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Robert A. Heinlein

Born

in Butler, Missouri, The United States

July 07, 1907

Died

May 08, 1988

Genre

Science Fiction, Children's, Fiction

Influences

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

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Works of American science-fiction writer Robert Anson Heinlein include Stranger in a Strange Land (1961) and The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (1966).

People often call this novelist "the dean of science fiction writers", 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 standards of literary quality of the genre. He was the first science-fiction 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.

Also wrote under Pen names: Anson McDonald, Lyle Mo ...more

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Average rating: 3.94 · 1,226,618 ratings · 43,528 reviews · 787 distinct works • Similar authors

	Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein, James Warhola (Illustrator) 3.92 avg rating — 307,489 ratings — published 1961 — 248 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 4.01 avg rating — 222,223 ratings — published 1959 — 97 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 4.16 avg rating — 127,620 ratings — published 1966 — 144 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.97 avg rating — 35,044 ratings — published 1973 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.89 avg rating — 32,468 ratings — published 1951 — 149 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.92 avg rating — 29,786 ratings — published 1958 — 95 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.84 avg rating — 29,097 ratings — published 1982 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Door Into Summer 4.02 avg rating — 25,858 ratings — published 1957 — 145 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Double Star 3.91 avg rating — 22,610 ratings — published 1956 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.71 avg rating — 22,920 ratings — published 1985 — 57 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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

Stranger in a Strange Land (1 book)
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James Warhola (Illustrator)

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Lazarus Long (5 books)
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The World As Myth (4 books)
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Friday (3 books)
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The Cat Who Walks Through Walls (3 books)
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