Robert A. Heinlein

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Title: Job: A Comedy Of Justice: Description:
Heinlein's Job is Alex, a Christian fundamentalist whose faith is being repeatedly and severely tested - but why? For Alex's sake go along with the plot and assume there is a God - discover God, Gods and the afterlife. This is a gentle satirical fantasy in which love wins against all odds and Heinlein is able to vent some of his frustration at The System.

Title: Stranger In A Strange Land: Description:
The story of Valentine Michael Smith, the first man from Mars to visit Earth, and his gradual humanisation - the perfect foil for Heinlein's views of Western culture. About the Author Robert A. Heinlein was one of the greatest science fiction writers of the century and won the coveted Hugo Award on several occasions. He died in 1989. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Title: To Sail Beyond The Sunset: The Lives And Loves Of Maureen Johnson: Description:
AN EPIC S.F. NOVEL BY THE MASTER OF THE FIELD AND THE AUTHOR OF "STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND". THE NOVEL IS MAINLY IN THE FORM OF AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL FLASHBACK FROM A TOUGH SPACE GOING LADY WHO FINDS HERSELF NAKED IN A CYBERNETIC HOTEL ROOM WITH A STIFF AND A TELEPATHIC CAT THAT CAN WALK THROUGH WALLS. SHE TURNS OUT TO HAVE BEEN BORN BACK IN THE 1890S AND TO HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP UNDER THE AUSPICIES OF THE HOWARD LEAGUE (A RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERESTED IN LONGEVITY). THE GIRL IS A RADICAL OF THE CONSERVATIVE VARIETY AND A FREE THINKER WHO LEARNS MUCH ABOUT LIFE FROM HER WISE OLD DADDY, A DOCTOR WITH A GOOD LINE IN HOME-SPUN THEORISING. SHE WORKS OUT HER OWN VALUES AND RE-WRITES THE 10 COMMANDMENTS IN A WICKEDLY RELEVANT FASHION. ALL SHE LEARNS ABOUT SEX IN ALL ITS VARIETIES. SHE IS PAID BY THE HOWARD LEAGUE FOR EVERY BABY. EVEN AT 600 YEARS-OLD SHE IS A TOUGH AND FEISTY OLD BROAD WITH THE BODY OF A 35-YEAR-OLD (SHE HAS BEEN REJUVENATED A FEW TIMES). THERE>>>2 15/2/88-AS OM EDITION: A: 75000 @ $3.50 OR $3.99: 464PP: UC=24P: MAX. IS NOT A LOT OF NARRATIVE BUT THERE IS A HUGE AMOUNT OF WISE AND ENTERTAINING OBSERVATION. 7/9/87-OFFSET MJ(COVER ARTWORK SAME AS WELL): 464PP: A: 12000 @ $3.50(OM)& 70000 @ $3.50(UK): 30P: MAX

Title: To Sail Beyond The Sunset: The Lives And Loves Of Maureen Johnson: Description:
When Maureen Johnson wakes up one morning and finds herself on a strange planet in bed with a cat and a corpse she knows it is not going to be a good day. But discovering her situation is only one of Maureen's immediate problems as she is arrested and charged with the murder of the stranger in the bed beside her.

Title: The Cat Who Walks Through Walls: Description:
Colonel Colin Campbell, alias Dr Richard Ames, 23rd-century writer, traveller and bon viveur, is the hero of this story. Framed for murder, married to the exquisite Gwen, fleeing for his life in the Wild West enterprise zones of the moon, he is pursued by mysterious agents of an unknown power.

Title: Citizen Of The Galaxy (puffin Books): Description:
when Thorby, the slave boy from nowhere, is bought by the crippled old beggar 'pop' Baslim, he fears that he has once again fallen into the hands of a cruel owner. But Thorby is pleasantly suprised when Pop takes him under his wing and gives him and education that has far-reacging consequences. When he later becomes a FreeTrader, roaming the nine worlds and the Hegemony, it is this education that helps him to discover his true identityand purpose. Citizen of the Galaxy makes a compelling statement about the cost of honor, and loyalty.

Title: Worlds Of Robert Heinlein: Description:
In this new collection, master SF storyteller Robert Heinlein explores some strange and frightening possibilities: The possibility of a young girl, blind and alone, lost somewhere on the vast face of the moon. The possibility that someone could possess the ultimate weapon - for which no defence existed - and also knew that any other country coujld discover the weapon at the same moment. The possibility of small bands of guerillas which were all that was left o fthe USA after the cataclysmic Twenty Minutes War. Robert Heinlein, winner of three Hugo Awards uses just such possibilities in stories which originally established his exciting reputation, plus a completely new, never-before published novelette which shows Heinlein at the peak of his ability.

Title: Time Enough For Love.: Description:
Science Fiction

Title: Time Enough For Love: Description:
v class="productDescriptionWrapper"> Follows Woodrow Wilson Smith's odyssey through time as he manipulates situations to suit his purposes and extend his youth.