The Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein
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| Author | Robert A. Heinlein |
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| Cover Artist | Jack Gaughan |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Ace Books |
| Released | 1966 |
| Media Type | Print Paperback) |
| Pages | 189 pp. |
The Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein is a collection of science fiction short stories by Robert A. Heinlein published in 1966.
It includes an introduction entitled "Pandora's Box" that describes some of the difficulties in making predictions about the near future. Heinlein outlines some of his predictions that he made in 1949 (published 1950) and examines how well they stood up to 15 years of progress in 1965. The 1950 prediction was originally published under the title "Where to?".
Following the introduction are five short stories:
- "Free Men" (written c. 1947, but first published in this collection, 1966)
- "Blowups Happen" (1940)
- "Searchlight" (1962)
- "Life-Line" (1939)
- "Solution Unsatisfactory" (1940)
In 1980, the entire contents of this collection, including "Pandora's Box" (further updated), were engulfed in Heinlein's collection, Expanded Universe.
[edit] External link
- The Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein publication history at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
