions about Robert A. Heinlein who was an American science fiction writer. Often called "the dean of science fiction writers", he was one of the most popular, influential, and controversial authors of the genre. Only use for questions about the author, for questions about his works use the specific work tag instead.
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What do we know about the Skinnies?
According to Juan Rico, the Skinnies are humanoid, eight or nine feet tall, much skinnier than humans are and have a higher body temperature. And they don't wear clothes.
These geezers are humano …
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Did Robert Heinlein write about his real-life cats?
In the book Grumbles from the Grave which was assembled from Heinlein's papers post-mortem, a number of Heinlein cats are discussed in chapter 13, subsection "CATS". Example:
January 12, 1957: Rober …
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Was Verhoeven's Starship Troopers intended to be a satire on war or a parody of the book? Wa...
The movie is meant to be a message on war. On the DVD commentary Verhoeven said
I can tell you that the movie is in fact, in our opinion, stating that war makes fascists of us all.
The screenwr …
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Did Heinlein advocate the apparently militaristic, if not fascist society of Starship Troopers?
As late as 1980, the year of publication for Expanded Universe, a book of fiction and essays, Heinlein made no apology for Starship Troopers. He attacked the book's critics as largely being unable to …
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