Articles related to "Robert Heinlein"

In the first part in a series of short interviews with prominent sf/speculative authors, Suite101 recently fired away some questions to writer and futurist Brenda Cooper.

In Revolt in 2100 Robert Heinlein uses his story about a rebellion against a theocratic regime to examine the effective use of (PSYOP) as a force multiplier.

Robert Heinlein's utopian vision of a lunar community displays his social ideals, but also their limitations.

Farnham' s Freehold establishes a parallel universe cracked open by a nuclear explosion where cannibalism and the proposition of incestuous propagation are the norm.

Serialized in Astounding in 1956, Heinlein was already overdue a Hugo on his way to becoming SFWA Grand Master, even though only only two such awards had been made.

Many great inventors, scientists, artists, musicians, writers, political and military leaders, and humanitarians have been cat lovers.

Serialized in Analog, reprinted in Harrison & Aldiss and Terry Carr's Year's Best Sci-Fi, it was rejected by seventeen publishers before St. Martin's Press published it.

SFWA's first Grand Master won four Hugo awards although his best, The Door Into Summer, eluded the prize, and his The Past Through Tomorrow is the seminal future history.

The Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame, located in Seattle, Washington, offers a unique and interesting experience for both fans and non-fans of science fiction.

Utopias have been described in popular novels for 500 years. They are popular despite the weakness of the depiction, especially when compared to a dystopia.

Director Alex Proyas discusses the inspiration for the new film which stars Nicolas Cage, as a man faced with information which may announce the end of the world.

Science fiction movies of the 1950s were strongly influenced by the paranoia of the Atomic and Cold War Eras or the feeling that we are not alone.

Connie Willis, author of The Doomsday Book and To Say Nothing of the Dog, is one of science fiction's most decorated authors with six Nebula Awards and ten Hugos.

Robert Heinlein often criticized modern society. In The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, he uses a lunar revolt to implicate 20th century social structure.

In The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Heinlein shows a positive anarchist society in conflict with an authoritarian regime, allowing him to criticize 20th century society.

Thanks to the help of teachers and readers all across the country, we've compiled a list of American Fiction books your kids should be reading that goes above and beyond.

Once your kid's finished devouring the latest Harry Potter, how do you go about nurturing that yen to read? Here's a list of recommended fantasy and SF novels.