robert a. heinlein
the ‘dean of science fiction’ - a truly fascinating polymath possessed of enormous wit, strong opinions, and a gold ear for dialogue - one of the great idea men of the golden age and one of the best writers - in this bookseller’s opinion easily the best of the ‘big three’ (the others being asimov and clarke) - here presented are three works from his early and middle periods - ‘beyond’ being his only published adult novel from the first third of his career - ‘starship’ being the latest in a long string of fantastic juveniles (all highly recommended) until it was summarily rejected by scrivener and became the first of his adult novels in his ‘middle’ period - and ‘glory road’ being a slight departure and an homage to edgar rice and others and in this bookseller’s opinion one of the unsung highlights of a long career - don’t be swayed by reductive and retroactive discursions on the man’s politics - read him for yourself
“beyond this horizon”
signet (date unknown). (c) 1948. suspected 7th printing. 12mo. 158pp. vg. very clean copy, with small chips on covers.
$10
“starship troopers”
berkley medallion 1968. 2nd thus. 12mo. 208pp. g+. tight copy, slightly worn spine, some foxing in otherwise clean pages. paul lehr cover.
$10
“glory road”
berkley medallion 1972. 4th thus. 12mo. 288pp. vg+. very clean fresh copy. very slight wear to tops and edges of cover. spine strong. paul lehr cover.
$10
