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Robert A. Heinlein

7 July 1907 - 8 May 1988

Robert Anson Heinlein was an American science fiction writer. Often called "the dean of science fiction writers", 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. (Source.)

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  • Cover of: Assignment in Eternity (Vol. 1)

    First published in 1953 26 editions in 3 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition assignmentineter0000hein_m9x4 Cover of edition assignmentineter0000hein_g5m6
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    First published in 1954 26 editions in 4 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition starbeast00hein Cover of edition starbeast00robe
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    First published in 1959 25 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition menacefromearth00hein
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    First published in 1967 24 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition pastthroughtomor0000robe Cover of edition pastthroughtomor0000hein Cover of edition pastthroughtomor00hein Cover of edition pastthroughtomor00hein_842
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    First published in 1947 24 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1980 18 editions in 3 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition numberofbeast0000hein Cover of edition numberofbeast00hein
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    First published in 1959 17 editions in 4 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition isbn_0425030520
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  • Cover of: The cat who walks through walls: a comedy of manners

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  • Cover of: To sail beyond the sunset: the life and loves of Maureen Johnson (being the memoirs of a somewhat irregular lady)

    First published in 1987 13 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition tosailbeyondsuns0000hein Cover of edition audelducrpuscule0000robe Cover of edition tosailbeyondsuns00hein_0
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  • Cover of: The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume Two A

    First published in 1973 12 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition sciencefictionha0002unse_l5f2 Cover of edition sciencefictionha00benb Cover of edition sciencefictionha00bova
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  • Cover of: A century of great short science fiction novels

    First published in 1964 9 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition centuryofgreatsh00knig
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  • Cover of: Expanded Universe: The New Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein.

    First published in 1980 9 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition expandeduniverse0000hein_q5c6 Cover of edition expandeduniverse0000hein_l5d1 Cover of edition expandeduniverse00hein Cover of edition expandeduniverse00robe Cover of edition expandeduniverse00hein
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  • Cover of: Where do we go from here?

    First published in 1971 8 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Mammoth book of fantasy all-time greats

    First published in 1983 8 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition fantasyhalloffam00silv Cover of edition fantasyhalloffam0000unse Cover of edition fantasyhalloffam0000unse_t5q7 Cover of edition fantasyhallfame00silv
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  • Cover of: The Worlds of Robert Heinlein

    First published in 1966 8 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The puppet masters: Waldo ; Magic Inc..

    First published in 1951 7 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: 50 Short Science Fiction Tales

    First published in 1963 6 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition lccn_62-21646 Cover of edition fiftyshortscienc0000unse Cover of edition lccn_62-21646
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Subjects
American Science fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general, Science fiction, Fiction, Fiction in English, Fiction, general, Children's fiction, Interplanetary voyages, Juvenile fiction, English Science fiction, English Short stories, Fiction, fantasy, general, Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure, Fiction, science fiction, space opera, Long, lazarus (fictitious character), fiction, Science fiction, american, Hugo Award Winner, Human-alien encounters, Life on other planets, award:hugo_award=novel, Children's stories, Extraterrestrial beings, FICTION / Science Fiction / Adventure, FICTION / Science Fiction / General, FICTION / Science Fiction / Space Opera
Places
Earth, Moon, United States, Carcosa, Chad, Connecticut, Des Moines, Dystopian future America, Kansas City, Luna, Mars, Mars (Planet), New York City, New Zealand, Novo Leningrad, Pass Christian (MS), Tristan da Cunha, Uruguay
People
AKA Adam Selene, AKA MychelleYY, Farnham, Manuel O'Kelly, Mike AKA MYCROFTXXX, Prince Prospero, Rikki-tikki-tavi, Science fiction
Time
1939- 1975, 1953-1954, 1970, 1989-, 1989-1993, 2000, 2001, 2075 AD, 2136, Dystopian future America, Early 21st century, Future, Post Apocalyptic, Some future time., first scene mentions 2007 (written in 1951)

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