List Appertaining To Books The Green Hills of Earth (Future History or "Heinlein Timeline" #16)
| Title | : | The Green Hills of Earth (Future History or "Heinlein Timeline" #16) |
| Author | : | Robert A. Heinlein |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 270 pages |
| Published | : | April 1st 2003 by Baen Books (first published April 26th 1951) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Short Stories. Science Fiction Fantasy. Fantasy. Anthologies. Collections. Adventure |
Robert A. Heinlein
Paperback | Pages: 270 pages Rating: 3.86 | 7842 Users | 155 Reviews
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THE GREEN HILLS OF EARTH is a collection of short stories from one of the masters of science fiction who has held readers spellbound for over fifty years. This collection includes:Delilah and the Space-Rigger
Space-Jockey
The Long Watch
Gentlemen Be Seated
The Black Pits of Luna
It's Great to Be Back
We Also Walk Dogs
Ordeal in Space
The Green Hills of Earth
Logic of Empire
Future History 1951-2600 AD
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| Original Title: | The Green Hills of Earth |
| ISBN: | 0671578537 (ISBN13: 9780671578534) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Future History or "Heinlein Timeline" #16 |
| Literary Awards: | Analog Award Nominee for All-Time Best Book (1952) |
Rating Appertaining To Books The Green Hills of Earth (Future History or "Heinlein Timeline" #16)
Ratings: 3.86 From 7842 Users | 155 ReviewsAppraise Appertaining To Books The Green Hills of Earth (Future History or "Heinlein Timeline" #16)
This a another of the very few Robert Heinlein short story collections. They ten stories are all quite good. Speical favorties of mine among the then stories are "The Green Hills of Earth" and "Ordeal in Space".Heinlein's short stories are not as well known as his novels, but he is a good story teller whether writing novels or short stories.3.5A collection of short stories in his Future History series. I quite enjoyed most of these, but couldn't get into The Green Hills of Earth. They seem quite dated in many ways, and of course sexist, but still fun.
This is a fantastic short story. I came to love "Noisy" from his appearances as a minor character in other Heinlein stories, but this this short piece describing his history and heroic end always gets me right here.
Short storiessome great; others mediocre.
A series of short stories connected to Heinlein's future history and all mentioning or taking place in Luna City (Moon colony) at some point. I liked the last novella, The Logic of Empire, the most. It tells a story how slavery seems inevitable in colonization of planets. There is a wide array of types of tales here, some about adjusting to the moon, the technological challenges of meetings from people from different gravitational constants, marriage issues, overcoming agoraphobia, etc.
Despite the title, Earth is mostly in the background in this wonderful collection of short stories. It's mostly concerned with everyday life off the planet. Heinlein has taken a lot of mundane situations & put them a head a century or three. People are still people, although they've traded in their cars for spaceships.Some of the stories are a bit dated, such as "Delilah & the Space Rigger" - what happens when a girl shows up to work on a space project with an all boy crew? Heinlein
You should be forewarned that the stories in this book were written in the 1940s and you will find many things in it therefore insensitive. If you are able to read on with that grain of salt, you will find thought provoking insight along the way. I wonder if Heinlein was aware of his time and how to best edge us all closer to the possibilities of the future. First you have to get people to listen. The last story left me really considering my own stances on how the world would best be changed. I
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