robert a heinlein

In 1980, Robert Heinlein, at the end of the 2nd volume of "Expanded Universe", provided an essay called "The Happy Days Ahead". It contains his (trademark version of Libertarian) views on the decline in education, the military, inflation, and the growth of government. He ends this essay with a...

His name was Leon Joseph Gerstenfeld. Like Ginny., he was born in New York; he died in Connecticut in 1943 at age 22. I never asked Ginny any questions about him because I didn't want to bring up difficult memories, and I don't recall her ever saying much about him. Ginny always looked to the...

This is an early Heinlein juvenile and it was a lot more enjoyable than I was expecting! Despite it being about some kids building a rocket to the moon under the tutelage of an older professor this had sound science and a decent story line. A fun short read!

I know I've read this several times, but I can't convince Google to tell me what it is. It was, of course, in a collection. First read it decades ago. The basic plot, as best as I can remember: - some statistician or similar notices that a large number of natural cycles of different lengths all...

I am trying to find an old (fifties, I presume) novel in which an American family is transported in the future by an atomic explosion, to find the world dominated by black (cannibal) people.

I remember having read a long time ago a scifi novel about a city built on several treadmills (not The Inverted World by Christopher Priest), does anybody remembers it?

This one was from maybe 50 years back. I think the MC found a secret comunity of advanced humans known as Homo Novis. They also had a rapid language of their own. Set in the US but that is all I remember. It might be a classic but google didn't turn up much for homo novis +sf

Paperback from 1970s/80s. Cover might have had a beautiful woman, on a green hill. I work in a library and we're used to specific-but-vague queries but I have to say this one has stumped us - any ideas???

Is Heinlein still popular among younger readers?

I'm looking for a story that's probably at least 15 years old. The main character was engaged to a girl from a rich family and the relationship didn't end well. He signed up to work on a starship and kept in touch with his ex girlfriend's little sister during the trip. Due to time dilation...

Hello. In 2016, I created a reading-order flowchart for Eric Flint's Ring of Fire (1632) series. I posted it at Baen's Bar (which is currently on hiatus, unfortunately) back then as my introduction to the forums. Since 2016, I have created over a dozen reading-order flowcharts that are similar...

I thought this would be easy to find but apparently not. Story is about a society that sends people who refuse to conform to society to a walled sanctuary where there are no rules at all. Pretty sure it's from the 1960's and it was in a hardcover anthology. I thought it was by someone big like...

Robert A Heinlein The Man who gave us Such Novels as Stanger in A Strange Land, Starship Troopers, Glory Road , The Moon is Harsh , Mistress and and so many other great novels and stories...

I'm looking for a book that is a sci-fi book. Possibly a series. I read it awhile ago and just can't remember what it was. The main character is a male and is at some sort of academy for training. During one of the rotations they all get assigned to active naval vessels. If I remember...

I'm looking for the title and author of a sci-fi book I read while in Jr High school (1985 - 1987) Basic plot from what I can remember: The novel is set on a spaceship or space station that has been floating through space for 100's - 1000's of years. There is a group of people living on this...

I was reading 'The Oversight' trilogy by Charlie Fletcher and it reminded me of a short story I read in the '80s about a couple who were hinted by people travelling through mirrors. It was in a collection of short stories and I think there may have been a werewolf on the cover. At that time...

Looking for the author and title of a sci-fi horror story about a married couple who run a detective agency hired to tail a man and tell him what he does all day he has something red under his fingernails. Weird birds from another dimension/universe pass in and out via mirrors

Hey, I keep remembering this sci-fi book, which I'm quite sure was written in the 1980s, 1970s, the golden age stuff. There was a plot point where human beings were generally very long-lived or immortal. After celebrating their every 80th(or some big number) birthday, the person would have to...

All I remember is that one character could do high level math in his head and a blind poet recited his opus while shutting down a run away reactor. I think they may have worn kilts.

Please help name this sci-fi story Details mostly sure but some maybe mixed up: Short story possibly in hardback book of collected short stories collated/edited by Ben Bova in mid 1970's. Young man explores his world including venturing up into a (possibly forbidden) area with less gravity the...