Bücher von Robert A. Heinlein

'The best book Robert A. Heinlein ever wrote' F&FS

Many of Heinlein's fans consider the novels he wrote in the fifties amongst the author's strongest work; when he was at the peak of his talents. Double Star is considered by many to be the finest of his titles. Brian Aldiss called it his "most enjoyable novel."Whether it is the simplicity of a lively tale, the complexity of the situation, or the depth of characterization, the book has developed a loyal following. It also won Heinlein his first Hugo. The story revolves around Lawrence Smith-also known as "Lorenzo the Great"-a down-and-out actor wasting the remainder of his life in bars. When he encounters a space-pilot who offers him a drink, before he knows what is going on, he is on Mars involved in a deep conspiracy with global consequences. He is given a mission where failure would not only mean his own death, it would almost certainly mean an all-out planetary war. "Heinlein's novels of the 1940s and 50s shaped every single science fiction writer of my generation and everyone currently writing science fiction. Or making science fiction movies ... and Double Star is an excellent example of all the reasons why."-Connie Will

"His best since The Moon is a Harsh Mistress." Jerry Pournelle"A charming protagonist in a story as sleekly engineered as a starship. This one should fly."-Publishers Weekly"One of Heinlein's best, which is to say one of the best in all of Science Fiction-terrific story with a superbly realized heroine and world."-Poul AndersonFriday is a secret courier and ardent lover. Employed by a man she only knows of as "Boss", she is given the most awkward and dangerous cases, which take her from New Zealand to Canada, and through the new States of America's disunion, all the way out into the stars and the new colony of Botany Bay.Thrust into one calamity after another, she uses her enhanced wits and very many skills to evade, seduce or even kill her way out of any sticky situation she finds herself in. For she is both superior and inferior to the average human.As an AP-artificial person-the best humanity has to offer has been written into Friday's DNA. Yet she is often treated like a second class citizen-if she were ever able to claim citizenship. Her mother was the test tube and her father the knife, as the saying goes, so she has less rights than the biologically-born human, and no soul, according to the church.But in Friday Heinlein has created one of the most enlightened, warm, engaging and humane characters in the science fiction field, gifting us a novel of female empowerment that was well ahead of its time. "One of Heinlein's best, which is to say one of the best in all of Science Fiction-terrific story with a superbly realized heroine and world."-Poul Anderson

Sie kommen!Über Iowa wird ein unbekanntes Flugobjekt gesichtet. In der Bevölkerung bricht Panik aus. Kurz darauf die Entwarnung: Das Ganze war nur eine Zeitungsente. Doch dann verschwinden zwei Agenten des Secret Service, die mit der Angelegenheit befasst waren, bevor sie die schreckliche Wahrheit ans Licht bringen können: Es gibt tatsächlich eine Alien-Invasion, und die Besucher aus dem Weltall können die Gefühle und Gedanken der Menschen manipulieren. Schon bald haben die Aliens alles und jeden unter Kontrolle ...

"For Us, the Living" - der lang verschollene erste Roman von Robert A. Heinlein in neuer Übersetzung.2086 - STURZ IN DIE ZUKUNFTIm Sommer des Jahres 1939 erleidet der Pilot Perry Nelson einen schrecklichen Autounfall. Als er erwacht, befindet er sich im Jahre 2086. Verzweifelt versucht Perry sich in der neuen Welt zurechtzufinden.Bald jedoch stellt er fest, dass sein Wissen über die Vergangenheit der Zivilisation der Zukunft von großem Nutzen sein kann...Ein Klassiker der Future History-Literatur von Sci-Fi Legende und vierfachem HUGO Award Gewinner Robert A. Heinlein

Aufbruch ins MorgenWie wird sich unsere Gesellschaft in den nächsten zweihundert Jahren entwickeln? Wird es eine christlich-fundamentalistische Diktatur in den USA geben? Ein neues Zeitalter der Sklaverei auf der Venus? Highspeed-Förderbänder statt Autobahnen? Gemeinsam mit dem Unsterblichen Lazarus Long schickt Robert A. Heinlein den Leser auf eine faszinierende Reise in die Zukunft und inszeniert dabei ebenso erschreckend wie unterhaltsam den Zusammenbruch der Welt, wie wir sie kennen ...