Robert Anson Heinlein was born in Missouri in 1907, and was raised there. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1929, but was forced by illness to retire from the Navy in 1934. He settled in California and over the next five years held a variety of jobs while doing post-graduate work in mathematics and physics at the University of California. In 1939 he sold his first science fiction story to Astounding magazine and soon devoted himself to the genre.
He was a four-time winner of the Hugo Award for his novels Stranger in a Strange Land (1961), Starship Troopers (1959), Double Star (1956), and The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (1966). His Future History series, incorporating both short stories and novels, was first mapped out in 1941. The series charts the social, political, and technological changes shaping human society from the present through several centuries into the future.
Robert A. Heinlein’s books were among the first works of science fiction to reach bestseller status in both hardcover and paperback. he continued to work into his eighties, and his work never ceased to amaze, to entertain, and to generate controversy. By the time he died, in 1988, it was evident that he was one of the formative talents of science fiction: a writer whose unique vision, unflagging energy, and persistence, over the course of five decades, made a great impact on the American mind.
After he firewalked in Polynesia, the world wasn't the same for Alexander Hergensheimer, now called Alec Graham. As natural accidents occurred without cease, Alex knew Armageddon and the Day of Judgement were near. Somehow he had to bring his beloved heathen, Margrethe, to a state of grace, and, while he was at it, save the rest of the world ....
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Gewebe, gebundene Ausgabe, SU. Etat : Gut. 368 S. SU. etwas berieben und Einband teilweise leicht angeschmutzt. Schnitt leicht angeschmutzt und Seiten altersbedingt leicht gebräunt, ansonsten gut erhalten. ISBN: 9780450060779 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 610. N° de réf. du vendeur 181788
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Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, top corners very slightly bruised, not price clipped (£8.95), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy, looks unread. 368pp. After fire walking in Polynesia, fundamentalist minister Alexander Hergensheimer never saw the world the same. Now called Alec Graham, he is in the middle of an affair with his stewardess, Margrethe, when natural disasters begin plaguing them. First, there is an impossible iceberg that wrecks the ship in the tropics, then, after being rescued by a Royal Mexican plane, they are hit by a double earthquake. To Alex, the signs are clear. Armageddon and the Day of Judgment are near. Somehow, he has to bring his beloved heathen, Margrethe, to a state of grace, for heaven would be no paradise without her. But time is growing short. And, while he is at it, there has to be a way to save the rest of the world. Robert Heinlein's (1907-88), a satire on organised religion (Heinlein himself was an agnostic). The title is a reference to the biblical Book of Job and James Branch Cabell's book 'Jurgen, 'A Comedy of Justice'. It won the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel in 1985 and was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1984 and the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1985. A scarce book in this first UK impression. N° de réf. du vendeur 011602
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