What the title says, I’m tired of the trope where humans are the least advanced in the universe.
I’d like to read something different where we’re the more advanced ones (not necessarily the most advanced). As an example I quite enjoyed the Ender’s Game sequels and the angle of us being the more advanced ones was quite interesting.
Do you have any recommendations?
Starship Troopers by Heinlein. Not at all like the movie. Pretty restrained, thoughtful, even meditative on war, fascism, military. One of my favorites.
Let’s be frank, the book was pro-fascism, and Heinlein was at the time himself pro-fascism. It’s still a good book, but calling it meditations on fascism sells it short.
Such a pile of shit. I’m so fucking tired of this old myth. Nothing about Heinlein was ever fascist and neither is this book.
Lmaoooo what a counterpoint to the hundreds of academics who have examined this and come to the same conclusion.
Quit your laughing smartass. Some have said that sure. Doesn’t make it fact or consensus. The guy was a fuckin American liberal socialist and then libertarian. Hardly goose-stepping. If you read the book it’s pretty fuckin obvious that commiting genocide isn’t Heinlein’s favorite things after Nazi memorabilia.
If you read his other books, it’s obvious he had strong political views one way or another. Not goddamn fascism.