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'The historians can't seem to settle whether to call this one 'The
Third Space War' (or the fourth), or whether 'The First
Interstellar War' fits it better. We just call it 'The Bug War'.
Everything up to then and still later were 'incidents', 'patrols'
or 'police actions'. However, you are just as dead if you buy the
farm in an 'incident' as you are if you buy it in a declared war.'
5,000 years in the future, humanity faces total extermination. Our
one defence: highly-trained soldiers who scour the metal-strewn
blackness of space to hunt down a terrifying enemy: an insect
life-form known only as 'Bugs.' This is the story of trooper Johnny
Rico, from his idealistic enlistment in the infantry of the future
through his rigorous training to the command of his own platoon.
And his destiny is a war that will span the galaxy.
The original uncut edition of STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND by Hugo
Award winner Robert A Heinlein - one of the most beloved,
celebrated science-fiction novels of all time. Epic, ambitious and
entertaining, STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND caused controversy and
uproar when it was first published and is still topical and
challenging today. Twenty-five years ago, the first manned mission
to Mars was lost, and all hands presumed dead. But someone
survived... Born on the doomed spaceship and raised by the Martians
who saved his life, Valentine Michael Smith has never seen a human
being until the day a second expedition to Mars discovers him. Upon
his return to Earth, a young nurse named Jill Boardman sneaks into
Smith's hospital room and shares a glass of water with him, a
simple act for her but a sacred ritual on Mars. Now, connected by
an incredible bond, Smith, Jill and a writer named Jubal must fight
to protect a right we all take for granted: the right to love.
5,000 years in the future, humanity faces total extermination. Our
one defence: highly-trained soldiers who scour the metal-strewn
blackness of space to hunt down a terrifying enemy: an insect
life-form known only as 'Bugs.' This is the story of trooper Johnny
Rico, from his idealistic enlistment in the infantry of the future
through his rigorous training to the command of his own platoon.
And his destiny is a war that will span the galaxy. Robert A.
Heinlein announced himself as a master of modern science fiction
with Starship Troopers, his controversial take on modern military
politics. His best-known novels include The Moon is a Harsh
Mistress and Stranger in a Strange Land.
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Time for the Stars
Robert A. Heinlein
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Podkayne of Mars
Robert A. Heinlein
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Red Planet
Robert A. Heinlein
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In 2075, the Moon is no longer a penal colony. But it is still a
prison... Life isn't easy for the political dissidents and convicts
who live in the scattered colonies that make up lunar civilisation.
Everything is regulated strictly, efficiently and cheaply by a
central supercomputer, HOLMES IV. When humble technician Mannie
O'Kelly-Davis discovers that HOLMES IV has quietly achieved
consciousness (and developed a sense of humour), the choice is
clear: either report the problem to the authorities... or become
friends. And perhaps overthrow the government while they're at it.
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress has been called Robert A. Heinlein's
crowning achievement. His best-known novels include Starship
Troopers Mistress and Stranger in a Strange Land.
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Double Star (Paperback)
Robert A. Heinlein; Introduction by Richard Chwedyk
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In one of Robert A. Heinlein's most controversial bestsellers, a
recruit of the future goes through the toughest boot camp in the
Universe-and into battle with the Terran Mobile Infantry against
mankind's most alarming enemy.
One of the greatest science fiction novels ever published, Stranger
in a Strange Land's original manuscript had 50,000 words cut. Now
they have been reinstated for this special 30th anniversary trade
edition. A Mars-born earthling arrives on this planet for the first
time as an adult, and the sensation he creates teaches Earth some
unforgettable lessons. "A brilliant mind-bender".--Kurt Vonnegut.
A popular and enduring time travel tale by one of science fiction's
all-time greats When Dan Davis is crossed in love and stabbed in
the back by his business associates, the immediate future doesn't
look too bright for him and Pete, his independent-minded tomcat.
Suddenly, the lure of suspended animation, the Long Sleep, becomes
irresistible and Dan wakes up 30 years later in the 21st century, a
time very much to his liking. The discovery that the robot
household appliances he invented have been mass produced is no
surprise, but the realization that, far from having been stolen
from him, they have, mysteriously, been patented in his name is.
There's only one thing for it. Dan somehow has to travel back in
time to investigate. He may even find Pete ... and the girl he
really loves.
Luna is an open penal colony and the regime is a harsh one. Not
surprisingly, revolution against the hated authority is planned.
But the key figures in the revolt are an unlikely crew: Manuel
Garcia O'Kelly, an engaging jack of all trades, the beautiful
Wyoming Knott - and Mike, a lonely computer who likes to make up
jokes ...
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Glory Road (Paperback)
Robert A. Heinlein
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E. C. "Scar" Gordon was on the French Riviera recovering from a
tour of combat in Southeast Asia, but he hadn't given up his habit
of scanning the Personals in the newspaper. One ad in particular
leapt out at him:
"ARE YOU A COWARD? This is not for you. We badly need a brave man.
He must be 23 to 25 years old, in perfect health, at least six feet
tall, weigh about 190 pounds, fluent English, with some French,
proficient in all weapons, some knowledge of engineering and
mathematics essential, willing to travel, no family or emotional
ties, indomitably courageous and handsome of face and figure.
Permanent employment, very high pay, glorious adventure, great
danger. You must apply in person, rue Dante, Nice, 2me etage, apt.
D."
How could you not answer an ad like that, especially when it seemed
to describe you perfectly? Well, except maybe for the "handsome"
part, but that was in the eye of the beholder anyway. So he went to
that apartment and was greeted by the most beautiful woman he'd
ever met. She seemed to have many names, but agreed he could call
her "Star." A pretty appropriate name, as it turned out, for the
empress of twenty universes.
Robert A. Heinlein's one true fantasy novel, " Glory Road "is as
much fun today as when he wrote it after "Stranger in a Strange
Land." Heinlein proves himself as adept with sword and sorcery as
with rockets and slide rules and the result is exciting, satirical,
fast-paced, funny and tremendously readable -- a favorite of all
who have read it. "Glory Road" is a masterpiece of escapist
entertainment with a typically Heinleinian sting in its tail. Tor
is proud to return this all-time classic to hardcover to be
discovered by a new generation of readers.
From the "New York Times "bestselling author of "Starship Troopers
"and the first Grand Master of Science Fiction...
Lazarus Long 1916-4272
The capstone and crowning achievement of Heinlein's famous Future
History, " Time Enough for Love "follows Lazarus Long through a
vast and magnificent timescape of centuries and worlds. Heinlein's
longest and most ambitious work, it is the story of a man so in
love with Life that he refused to stop living it; and so in love
with Time that he became his own ancestor.
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One minute, down-and-out actor Lorenzo Smythe was - as usual - in a
bar, drinking away his troubles as he watched his career go down
the tubes. Then a space pilot bought him a drink, and the next
thing Smythe knew, he was shanghaied to Mars. Suddenly he found
himself agreeing to the most difficult role of his career:
impersonating an important politician who had been kidnapped. Peace
with the Martians was at stake - failure to pull off the act could
result in interplanetary war. And Smythe's own life was on the line
- for if he wasn't assassinated, there was always the possibility
that he might be trapped in his new role forever!
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