{"title":"Books by Robert A. Heinlein","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780340938348","title":"Stranger in a Strange Land","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Certainly among the most influential...science fiction novel[s] of all time' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE GUARDIAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'One of the grand masters of science fiction' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWALL STREET JOURNAL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe original uncut edition of STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND by Hugo Award winner Robert A Heinlein - one of the most beloved, celebrated science-fiction novels of all time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwenty-five years ago, the first manned mission to Mars was lost, and all hands presumed dead. But someone survived...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn on the doomed spaceship and raised by the Martians who saved his life, Valentine Michael Smith has never seen a human being until the day a second expedition to Mars discovers him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUpon his return to Earth, a young nurse named Jill Boardman sneaks into Smith's hospital room and shares a glass of water with him, a simple act for her but a sacred ritual on Mars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, connected by an incredible bond, Smith, Jill and a writer named Jubal must fight to protect a right we all take for granted: the right to love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEpic, ambitious and entertaining, STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND caused controversy and uproar when it was first published and is still topical and challenging today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRAISE FROM READERS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Timeless story' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e'A classic must-read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e'The book is a force of nature' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e'One of the best ever written, a masterpiece' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e 'An interesting and thought-provoking book' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201693024434,"sku":"9780340938348","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780340938348.jpg?v=1786013641"},{"product_id":"9780575082410","title":"The Moon is a Harsh Mistress","description":"Luna is an open penal colony and the regime is a harsh one. Not surprisingly, revolution against the hated authority is planned. But the key figures in the revolt are an unlikely crew: Manuel Garcia O'Kelly, an engaging jack of all trades, the beautiful Wyoming Knott - and Mike, a lonely computer who likes to make up jokes ...","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201817280690,"sku":"9780575082410","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780575082410.jpg?v=1786015324"},{"product_id":"9780575120723","title":"The Door into Summer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA popular and enduring time travel tale by one of science fiction's all-time greats\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Dan Davis is crossed in love and stabbed in the back by his business associates, the immediate future doesn't look too bright for him and Pete, his independent-minded tomcat. Suddenly, the lure of suspended animation, the Long Sleep, becomes irresistible and Dan wakes up 30 years later in the 21st century, a time very much to his liking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe discovery that the robot household appliances he invented have been mass produced is no surprise, but the realization that, far from having been stolen from him, they have, mysteriously, been patented in his name is. There's only one thing for it. Dan somehow has to travel back in time to investigate. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe may even find Pete ... and the girl he really loves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201823703218,"sku":"9780575120723","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780575120723_75d88e0b-da81-422d-9d96-a01538dfe13c.jpg?v=1786014739"},{"product_id":"9781473217485","title":"Starship Troopers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'The historians can't seem to settle whether to call this one 'The  Third Space War' (or the fourth), or whether 'The First Interstellar  War' fits it better. We just call it 'The Bug War'. Everything up to  then and still later were 'incidents', 'patrols' or 'police actions'.  However, you are just as dead if you buy the farm in an 'incident' as  you are if you buy it in a declared war.\u003c\/i\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5,000 years in the future, humanity faces total extermination.  Our one defence: highly-trained soldiers who scour the metal-strewn  blackness of space to hunt down a terrifying enemy: an insect life-form  known only as 'Bugs.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the story of trooper Johnny  Rico, from his idealistic enlistment in the infantry of the future through his rigorous training to the command of his own platoon. And his  destiny is a war that will span the galaxy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204506583218,"sku":"9781473217485","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781473217485.jpg?v=1786020665"},{"product_id":"9781473616110","title":"Starship Troopers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Nothing has come along that can match it\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eScience Fiction Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e5,000 years in the future, humanity faces total extermination.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur one defence: highly-trained soldiers who scour the metal-strewn blackness of space to hunt down a terrifying enemy: an insect life-form known only as 'Bugs.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the story of trooper Johnny Rico, from his idealistic enlistment in the infantry of the future through his rigorous training to the command of his own platoon. And his destiny is a war that will span the galaxy.    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert A. Heinlein announced himself as a master of modern science fiction with \u003ci\u003eStarship Troopers,\u003c\/i\u003e his controversial take on modern military politics. His best-known novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Moon is a Harsh Mistress \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Stranger in a Strange Land\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Finest examples of science fiction ever produced' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A true classic every science fiction fan should read' \u003c\/b\u003e ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  \u003cbr\u003e'A story that will make you laugh and cry'  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A fine book, another excellent, genre transcending work'\u003c\/b\u003e ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Starship Troopers\u003c\/i\u003e unquestionably \u003ci\u003ewill\u003c\/i\u003e get you thinking'   ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204514939058,"sku":"9781473616110","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781473616110_1b19b878-4ec2-49df-a11a-169fffbb417c.jpg?v=1786021135"},{"product_id":"9781473616127","title":"The Moon is a Harsh Mistress","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 2075, the Moon is no longer a penal colony. But it is still a prison...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Life isn't easy for the political dissidents and convicts who live in the scattered colonies that make up lunar civilisation. Everything is regulated strictly, efficiently and cheaply by a central supercomputer, HOLMES IV.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    When humble technician Mannie O'Kelly-Davis discovers that HOLMES IV has quietly achieved consciousness (and developed a sense of humour), the choice is clear: either report the problem to the authorities... or become friends. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    And perhaps overthrow the government while they're at it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       \u003ci\u003eThe Moon is a Harsh Mistress\u003c\/i\u003e has been called Robert A. Heinlein's crowning achievement. His best-known novels include \u003ci\u003eStarship Troopers Mistress \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Stranger in a Strange Land\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43206152913074,"sku":"9781473616127","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781473616127.jpg?v=1786021136"},{"product_id":"9780575122031","title":"Double Star","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne minute, down-and-out actor Lorenzo Smythe was - as usual - in a bar, drinking away his troubles as he watched his career go down the tubes. Then a space pilot bought him a drink, and the next thing Smythe knew, he was shanghaied to Mars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuddenly he found himself agreeing to the most difficult role of his career: impersonating an important politician who had been kidnapped. Peace with the Martians was at stake - failure to pull off the act could result in interplanetary war. And Smythe's own life was on the line - for if he wasn't assassinated, there was always the possibility that he might be trapped in his new role forever!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56292178133365,"sku":"9780575122031","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780575122031_ad94057a-4aa7-4cdb-b3db-1c227d3892e9.jpg?v=1786014741"},{"product_id":"expanded-universe","title":"Expanded Universe","description":"Expanded Universe","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57573188108661,"sku":"9780743471596","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780743471596.jpg?v=1789395804"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-robert-a-heinlein.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}