robert heinlein

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress This is a typical Heinlein story. Take a good range of well thought out characters, giving them all tweaks and foibles, a bored computer and an inspired political ideal. Shake gently with mild action and serve without frills

Did you grok "Stranger in a Strange Land"? :) I just finished this book for the second time (originally read it when I was much younger) and I enjoyed it much better this time around. Heinlein has interesting things to say about human beings and their idiosynchroses, and this tale told...

Starship Troopers I have just finished this book - I found it enjoyable, but not as fascisti as I was expecting, especially after having read the comparisons with Paul Verhoeven's movie which this story 'inspired'. Review from www.amazon.co.uk What I am not sure of, is whether this is...

I have never read any of Heinlein's books. Where do you think would be a good place to start? Remember my aversion to fantasy if he writes these types of books as well :)

The one book that will always stand at the top of my list is Stranger In A Strange Land. It was the first Heinlein book I read and it fascinated me ... still does. I loved the characters and the premise behind the book. It was a fantastic look into humanity. Well I think so at least...

A fight for human life begins when a space craft lands on Earth. The Invaders can control a man's thoughts and actions and slowly begin taking over the human populace. Who is friend and who is enemy? Who do you trust? Who do you kill? This is one of the books by Heinlein that has been...

Does this sound familiar? The Stone families flatcat has 8 kittens 37 days into their journey. Everyone loves them. Everyone pets them and caters to them. Everyone loves to hear them purr when they are petted. Everyone loves to feed them and they are hungry little things. Sixty four...

"Friday is a superbeing. Engineered from the finest genes, and trained to be a secret courier in a future world of chaotic ferocity and intrigue, she can think better, fight better, and make love better than any of the normal people around her." -The New York Times Book Review "Friday is all...