The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress is a 1966 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, about a lunar colony’s revolt against rule from Earth. The novel expresses and discusses libertarian ideals. It is respected for its realistic presentation of a comprehensively imagined future society on both the Earth and the moon.

Robert A. Heinlein was an American science fiction writer. Often called the “dean of science fiction writers”, he was one of the most influential and controversial authors of the genre. He set a standard for scientific and engineering plausibility and helped to raise the genre’s standards of literary quality. He was the first science fiction writer to break into mainstream magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post in the late 1940s. He was one of the best-selling science fiction novelists for many decades, and he, along with Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke, was considered one of the “Big Three” science fiction writers during his lifetime.

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress is a science fiction novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein, published in 1966. The novel is set in the near future and concerns a Lunar colony’s revolt against rule from Earth. The novel expresses and discusses libertarian ideals. It is respected for its credible presentation of a comprehensively imagined future society on both the Earth and the moon.

The book has been said to inspire listeners to think about the world differently and to question authority. It has also been said to inspire listeners to be more independent and to stand up for what they believe in.

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