

The setting is a war between the Terran Federation and the Pseudo-Arachnids (“Bugs”) set seven centuries in the future, at a time when travel at faster than light speeds is possible through Cherenkov Drive. I found myself wondering what this book is really about. Coming across a copy, I finally decided to fill that gap. Somehow, I missed this one, despite the fact that it won a 1960 Hugo Award. I read several of what would now be considered Robert A. Summary: Juan “Johnny” Rico’s narrative of training and fighting in the Mobile Infantry during the Terran Wars with the Pseudo-Arachnids (“Bugs”) set 700 years in the future. New York: Ace, 2006 (originally published in 1959).
