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The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Robert A. Heinlein
SeriesS.F. Masterworks
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:384
Dimensions(mm): Height 202,Width 136
Category/GenreScience fiction
ISBN/Barcode 9780575082410
ClassificationsDewey:813.54
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Imprint Gateway
Publication Date 11 December 2008
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Luna is an open penal colony and the regime is a harsh one. Not surprisingly, revolution against the hated authority is planned. But the key figures in the revolt are an unlikely crew: Manuel Garcia OKelly, an engaging jack of all trades, the beautiful Wyoming Knott - and Mike, a lonely computer who likes to make up jokes...

Author Biography

Robert A Heinlein (1907-88) was educated at the University of Missouri and the US Naval College, Annapolis. He served as a naval officer but retired in 1934 due to ill health. He then studied physics at UCLA and worked in a number of jobs before beginning to publish sf in 1939. Among his many novels are Starship Troopers and Stranger in a Strange Land.