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An edition of The moon is a harsh mistress (1965)

The moon is a harsh mistress

1st Tor ed.
  • 4.0 (75 ratings) ·
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It is the late 21st Century and the Moon has been colonized -- as a giant, open, prison. Every aspect of life is overseen by the Federated Nations "Lunar Authority"; until one day when a self-aware Super-Computer, a Jack of all Trades Technician, an Anarchist Professor, and a beautiful Blonde Revolutionary decide to change their world. The conspirators' plans go along beautifully...for a while.

TANSTAAFL! There ain't no such thing as a free lunch! Robert A. Heinlein was the most influential science fiction writer of his era, an influence so large that, as Samuel R. Delany notes, "modern critics attempting to wrestle with that influence feel themselves dealing with an object rather like the sky or an ocean." He won the Hugo Award for best novel four times, a record that still stands. The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress was the last of these Hugo-winning novels, and it is widely considered his finest work. It is a tale of revolution, of the rebellion of the former Lunar penal colony against the Lunar Authority that controls it from Earth. It is the tale of the disparate people -- a computer technician, a vigorous young female agitator, and an elderly academic -- who become the rebel movement's leaders. And it is the story of Mike, the supercomputer whose sentience is known only to this inner circle, and who for reasons of his own is committed to the revolution's ultimate success. The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress is one of the high points of modern science fiction, a novel bursting with politics, humanity, passion, innovative technical speculation, and a firm belief in the pursuit of human freedom. - Back cover.

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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
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2016, Livre de Poche
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Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
2015, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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Jul 14, 2014, Heyne Verlag
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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
Jun 01, 2010, Blackstone Audio, Inc., Blackstone Audiobooks
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La luna es una cruel amante
2009, La Factoría de Ideas
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Révolte sur la Lune
2008, Folio SF
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The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Mar 11, 2008, Gollancz
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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
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The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress
1997, Orb
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The moon is a harsh mistress
1996, Tor
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Der Mond ist eine herbe Geliebte
1994, Bastei Lübbe
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Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
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The moon is a harsh mistress
1987, Ace Books
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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
September 1, 1987, New English Library Ltd
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Moon Is Harsh Mistres
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Moon Is Harsh Mistres
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Moon Is Harsh Mistres
June 15, 1984, Berkley
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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
December 15, 1984, Berkley
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Moon Is Harsh Mistres
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The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
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Moon Is Harsh Mistres
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1980, ʻAm ʻoved
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Moon Is Harsh Mistres
November 15, 1980, Berkley
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The moon is a harsh mistress..
1977, New English Library
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The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
December 15, 1977, Berkley Medallion Books
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Moon Is Harsh Mistres
December 15, 1976, Berkley
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La Luna es una cruel amante
1975, Acervo
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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
1974, Berkley Medallion
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Moon Is Harsh Mistres
December 1, 1974, Berkley
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The moon is a harsh mistress
1972, D. Dobson
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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
1969, New English Library
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The moon is a harsh mistress
1969, Berkley Books
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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
Sep 01, 1968, G. P. Putnam's Sons / Berkley Medallion
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The moon is a harsh mistress
1968, G. P. Putnam's Sons
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The moon is a harsh mistress
1968, Putnam; distributed by Berkley Pub. Corp.
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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
1968, G. P. Putnam's Sons
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The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress
1967, Dobson Books
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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
1966-01-01, Berkley
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The moon is a harsh mistress
1966, Tor
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The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
1966-01-01, G.P. Puntam's Sons
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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
1966, G. P. Putnam's Sons
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The moon is a harsh mistress
1966, Putnam
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The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Aug 22, 1965, Robert A. Heinlein, Tom Doberty Associates
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Moon Is A Harsh Mistress
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月は無慈悲な夜の女王
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Edition Notes

"A Tom Doherty Associates book."

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813/.54
Library of Congress
PS3515.E288 M66 1996, PS3515.E288M66 1996

The Physical Object

Pagination
382 p. :
Number of pages
382

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL815850M
ISBN 10
0312861761
LCCN
95053750
OCLC/WorldCat
34024563
Library Thing
7930
Goodreads
1061927

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