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Robert Heinlein


(Robert Anson Heinlein)
USA flag (1907 - 1988)

aka Anson MacDonald, Lyle Monroe, John Riverside, Caleb Saunders, Simon York

Robert Heinlein was an American novelist and the grand master of science fiction in the twentieth century. Often called 'the dean of science fiction writers', he is one of the most popular, influential and controversial authors of 'hard science fiction'.

Over the course of his long career he won numerous awards and wrote 32 novels, 59 short stories and 16 collections, many of which have cemented their place in history as science fiction classics, including STARSHIP TROOPERS, THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS and the beloved STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND.
 

Awards: Hugo (2018), Nebula (1975)  see all

Genres: Science Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy
 
Series
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Heinlein's Juveniles
   1. Rocket Ship Galileo (1947)
   2. Space Cadet (1948)
   3. Red Planet (1949)
   4. Farmer in the Sky (1950)
     aka Satellite Scout
   5. Between Planets (1951)
     aka Planets in Combat
   6. The Rolling Stones (1952)
     aka Tramp Space Ship / Space Family Stone
   7. Starman Jones (1953)
   8. The Star Beast (1954)
     aka Star Lummox
   9. Tunnel in the Sky (1955)
   10. Time for the Stars (1956)
   11. Citizen of the Galaxy (1957)
   12. Have Spacesuit - Will Travel (1958)
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Novels
   Sixth Column (1941) (as by Anson MacDonald)
     aka The Day After Tomorrow
   Beyond This Horizon (1948) (as by Anson MacDonald)
   The Puppet Masters (1951)
   Double Star (1955)
   The Door into Summer (1957)
   Starship Troopers (1959)
     aka Starship Soldier
   Stranger in a Strange Land (1961)
   Podkayne of Mars (1962)
   Glory Road (1963)
   Farnham's Freehold (1964)
   The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (1966)
   I Will Fear No Evil (1970)
   Friday (1982)
   Job (1984)
   For Us, the Living (2003)
   Variable Star (2006) (with Spider Robinson)
   The Pursuit of the Pankera (2020)
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Collections
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Novellas and Short Stories
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Anthologies edited
   Tomorrow, the Stars (1951)
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Non fiction show
 
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Books containing stories by Robert Heinlein
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Sense of Wonder (2023)
A Century of Science Fiction
edited by
Leigh Ronald Grossman
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Dangerous Dimensions (2021)
Mind-bending Tales of the Mathematical Weird
(British Library Tales of the Weird, book 20)
edited by
Henry Bartholomew

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Awards
2018 Retro Hugo Award for Best Novella : Waldo
2016 Retro Hugo Award for Best Novella : If This Goes On...
2016 Retro Hugo Award for Best Novelette : The Roads Must Roll
2001 Retro Hugo Award for Best Novella : The Man Who Sold the Moon
1985 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel : Job: A Comedy of Justice
1975 Grand Master Award
1967 Hugo Award for Best Novel : The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
1962 Hugo Award for Best Novel : Stranger in a Strange Land
1960 Hugo Award for Best Novel : Starship Troopers
1956 Hugo Award for Best Novel : Double Star

Award nominations
2018 Retro Hugo Award for Best Novella (nominee) : The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag
2018 Retro Hugo Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : Goldfish Bowl
2016 Retro Hugo Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Requiem: And Tributes to the Grand Master
2016 Retro Hugo Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Magic, Inc.
2016 Retro Hugo Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Coventry
2016 Retro Hugo Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : Blowups Happen
2005 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : For Us, the Living: A Comedy of Customs
1991 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Stranger in a Strange Land
1989 Prometheus Award (nominee) : To Sail Beyond the Sunset
1988 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : To Sail Beyond the Sunset
1986 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : The Cat Who Walks Through Walls: A Comedy of Manners
1985 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Job: A Comedy of Justice
1984 Nebula Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Job: A Comedy of Justice
1983 Prometheus Award (nominee) : Friday
1983 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Friday
1983 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Friday
1982 Nebula Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Friday
1981 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : The Number of the Beast
1981 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Expanded Universe
1974 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Time Enough for Love: The Lives of Lazarus Long
1974 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Time Enough for Love: The Lives of Lazarus Long
1973 Nebula Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Time Enough for Love: The Lives of Lazarus Long
1971 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : I Will Fear No Evil
1966 Nebula Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
1966 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
1964 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Glory Road
1959 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Have Spacesuit - Will Travel


Robert Heinlein recommends
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Moon of Ice (1988)
Brad Linaweaver
"I greatly enjoyed Moon of Ice. It reminded me sharply of how close we came to losing World War II. It's a good story."
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The Mote in God's Eye (1974)
(Moties, book 1)
Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
"Possibly the finest science fiction novel I have read."
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The Last Starship from Earth (1968)
John Boyd
"Terrific...it belongs on the same shelf with 1984 and Brave New World."

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