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"One could write a history of science in reverse by assembling the solemn pronouncements of highest authority about what could not be done and could never happen." -- Robert A. Heinlein
Robert Anson Heinlein (July 7, 1907 — May 8, 1988) was an American science fiction writer. Often called "the dean of science fiction writers", WonderCon 2008 :: Robert A. Heinlein Memorial Blood Drive he was one of the most popular, influential, and controversial authors of the genre. He set a high standard for science and engineering plausibility and helped to raise the genre's standards of literary quality. He was one of the first writers to break into mainstream, general magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post, in the late 1940s, with unvarnished science fiction. He was among the first authors of bestselling, novel-length science fiction in the modern, mass-market era. For many years, Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, and Arthur C. Clarke were known as the "Big Three" of science fiction.

Heinlein was a notable writer of science-fiction short stories, and he was one of a group of writers who were groomed in their writing by John W. Campbell, Jr. the editor of Astounding magazine...though Heinlein himself denied that Campbell influenced his writing to any great degree.

Within the framework of his science fiction stories, Heinlein repeatedly integrated recognizable social themes: The importance of individual liberty and self-reliance, the obligation individuals owe to their societies, the influence of organized religion on culture and government, and the tendency of society to repress non-conformist thought. He also examined the relationship between physical and emotional love, explored various unorthodox family structures, and speculated on the influence of space travel on human cultural practices. His iconoclastic approach to these themes led to wildly divergent perceptions of his works and attempts to place mutually contradictory labels on his work. For example, his 1959 novel Starship Troopers was regarded by some as advocating militarism and to some extent fascism, although many passages in the book disparage the inflexibility and stupidity of a purely militaristic mindset. By contrast, his 1961 novel Stranger in a Strange Land put him in the unexpected role of a pied piper of the sexual revolution, and of the counterculture, and through this book he was credited with popularizing the notion of polyamory.

Heinlein won Hugo Awards for four of his novels; in addition, fifty years after publication, three of his works were awarded "Retro Hugos"...awards given retrospectively for years in which Hugo Awards had not been awarded. He also won the first Grand Master Award given by the Science Fiction Writers of America for his lifetime achievement. In his fiction, Heinlein coined words that have become part of the English language, including "grok" and "waldo", and popularized the term "TANSTAAFL".

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Total Books: 904
I Will Fear No Evil
Friday
2021 - Friday (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781647100254
ISBN-10: 1647100259
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
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The Pursuit of the Pankera A Parallel Novel About Parallel Universes
The Number of the Beast A Parallel Novel About Parallel Universes
Starship Troopers
2019 - Starship Troopers [Chinese Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9787532172146
ISBN-10: 7532172147
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Double Star
2019 - Double Star [Chinese Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9787532170852
ISBN-10: 7532170853
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Variable Star
2019 - Variable Star (Paperback)Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781250305022
ISBN-10: 1250305020
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
2018 - The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780440001355
ISBN-10: 0440001358
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
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Stranger in a Strange Land
2018 - Stranger in a Strange Land (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781984802781
ISBN-10: 198480278X
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
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Time for the Stars
2017 - Time for the Stars (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781612423753
ISBN-10: 1612423752
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Galaxys Edge Issue 25 March 2017 A magazine edited by Mike Resnick
Between Planets
2017 - Between Planets (Audio CD)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781441708687
ISBN-10: 1441708685
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Galaxy's Edge Magazine Issue 24 January 2017
2016 - Galaxy's Edge Magazine Issue 24 January 2017 [Serialization Special: Heinlein's Hugo-Winning Double Star] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781612423326
ISBN-10: 1612423329
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Farmer in the Sky
2016 - Farmer in the Sky (Audio CD)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781531881832
ISBN-10: 1531881831
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Revolt in 2100
2016 - Revolt in 2100 (Audio CD)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781531817565
ISBN-10: 1531817564
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Red Planet
2016 - Red Planet (Audio CD)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781504713351
ISBN-10: 1504713354
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Podkayne of Mars
2016 - Podkayne of Mars (Audio CD)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781504681803
ISBN-10: 1504681800
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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The Star Beast
2015 - The Star Beast (Audio CD)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781504676250
ISBN-10: 1504676254
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Galaxy's Edge Magazine Issue 14 May 2015
2015 - Galaxy's Edge Magazine Issue 14 May 2015 [Heinlein Special] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781612422688
ISBN-10: 1612422683
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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Space Cadet
2015 - Space Cadet (Audio CD)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781501236358
ISBN-10: 1501236350
Genres: Children's Books, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Waldo  Magic Inc
2015 - Waldo Magic Inc (Audio CD)Paperback, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781480523043
ISBN-10: 1480523046
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
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2014 - The Past Through Tomorrow [Future History] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
2014 - Time Enough for Love [Future History] (Audio CD)Paperback
2013 - The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag [Audio CD - Unabridged] (Audio CD)Audio CD
2012 - To Sail Beyond the Sunset the Life and Loves of Maureen Johnson [Being the Memoirs of a Somewhat Irregular Lady] (Audio CD)Audio CD
2012 - Glory Road [Library Edition] (Audio CD)
2012 - The Number of the Beast [Library Edition] (Audio CD)
2010 - Historia Del Futuro II [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
2010 - The Cat Who Walks Through Walls a Comedy of Manners [Virginia Edition, Vol 27] (Other)
2010 - To Sail Beyond the Sunset [Future History/Lazarus Long] (Other)Paperback
2009 - Historia Del Futuro I [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
2009 - Job a Comedy of Justice [Library Edition] (Audio Cassette)Audio CD
2008 - The Red Planet [Library] (Audio CD)
2006 - Tiempo Para Amar / Time to Love [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
2006 - The Door Into Summer [Audio Cassette - Unabridged] (Audio Cassette)
2005 - Puerta Al Verano [The Door into the Summer - Spanish] (Paperback)
2005 - Four Frontiers [Rocket Ship Galileo, Space Cadet, Red Planet, Farmer in the Sky] (Hardcover)
2004 - The Notebooks of Lazarus Long [The Future History series] (Paperback)
2000 - Freitag (Paperback)
2000 - The Green Hills of Earth [Future History, Bk 2] (Paperback)Paperback
1998 - Revolt in 2100 / Methuselah's Children [Future History, Bk 3 / Bk 4] (Paperback)
1991 - Silent Thunder / Universe [Tor Science Fiction Double, No 35] (Paperback)
1989 - Das Neue Buch Hiob [Science Fiction] (Paperback)
1988 - Time Enough for Love [Future History, Bk 5] (Paperback)Paperback
1987 - The Past Through Tomorrow Vol 1 [Future History] (Paperback)Paperback
1986 - Waldo (Paperback)
1982 - Tur in Die Zukunft [The Door into Summer - German] (Other)
1980 - Time Enough for Love [Future History, Bk 5] (Paperback)Paperback
1979 - Puppet Masters [Alpha Books] (Paperback)
1979 - Waldo and Magic Inc [The Gregg Press Science Fiction Series] (Hardcover)
1977 - The Past Through Tomorrow Bk 1 [Future History] (Hardcover)
1977 - The Past Through Tomorrow Bk 2 [Future History] (Hardcover)
1977 - Best of Robert Aheinlein 19391942 [Sphere science fiction] (Paperback)
1972 - 6 X H Six Stories [aka The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag] (Other)
1969 - Cliff Notes Heinlein's Works [Cliffs Notes] (Paperback)
1952 - Galaxy Science Fiction [January 1952 - Volume 3, No. 4] (Paperback)
Destination Moon [The Gregg Press science fiction series] (Other)
Um Estranho Numa Terra Estranha [Em Portugues do Brasil] (Paperback)