In remembrance of Robert A. Heinlein, born in Butler, MO on 7/7/1907. Happy 118th birthday! We miss you!
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As someone who has only read starship troopers, what next novel would you recommend?
My favorite to recommend is Methuselah's Children. Introduction to Lazarus Long and the Future History -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_History_(Heinlein) and a great intro to the rest of his books. You can also start with any of the Juveniles, of which Citizen of the Galaxy is my favorite followed by Orphans of the Sky.
Thank you for the recommendation, Ill give it a try
Whatever you read next, don't get too tied up in judging the man. People say Starship Troopers was a glorification of fascism. OK. Then what about Stranger in a Strange Land?! A glorification of hippies?! Heinlein liked to play around with what future societies might look like, and he examines quite a variety.
The one the influenced me the most was Expanded Universe. Plenty of great short stories along with essays that changed me view of the world, changed my views on how to think of the world, mostly based on his travel stories with Virginia. His wife was a genius in her own right!