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. An adaptation has been attempted twice before by DreamWorks, which had a script by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, and by Phoenix Pictures, with Harry Potter producer David Heyman attached but both languished and the rights reverted to Heinleins estate. 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. A revolution on a lunar penal colonyaided by a self-aware. Heinlein's greatest works, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress rose from the golden age of science fiction to become an undisputed classicand a touchstone for the philosophy of personal responsibility and political freedom. 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. Book Description Widely acknowledged as one of Robert A. It is a tale of revolution, of the rebellion of the former Lunar penal colony against the Lunar Authority that controls it from Earth. The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress was the last of these Hugo-winning novels, and it is widely considered his finest work. 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. Heinlein was the most influential science fiction writer of his era, an influence so large that, as Samuel R. TANSTAAFL! There ain't no such thing as a free lunch! Robert A. very good - fine fifth installment of 5, moon is a harsh mistress.

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It was also the one with the raciest title. 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 MOON is a Harsh Mistress, by Robert Heinlein, was not just the most influential novel about the Moon published in the 20th century. It is the late 21st Century and the Moon has been colonized - as a giant, open, prison.

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