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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

Name: The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
Rating: 5 (11 reviews)
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
ISBN: 9780440001355

Robert A. Heinlein · 2005 · 400 pages

For fans of Artemis—the visionary tour de force from “one of the grand masters of science fiction” (The Wall Street Journal).

Widely acknowledged as one of Robert A. Heinlein's greatest works, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress rose from the golden age of science fiction to become an undisputed classic—and a touchstone for the philosophy of personal responsibility and political freedom. A revolution on a lunar penal colony—aided by a self-aware supercomputer—provides the framework for a story of a diverse group of men and women grappling with the ever-changing definitions of humanity, technology, and free will—themes that resonate just as strongly today as they did when the novel was first published.

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress gives readers an extraordinary, thought-provoking glimpse into the mind of Robert A. Heinlein, who, even now, “shows us where the future is” (Tom Clancy).

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Andrej Karpathy
“did-not-finish”↗
Bill Gates
“I read every book by Edgar Rice Burroughs and Robert Heinlein. (The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress was a particular favorite.)”↗
Elon Musk
“I think [The Moon is a Harsh Mistress] is Heinlein's best book, honestly.”↗
Orson Scott Card
“This account of a revolutionary struggle between lunar colonists – many of whom came there (or their parents did) as exiles and prisoners – and the exploitative government agency that controls their lives is, like Foundation, a working out of historical forces. But Heinlein sticks with a cast of a few main characters and, with a charmingly colloquial writing style, makes us care about them all.”↗
Christopher Sommer
“I’m a big fan of the author.”↗
Paul Graham
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