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Authors: Robert A. Heinlein,Virginia Heinlein
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"Elsewhere" ("Elsewhen"),
Astounding Science Fiction,
September 1941 (under pseudonym Caleb Saunders). Reprinted in
Assignment In Eternity,
Baen Books.
"By His Bootstraps,"
Astounding Science Fiction,
October 1941 (under pseudonym Anson MacDonald). Reprinted in
The Menace From Earth,
Baen Books.
"Commonsense,"
Astounding Science Fiction,
October 1941. Reprinted in
Orphans Of The Sky,
Ace Books.
"Lost Legion" ("Lost Legacy"),
Super Science Stories,
November 1941 (under pseudonym Lyle Monroe). Reprinted in
Assignment In Eternity,
Baen Books.
" 'My Object All Sublime,' "
Future,
February 1942.
"Goldfish Bowl,"
Astounding Science Fiction,
March 1942 (under pseudonym Anson MacDonald). Reprinted in
The Menace From Earth,
Baen Books.
"Pied Piper,"
Astonishing Stories,
March 1942 (under pseudonym Lyle Monroe).
Beyond This Horizon, Astounding Science Fiction,
April, May 1942 (under pseudonym Anson MacDonald). Reprinted by New American Library.
"Waldo,"
Astounding Science Fiction,
August 1942 (under pseudonym Anson MacDonald). Reprinted in
Waldo And Magic Inc.,
Del Rey Books.
"The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag,"
Unknown
Worlds, October 1942 (under pseudonym John Riverside).
"The Green Hills of Earth,"
Saturday Evening Post,
February 8, 1947. Reprinted in
The Green Hills Of Earth,
Baen Books.
"Space Jockey,"
Saturday Evening Post,
April 26, 1947. Reprinted in
The Past Through Tomorrow,
Ace Books.
"Columbus Was a Dope,"
Startling Stories,
May 1947 (under pseudonym Lyle Monroe). Reprinted in
The Menace From Earth,
Baen Books.
"They Do It With Mirrors,"
Popular Detective,
May 1947 (under pseudonym Simon York). Reprinted in
Expanded Universe,
Ace Books.
" 'It's Great To Be Back!' "
Saturday Evening Post,
July 26, 1947. Reprinted in
The Past Through Tomorrow,
Ace Books.
"Jerry Is a Man," ("Jerry Was a Man"),
Thrilling Wonder Stories,
October 1947. Reprinted in
Assignment In Eternity,
Baen Books.
"Water Is for Washing,"
Argosy,
November 1947. Reprinted in
The Menace From Earth,
Baen Books.
Rocket Ship Galileo,
Scribner's, 1947. Reprinted by Del Rey Books.
"The Black Pits of Luna,"
Saturday Evening Post,
January 10, 1948. Reprinted in
The Green Hills Of Earth,
Baen Books.
"Gentlemen, Be Seated!"
Argosy,
May 1948. Reprinted in
The Green Hills Of Earth,
Baen Books.
"Ordeal in Space,"
Town and Country,
May 1948. Reprinted in
The Green Hills of Earth,
Baen Books.
Beyond This Horizon
(revised version), Fantasy Press, 1948. Reprinted by New American Library.
Space Cadet,
Scribner's, 1948. Reprinted by Del Rey Books.
"Our Fair City,"
Weird Tales,
January 1949.
"Nothing Ever Happens on the Moon,"
Boy's Life,
April, May 1949. Reprinted in
Expanded Universe,
Ace Books.
"Poor Daddy,"
Calling All Girls,
1949.
"Gulf,"
Astounding Science Fiction,
November, December 1949. Reprinted in
Assignment In Eternity,
Baen Books.
"Delilah and the Space Rigger,"
Blue Book,
December 1949. Reprinted in
The Past Through Tomorrow,
Ace Books.
"The Long Watch,"
American Legion Magazine,
December 1949. Reprinted in
The Green Hills Of Earth,
Baen Books.
Red Planet,
Scribner's, 1949. Reprinted by Del Rey Books.
"Cliff and the Calories,"
Senior Prom,
August 1950.
Farmer In The Sky,
first serialized as
Satellite Scout
in
Boy's Life,
August, September, October, November 1950. Scribner's, 1950. Reprinted by Del Rey Books.
"The Man Who Sold the Moon," (not serialized), in
The Man Who Sold the Moon, Shasta,
1950. Reprinted by Baen Books.
"Destination Moon,"
Short Stories Magazine,
September 1950.
Between Planets,
serialized as
Planets in Combat
in
Blue Book,
September, October 1951. Scribner's, 1951. Reprinted by Del Rey Books.
The Puppet Masters,
serialized in
Galaxy Science Fiction,
September, October, November 1951. Doubleday, 1951. Reprinted by Del Rey Books.
"The Year of the Jackpot,"
Galaxy Science Fiction,
March 1952. Reprinted in
The Menace From Earth,
Baen Books.
The Rolling Stones,
serialized as
Tramp Space Ship
in
Boy's Life,
September, October, November, December 1952. Scribner's, 1952. Reprinted by Del Rey Books.
"Project Nightmare,"
Amazing Stories,
April 1953. Reprinted in
The Menace From Earth,
Baen Books.
"Skylift,"
Imagination,
November 1953. Reprinted in
The Menace From Earth,
Baen Books.
Starman Jones,
Scribner's, 1953. Reprinted by Del Rey Books.
The Star Beast,
serialized as
The Star Lummox
in
Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction,
May, June, July 1954. Scribner's, 1954. Reprinted by Del Rey Books.
Tunnel In The Sky,
Scribner's, 1955. Reprinted by Del Rey Books.
Double Star,
serialized in
Astounding Science Fiction,
February, March, April 1956. Doubleday, 1956. Reprinted by Del Rey Books.
Time For The Stars,
Scribner's, 1956. Reprinted by Del Rey Books.
The Door Into Summer,
serialized in
Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction,
October, November, December 1956. Doubleday, 1957. Reprinted by Del Rey Books.
"The Menace From Earth,"
Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction,
August 1957. Reprinted in
The Menace From Earth,
Baen Books.
Citizen Of The Galaxy,
serialized in
Astounding Science Fiction,
September, October, November, December 1957. Scribner's, 1957. Reprinted by Del Rey Books.
"The Elephant Circuit" ("The Man Who Traveled in Elephants"),
Saturn,
October 1957.
"Tenderfoot in Space,"
Boy's Life,
May, June, July 1958.
Have Space Suit—Will Travel,
serialized in
Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction,
August, September, October 1958. Scribner's, 1958. Reprinted by Del Rey Books.
"All You Zombies—,"
Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction,
March 1959.
Methuselah's Children
(revised version), Gnome Press, 1958. Reprinted by Baen Books.
Starship Troopers,
serialized as
Starship Soldier
in
Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction,
October, November 1959. Putnam, 1959. Reprinted by Baen Books.
Stranger In A Strange Land,
Putnam, 1961. Hardcover available, also reprint, Ace Books.
"Searchlight,"
Scientific American,
August 1962;
Fortune,
September 1962. Reprinted in
The Past Through Tomorrow,
Ace Books.
Podkayne Of Mars,
serialized in
Worlds of If
November 1962, January, March 1963. Putnam, 1963.
Glory Road,
serialized in
Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction,
July, August, September 1963. Putnam 1963. Reprinted by Ace Books.
Farnham's Freehold,
serialized in
If
July, August, October 1964. Putnam, 1964. Reprinted by Ace Books.
The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress,
serialized in
If
December 1965, January, February, March, April 1966, Putnam, 1966. Reprinted by Ace Books.
"Free Men," in
The Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein,
Ace Books, 1966. Reprinted in
Expanded Universe,
Ace Books.
I Will Fear No Evil,
serialized in
Galaxy,
July, August, October, December 1970. Putnam, 1970. Reprinted by Ace Books.
Time Enough For Love,
Putnam 1973. Reprinted by Ace Books.
"No Bands Playing,"
Vertex: The Magazine of Science Fiction,
December 1973. Reprinted in
Expanded Universe,
Ace Books.
The Notebooks Of Lazarus Long,
Putnam, 1978. (Taken from two chapters of
Time Enough For Love).
The Number Of The Beast,
Fawcett Columbine, 1980. Reprinted by Ace Books.
Expanded Universe,
Ace Books, 1980. Reprinted by Ace Books.
"A Bathroom of Her Own,"
Expanded Universe,
1980. Reprinted by Ace Books.
"On the Slopes of Vesuvius,"
Expanded Universe,
1980. Reprinted by Ace Books.
Friday,
Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1982. Reprinted by Del Rey Books.
Job: A Comedy Of Justice,
Del Rey Books, 1984. Reprinted by Del Rey Books.
The Cat Who Walks Through Walls,
Putnam, 1985. Reprinted by Ace Books.
To Sail Beyond The Sunset,
Putnam, 1987. Reprinted by Ace Books.
MISCELLANEOUS
(These two items defy classification.)
Tomorrow, The Stars,
Doubleday, 1952. This is an anthology, which was put together by someone else, and Robert wrote the preface for it.
Destination Moon,
Gregg Press, 1979, edited by David G. Hartwell. The title page says it is by Robert A. Heinlein, with a new introduction by David G. Hartwell. This book contains a novelette titled "Destination Moon," and an article called "Shooting
Destination Moon
," which originally appeared in
Astounding Science Fiction,
July 1950. It also contains a number of still pictures from DM, and photocopies of many newspaper and magazine clippings.
NONFICTION
"Discovery of the Future," Guest of Honor speech at Denver, Colorado, 1941 World Science Fiction Convention. Printed in
Vertex,
issue #1.
"Man in the Moon" ("Back of the Moon"),
Elks Magazine,
1947.
"Flight Into the Future,"
Collier's,
August 30, 1947.
"On the Writing of Science Fiction," published in
Of Worlds Beyond,
Fantasy Press, 1947.
"Baedecker of the Solar System,"
The Saturday Review of Literature,
December 24, 1949. Review of Bonestell and Ley's book,
Conquest of Space.
"Where To?" article,
Galaxy,
February 1952.
"Shooting
Destination Moon" Astounding Science Fiction,
July 1950.
Article about writing,
Writer's Digest,
March, 1950.
"This I Believe," radio article written for Edward R. Murrow series of the same title. [Broadcast December 1, 1952]
"Ray Guns and Rocket Ships," published by the
Bulletin of the School Library Association of California,
1952.
"The Third Millennium Opens,"
Amazing Stories,
April 1956.
"Science Fiction: Its Nature, Faults and Virtues," Advent Publishers, 1959.
"Who Are the Heirs of Patrick Henry?," published April 12, 1958,
Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph.
Also in
Expanded Universe.
" 'Pravda' Means 'Truth',"
American Mercury,
October 1960.
"Inside Intourist," published in
Expanded Universe.
"Appointment in Space,"
Popular Mechanics,
1963.
"The Happy Road to Science Fiction,"
McClurg's Book News,
1964.
"Science Fiction: The World of 'What If?' ",
World Book,
1964.
Foreword for
Beyond Jupiter,
by Chesley Bonestell and Arthur C. Clarke, Viking Press, 1972.
Forrestal Lecture, 1973, published in
Analog,
January 1974.
"A United States Citizen Thinks About Canada,"
Canada and the World,
April 1975.
"Dirac, Antimatter and You,"
Compton Yearbook,
1975.
"Are You a Rare Blood?"
Compton Yearbook,
1976.
Testimony before joint session, House Committee on Aging and House Committee on Science and Technology, August 19, 1979, published in
Expanded Universe,
1980, as "Spinoff."
"Larger Than Life," written for MosCon I, published in
Expanded Universe,
1980.
Preface for Ted Sturgeon novel,
Godbody,
Donald I. Fine, 1985.
PHOTOGRAPHIC CREDITS
Photographs on pages xii (bottom), xiii (top), xiii (bottom), xiv, xvi, xviii, 27, 32 (left), 32 (right), 39, 56, 84, 85, 92, 95, 98, 107, 115, 116, 118, 122, 124, 127, 130, 132, 147, 184, 185, 190, 194 (top), 194 (bottom), 199 (top), 199 (bottom), 201, 204, 207, 217, 221, 232 are from the personal archives of Virginia Heinlein.
Del Rey would like to thank Charles N. Brown of
Locus
magazine for the photographs on pages xviii, 14, 32 (right), 38, 42, 56, 59, 64, 68, 70, 73, 77, 80, 82, 84, 158 (top), 158 (bottom), 159 (top), 159 (bottom), 162, 167, 168, 170, 172, 173, 174, 179, 223, 179, 194 (bottom), 223, 232.
Thanks also to Matthew Berger, Kenneth R. Sharp, and Alexander Klapwald for lending items from their collections.
Astounding Science Fiction
covers and illustrations:
"Life-line" (page 4) copyright 1939 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc.,; "If This Goes On" (page 5), "Blowups Happen" (page 8) copyright 1940 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc.; "Methuselah's Children" (page 19), "By His Bootstraps" (pages 21 and 48) copyright 1941 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc.; "Goldfish Bowl" (page 16), "Beyond This Horizon" (page 24) copyright 1942 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc.; "Double Star" (page 169) copyright 1956 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc.; "Citizen of the Galaxy" (page 78) copyright 1957 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc. All reproduced by permission of Davis Publications, Inc.