Book Series Guide

Author guide

Robert A. Heinlein

American science fiction writer known for technical plausibility, bestselling novels, and influential, often controversial ideas about society and politics.

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Heinlein's Juveniles

Heinlein's young-adult science-fiction novels.

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  1. 7 Cover of Tunnel in the Sky
    Tunnel in the Sky

    Book 9 · novel · 1955

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  2. 1 Cover of Space Cadet
    Space Cadet

    novel · 1948

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  3. 2 Cover of Farmer in the Sky
    Farmer in the Sky

    novel · 1950

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  4. 3 Cover of Between Planets
    Between Planets

    novel · 1951

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  5. 4
    The Rolling Stones

    novel · 1952

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  6. 5 Cover of Starman Jones
    Starman Jones

    novel · 1953

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  7. 6 Cover of The Star Beast
    The Star Beast

    novel · 1954

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  8. 8 Cover of Time for the Stars
    Time for the Stars

    novel · 1956

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  9. 9 Cover of Have Space Suit—Will Travel
    Have Space Suit—Will Travel

    novel · 1958

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  10. 10 Cover of Podkayne of Mars
    Podkayne of Mars

    novel · 1963

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Future History

Heinlein's linked future-history stories and novels.

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  1. 1
    Life Line

    Book 1 · collection · 1940

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  2. 2
    The Man Who Sold the Moon

    Book 5 · collection · 1950

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    The Green Hills of Earth

    Book 16 · collection · 1951

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  4. 5 Cover of Methuselah's Children
    Methuselah's Children

    Book 22 · novel · 1958

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  5. 6
    Revolt in 2100

    Book 19-21 · collection · 1953

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  6. 4
    The Menace from Earth

    Book 17-18 · novella · 1959

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The World As Myth

Heinlein's later novels about Lazarus Long and parallel universes.

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  1. 1 Cover of Time Enough for Love
    Time Enough for Love

    Book 1 · novel · 1973

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  2. 2 Cover of The Number of the Beast
    The Number of the Beast

    Book 2 · novel · 1980

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  3. 3 Cover of The Cat Who Walks Through Walls
    The Cat Who Walks Through Walls

    Book 3 · novel · 1985

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  4. 4 Cover of To Sail Beyond the Sunset
    To Sail Beyond the Sunset

    Book 4 · novel · 1987

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Stranger in a Strange Land

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  1. 1 Cover of Stranger in a Strange Land
    Stranger in a Strange Land

    novel · 1961

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Friday

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  1. 1 Cover of Friday
    Friday

    novel · 1982

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The Cat Who Walks Through Walls

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  1. 1 Cover of The Cat Who Walks Through Walls
    The Cat Who Walks Through Walls

    Book 1 · novel · 1985

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Outside the series

Standalone and other books

  1. Waldo & Magic, Inc.

    collection · 1940

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  2. Cover of Rocket Ship Galileo
    Rocket Ship Galileo

    novel · 1947

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  3. Cover of Beyond This Horizon
    Beyond This Horizon

    novel · 1948

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  4. Cover of The Day After Tomorrow
    The Day After Tomorrow

    novel · 1949

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  5. Cover of The Puppet Masters
    The Puppet Masters

    novel · 1951

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  6. The Year of the Jackpot

    novella · 1952

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  7. Cover of The Door into Summer
    The Door into Summer

    novel · 1956

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  8. Cover of Double Star
    Double Star

    novel · 1956

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  9. The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag

    novella · 1959

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  10. Cover of Starship Troopers
    Starship Troopers

    novel · 1959

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  11. The Green Hills of Earth / The Menace from Earth

    collection · 1957

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  12. Cover of The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
    The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

    novel · 1963

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  13. Cover of Glory Road
    Glory Road

    novel · 1963

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  14. Cover of Farnham's Freehold
    Farnham's Freehold

    novel · 1964

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  15. Cover of I Will Fear No Evil
    I Will Fear No Evil

    novel · 1970

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  16. Cover of Job
    Job

    novel · 1984

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  17. Cover of Variable Star
    Variable Star

    novel · 2006

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  18. The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag

    novella · 1959

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  19. The Green Hills of Earth / The Menace from Earth

    collection · 1957

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  20. Grumbles from the Grave

    nonfiction · 1989

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  21. Take Back Your Government

    nonfiction · 1992

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  22. Screen Writing of Robert A. Heinlein

    nonfiction · 2012

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  23. The Pursuit of the Pankera

    novel · 2020

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  24. The Best of Robert Heinlein

    collection · 1973

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  25. The Best of Robert Heinlein 1947-1959

    collection · 1973

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  26. The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag

    novella · 1959

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  27. The World Turned Upside Down

    anthology · 2005

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  28. The World As Myth

    collection · 1980

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  29. The Art of War

    short_story · 1947

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  30. The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag

    novella · 1959

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  31. The World Turned Upside Down

    anthology · 2005

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  32. The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag

    novella · 1959

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