Robert A. Heinlein(starship troopers) vs Phillip K. Dick? they're all dystopian sci-fi. they all have movies based on them. "do robots dream of electric sheep" vs "a scanner darkly" Starship Troopers inspired the Starship troopers franchise. Do robots dream of electric sheep is the story behind "Blade Runner" one of the most famous movies ever. A Scanner Darkly is story about a drug war in a dsytopian future that was made into a bizarre [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotoscoping]semi-animated[/url] film starring Keanu Reeves of (bill and ted,speed, the matrix) fame. which of the 3 should i read first.