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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: Farnham's Freehold

    First published in 1964 34 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition farnhamsfreehold0000hein Cover of edition farnhamsfreehold00hein_0 Cover of edition farnhamsfreehold00hein
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  • Cover of: The cat who walks through walls: a comedy of manners

    First published in 1985 14 editions in 2 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition catwhowalksthrou0000hein_q0o9 Cover of edition catwhowalksthrou00hein Cover of edition catwhowalksthrou00hein_0
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  • Cover of: The number of the beast.

    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 1998 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The day after tomorrow

    First published in 1657 35 editions in 2 languages — 5 previewable Cover of edition dayaftertomorrow0000hein_h9u4 Cover of edition dayaftertomorrow0000hein Cover of edition sixthcolumn0000hein Cover of edition dayaftertomorrow00hein
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  • Cover of: Grumbles from the grave

    First published in 1990 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition grumblesfromgrav00hein_654
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  • Cover of: Isaac Asimov presents the great science fiction stories: Volume 1, 1939

    First published in 1979 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The best of Robert Heinlein.

    First published in 1973 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Unterwegs in die Welt von morgen: Band 112

    First published in 1989 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy Read Four Science Fiction Classics

    First published in 1993 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Off the Main Sequence: The Other Science Fiction Stories of Robert A. Heinlein

    First published in 2005 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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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 Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein

    First published in 1999 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition fantasiesofrober00hein_0
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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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  • Cover of: Tomorrow, the stars: a science fiction anthology.

    First published in 1952 14 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition tomorrowstars00hein
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  • Cover of: Where Do We Go From Here?: Book 1

    First published in 1974 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Masterpieces: the best science fiction of the century

    First published in 2001 7 editions in 3 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition arcydzieanajleps0000unse Cover of edition masterpiecesbest0000unse
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    First published in 1993 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Tenderfoot in Space

    First published in 1995 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: For Us, The Living: A Comedy of Customs

    First published in 2003 10 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition foruslivingcomed0000hein_x0p0 Cover of edition foruslivingcomed00hein
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Subjects
American Science fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general, Science fiction, Fiction, Fiction in English, Fiction, general, Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure, Fiction, science fiction, space opera, Interplanetary voyages, Juvenile fiction, Science fiction, american, Children's fiction, Fiction, fantasy, general, Short stories, English Science fiction, English Short stories, Long, lazarus (fictitious character), fiction, American Fantasy fiction, Heinlein, robert a. (robert anson), 1907-1987, Hugo Award Winner, Space colonies, award:hugo_award=novel, American Short stories, American literature, Comics & graphic novels, general
Places
Earth, Mars (Planet), Mars, Moon, United States, Carcosa, Chad, Connecticut, Des Moines, Dystopian future America, Io, Kansas City, Luna, New York City, New Zealand, Novo Leningrad, Pass Christian (MS), Tristan da Cunha, Uruguay
People
Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988), AKA Adam Selene, AKA MychelleYY, Bill O’Niel, Cas Stone, Farnham, Manuel O'Kelly, Mike AKA MYCROFTXXX, Pat, Poll Stone, Prince Prospero, Rikki-tikki-tavi, Robert A. Heinlein (1907-), Science fiction, Tom
Time
20th century, Future, 1939- 1975, 1953-1954, 1970, 1989-, 1989-1993, 20 w., 2000, 2001, 2075 AD, 2136, Dystopian future America, Early 21st century, Post Apocalyptic, Some future time., alternate realities, first scene mentions 2007 (written in 1951), space, the future

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  • R. A. Heinlein
  • Robert Anson Heinlein
  • Robert A Heinlein
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