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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
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From http://www.cyberhaven.com/books/sciencefiction/harshmoon.htmlRobert A. Heinlein was the dominant science fiction writer of the modern era, a writer whose influence on the field was, according to Samuel R. Delany, "so pervasive that modern critics, attempting to wrestle with that influence find themselves dealing with an object rather like the sky or an ocean" He won science fiction's Hugo Award for Best Novel four times, a record that still stand. "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress" was the last of those Hugo-winning novels and is widely acclaimed as his finest work. It is a tale of revolution, of the rebellion of a former penal colony on the Moon against its masters on the Earth. It is a tale of a culture whose family structures are based on the presence of two men for every woman, leading to novel forms of marriage and family. It is the story of the disparate people -- a computer technician, a vigorous young female agitator, and an elderly academic -- who become the movement's leaders. And it is the story of Mike, the supercomputer whose sentence is known only to the revolt's inner circle, who for reasons of his own is committed to the revolution's ultimate success. It is one of the high points of modern science fiction, a novel bursting with invention, with a natural-seeming future dialect, with familial warmth and human passion, with insight into artificial intellgence and grass-roots politics and the problems of human freedom and the overweening state. It is a great political novel and a great survey of the human prospect. It is an outstanding novelist's most outstanding work. "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress" is the great American libertarian novel, a tale of revolution, love, and artificial intelligence that remains as sharp today as the day it first appeared. Fantastic book. I had a bit of trouble getting used to the Loonie slang, but otherwise a very intelligent book. Highly recommended! 1967 Hugo Award for best novel. Nederlandse Bookray met deze deelnemers: - 1972Galadriel - Rubberchicken - Plinius - iiwi - Het boek weegt 164 gram, wat wil zeggen dat je vier postzegels van € 0,39 zult moeten plakken. - En hier zijn de kleine lettertjes van rings en rays. |
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Wishlist RABCK arrived yesterday! Thanks so much iiwi! And (lol) yes I am a "her". ;)From the front cover: A major new novel by the dean of American science fiction writers ROBERT A. HEINLEIN THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS From the back cover: THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS Luna of the 21st century is a penal colony where everyone lives under the dictatorship of the hated Authority. But the inevitable takes place one day when Mike, the master computer who controls everything on Luna devises an intricate revolutionary plot with the help of a professor, a beautiful blonde, and a jack-of-all-trades. The conspirators' plans go along beautifully for a while... "Heinlein is one of the best, if not the best, writer of science fiction today. This book is one of his best. The plot is excellent, and excellently handled... fiction with a scientific base, intrigue, and fast-paced action." -- Library Journal "...makes for a degree of provocation, adrenalinizing, mind-stretching, conviction-testing unmatched by any contemporary." -- Theodore Sturgeon, National Review |
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