Robert A. Heinlein was one of the “Big Three” science fiction writers of the Golden Age, together with isaac-asimov and arthur-c-clarke. He was an engineer, and his stories held up to a high standard of scientific and technical plausibility. He was one of the first SF writers to break into ...
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Was 'The Bad Place' inspired by -All you Zombies-?
In Robert A. Heinlein's -All You Zombies- involves time travel and some fairly weird paradoxes. One of which is the self-fertilization by an intersex individual, a concept shared by Dean Koontz's ...
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The fate of the crew of the Envoy in Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land
It's been a while since I have read Stranger in a Strange Land, but was the
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What is the complete list of all “Starship Troopers” comics?
Wiki states:
Comics
Dark Horse Comics, Mongoose Publishing and Markosia have held the license to produce comic books based on Starship Troopers. Over the years they have been written by writers ...
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Who was the “Starship Troopers” representative who appeared in “The Cat Who Walks Through Walls”?
From "The Cat Who Walks Through Walls" Wiki article:
During a meeting of the Council of the Time Scouts, representatives from every major time line and setting written by Heinlein appear, ...
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Is it ever specified why/how Mike (HOLMES IV) achieved self-awareness in “The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress”?
In The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, is it ever specified why/how Mike (HOLMES IV) achieved self-awareness?
(Since Mike also figures in "The Cat Who Walks Through Walls", the answer may come from either ...
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What exactly are the proposed influences of “Starship Troopers” on “Ender's Game”?
From "Starship Troopers" Wiki:
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card is also thought by many to have been either a direct response to or influenced by Starship Troopers. Card has flatly denied this, ...
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Is there any reference/mention of Ayn Rand/objectivism in Heinlein's books?
Heinlein is considered a fairly "libertarian-leaning" author. Were there many mentions or references in his his works of either Ayn Rand, her works/heroes, or Objectivism (explicit mentions, not ...
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In the Starship Troopers movie, what remains of Robert A. Heinlein's original novel?
I enjoyed watching the movie Starship Troopers and the issues it "addresses" (to use the term lightly). However, Wikipedia says:
The film diverged greatly in terms of the themes and plot of the ...
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Have any of Heinlein's (then) fictional inventions been developed into actual ones?
I'm not a smoker, but I thought that Heinlein's self-lighting cigarette idea is a darn good one. Are any of his fictional inventions actually being produced or researched in the real world?
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Were Gnostics/Gnosticism a recurring religion in Heinlein's work?
Jelly glanced over at Sergeant Migliaccio, first section leader. "Five
minutes for the Padre," he stated. Some of the boys dropped out of ranks,
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In Starship Troopers, why was the Surgeon NOT making a drop?
... He stopped by the man in front of me, pressed the button on his belt that gave readings on his physicals. "Fall out!" "But, Sarge, it's just a cold. The Surgeon said -- " Jelly interrupted. " ...
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Where did Heinlein get the name Podkayne?
Does the name have an origin prior to Podkayne of Mars? A meaning?
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What is the Recognition Code for the Howard Families?
It's been a while since I've read much Heinlein, and I'm sure some will say I should be ashamed for not remembering this, but I remember there was a recognition code for members of the Howard Families ...
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Robert Heinlein story that begins with a card game followed by an alarm and a shelter
The story begins with a group of people playing a card game of some sort, I can't recall what it was exactly, but it had some sort of team aspect to it. There were three or four players. One of them ...
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Is there any evidence for the bet between Robert A. Heinlein and L. Ron Hubbard?
It is widely believed that L. Ron Hubbard and Robert A. Heinlein made a bet in a bar one night either than L. Ron could not create a religion, or to see who could create a religion first. (In the ...
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Reading Order for Heinlein's “World as Myth” Books
Starting with Number of the Beast Heinlein began the systematic incorporation of most of his great novels into a single multiverse. Additionally, he included works by other authors in this multiverse.
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Are there any movies based on Robert Heinlein's works?
Is there any movie based on Robert Heinlein's work? If so, is there more than one?
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On the personal relation between Phil K. Dick and Robert Heinlein
It's well known that Dick and Heinlein were friends. On Dick's wikipedia article there is an extract from the introduction to the 1980 short story collection The Golden Man in which Dick praises ...
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“Black Hats” in “The Number of the Beast”
Some years ago, I ran into a statement that the identity of the villains that start chasing the party in Heinlein's Number of the Beast could be figured out from internal clues. I completely failed. ...
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Heinlein book(s) with FTL travel?
I'm a new Heinlein fan and also an FTL (faster-than-light) fan. Did he write any books where FTL was possible? All the ones I've read so far have been intra-system (Sol) only.
