Overly libertarian but an acknowledged classic of science fiction, Robert Heinlein’s “The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
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There are some valuable nuggets in that one. My favorite is the advice “If you don’t fully understand the problem, solve the parts you do
understand and the rest will follow.” I do think, though, that this book is a source of many of the fears of a One World Government and overreach.
On any of his books there is libertarian bent, but he modified it by one of his characters saying to another that ALL political systems are OK and they all require the same thing…intelligent, THINKING, non-delusional, non-self-centered people involved or they fall apart! Which the one thing most countries DO NOT HAVE! Especially this one!
Is L.Long a reference to Heinlein’s Lazarus Long character? What a great character he was!
RickA YES! A Heinlein/Asimov/Clark/Norton and a few others where my main teachers thru my teens.
In fact it was a Conan story that cured my fear of ghosts!
I also learned a lot from my favorite science fiction and fantasy authors.
Do you remember the line from Heinlein – (I paraphrase) when arguing with your wife, when it becomes clear you are winning, apologize immediately? That has stood the test of time.
So many wonderful lessons – served up with a lot of fun.
Now you have me reminiscing. My favorite childhood series:
1. Flandry series by Poul Anderson.
2. The Uplift series by David Brin
3. Jerheg series by Steven Brust
4. The Vorkosigan series by Losi McMaster Bujold
5. Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs
6. Ender series by Orson Scott Card
7. Well of the Souls by Jack Chalker
8. The Faded Son series by C.J. Cherryh
9. The Diadem Series by Jo Clayton
10. Sten series by Allan Cole
11. Dorsai series by Gordon R. Dickson
12. Riverworld series by Philip Jose Farmer
13. Flinx series by Alan Dean Foster
14. Dune series by Frank Herbert
15. Bolo series by Keith Laumer
16. The Wizard of Earthsea series by Ursula K. LeGuin
17. The Sunset Warrior series by Eric Van Lustbader
18. The Many Colored Land by Julian May
19. Ringworld series by Larry Niven
20. Gor series by John Norman
21. The Man Who Never Missed series by Steve Perry
22. Falkenberg series by Jerry Pournelle
23. Walpurgis III by Mike Resnick (“If green were the color of blood than green would be my favorite color”)
24. Doc Savage by Kenneth Robeson
25. Casca series by Barry Sadler
26. Kensho series by Dennis Schmidt
27. Telzey Amberdon series by James Schmitz
28. Skylark series and Lensman series by E.E. Doc Smith
29. Earl Dumarest series by E.C. Tubb
30. Demon Princes series by Jack Vance
31. St. Germain series by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
32. The Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny
I really enjoyed all these series. What fun!
Not floor level price Amazon books, around $10 each, but worth it. MIT Press has republished some of Stanislaw Lem’s books.
https://mitpress.mit.edu/contributors/stanislaw-lem
There are links to Amazon from the MIT site.