In 1959, science fiction author Robert A. Heinlein struck the mold for military science fiction with his novel Starship Troopers. It told the story of an idealistic young recruit who joins the military and gets swept up into a war that changes their perceptions of the world, all accompanied by some political proselytizing. That novel inspired numerous other novels; one of the rare ones that equals it is Kameron Hurley’s latest, The Light Brigade.
Hurley’s future is a bleak one: six massive corporations run vast parts of society, controlling the media and privatizing services that their citizens have access to, provided they’ve signed extensive contracts. We’re introduced to Dietz, a young soldier who joins the Tene-Silvia Corporate…
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