Robert A. Heinlein

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born

in Butler, MO, The United States

July 07, 1907

died

May 08, 1988

gender

male

genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Children's Books, Literature & Fiction

influences

H. G. Wells, James Branch Cabell, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Rudyard Kiplin...more

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Robert Anson Heinlein was an American novelist and science fiction writer. Often called "the dean of science fiction writers", he is one of the most popular, influential, and controversial authors of "hard science fiction".

He set a high standard for science and engineering plausibility and helped to raise the genre's standards of literary quality. He was the first SF writer to break into mainstream, general magazines such as "The Saturday Evening Post", in the late 1940s. He was also among the first authors of bestselling, novel-length science fiction in the modern, mass-market era.

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Robert A. Heinlein's Books

Average rating: 3.86 · 496,404 ratings · 12,994 reviews · 304 distinct works · Similar authors

	Stranger in a Strange Land 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 140,794 ratings — published 1961 — 88 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Starship Troopers 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 65,561 ratings — published 1959 — 83 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Moon is a Harsh Mistress 4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 41,026 ratings — published 1966 — 68 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Time Enough for Love 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 15,761 ratings — published 1973 — 38 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Puppet Masters 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 13,911 ratings — published 1951 — 52 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Friday 3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 14,142 ratings — published 1982 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Have Space Suit—Will Travel 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 12,302 ratings — published 1958 — 46 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cat Who Walks Through Walls 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 11,666 ratings — published 1985 — 26 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Job: A Comedy of Justice 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 9,664 ratings — published 1984 — 23 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Past Through Tomorrow by Robert A. Heinlein, Damon Knight (Introduction) 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 8,508 ratings — published 1967 — 22 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Robert A. Heinlein

The World As Myth (4 books)
by Robert A. Heinlein
3.772392017563334 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 40,539 ratings

Quotes by Robert A. Heinlein

“Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.”
― Robert A. Heinlein

tags: cats, humor, women

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“Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.”
― Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land

tags: essential, happiness, love

17,592 people liked it

“Happiness consists in getting enough sleep. Just that, nothing more.”
― Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers

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Polls

DECEMBER SCIENCE FICTION: This poll decides which 2 novels will move on to the run-off poll for our December SF Book of the Month!

Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon

12 votes 28.6%

Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein

10 votes 23.8%

Fool's War by Sarah Zettel

9 votes 21.4%

The Moon Maid Complete and Restored by Edgar Rice Burroughs

4 votes 9.5%

Dayworld by Philip José Farmer

4 votes 9.5%

The Female Man by Joanna Russ

3 votes 7.1%

42 total votes

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