Starship Troupers is a series of science fiction novels by American author Christopher Stasheff.

Set in the 26th century, after the human race has established colonies on distant planets and interstellar commerce supports Terra (Earth, sometimes known affectionately as "Old Earth") and the Terran Sphere of worlds, the novels follow the establishment and subsequent journeys of the Star Theater Company, the first-ever interstellar theatre troupe.

[3] On the negative side, Green made reference to how the traveling theater company seemed "unchanged" over the centuries, and the view appears to have been reflected in the Publishers Weekly review, wherein it was stated that the book could "just as well be set in the 1950s".

For example, Glenn Giffin, while classifying the third novel as a "beach-blanket book", (a light and undemanding read), noted that it was very similar to the second in the series, and stated, "Stasheff needs to get his act together".

[6] , Statasheff regards A Company of Stars as one of his favorites out of the books he has written, along with his earlier works, The Warlock in Spite of Himself and Her Majesty's Wizard.