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The Menace from Earth (collection)
Encyclopedia
The Menace From Earth is a collection of science fiction
short stories by Robert A. Heinlein
. Published by The Gnome Press
in (1959
) in an edition of 5,000 copies.
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
short stories by Robert A. Heinlein
Robert A. Heinlein
Robert Anson 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 science and engineering plausibility and helped to raise the genre's standards of...
. Published by The Gnome Press
Gnome Press
Gnome Press was an American small-press publishing company primarily known for publishing many science fiction classics.The company was founded in 1948 by Martin Greenberg and David A. Kyle. Many of Gnome's titles were reprinted in England by Boardman Books...
in (1959
1959 in literature
The year 1959 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*April 30 - Theatrical première of Bertolt Brecht's Saint Joan of the Stockyards, originally performed on radio in 1932....
) in an edition of 5,000 copies.
Contents
- "The Year of the JackpotThe Year of the JackpotThe Year of the Jackpot is a science fiction short story by Robert A. Heinlein, first published 1952, and collected in one of Heinlein's anthologies, The Menace from Earth....
" 1952 - "By His BootstrapsBy His Bootstraps"By His Bootstraps" is a science fiction short story by Robert A. Heinlein that plays with some of the inherent paradoxes that would be caused by time travel. It was originally published in the October 1941 issue of Astounding Science Fiction under the pen name Anson MacDonald...
" 1941 - "Columbus Was a DopeColumbus Was a Dope"Columbus Was a Dope" is a science fiction short story by Robert A. Heinlein. It was first published in the May 1947 issue of Startling Stories. It later appeared in two of Heinlein's collections, The Menace from Earth , and Expanded Universe .In the story, bar patrons and a bartender debate...
" 1947 - "The Menace from EarthThe Menace From Earth"The Menace From Earth" is a science fiction short story by Robert A. Heinlein, first published in 1957.-Plot summary:The "menace" of the title is a beautiful woman tourist who visits the Moon colony and is assigned a young guide named Holly, a 15 year old girl and aspiring starship designer who is...
" 1957 - "Sky LiftSky LiftSky Lift is a science fiction short story by Robert A. Heinlein, first published 1953, and collected in one of Heinlein's anthologies, The Menace from Earth....
" 1953 - "Goldfish BowlGoldfish BowlGoldfish Bowl is a science fiction short story by Robert A. Heinlein, first published 1942, and collected in one of Heinlein's anthologies, The Menace from Earth....
" 1942 - "Project NightmareProject NightmareProject Nightmare is a science fiction short story by Robert A. Heinlein, first published in Amazing Stories, May 1953, and reprinted various collections, including The Menace from Earth.-Synopsis:...
" 1953 - "Water Is for WashingWater is for Washing"Water is for Washing" is a science fiction short story by Robert A. Heinlein, first published in Argosy and based on the premise that an earthquake had catastrophically shattered the range of alluvial deposits separating the Imperial Valley from the Gulf of California, precipitating a tidal wave...
" 1947
Release details
- New York: Signet, (1962)
- New York: Signet, (1970)
- New York: RocRoc BooksRoc Books is a fantasy imprint of Penguin Group, as part of their New American Library. The imprint was launched in April 1990 after Penguin Chairman, Peter Mayer, asked John Silbersack, the editor in chief of New American Library's science fiction program, to launch a new imprint that would draw...
, (1970 ISBN 0-451-02105-3) - New York: RocRoc BooksRoc Books is a fantasy imprint of Penguin Group, as part of their New American Library. The imprint was launched in April 1990 after Penguin Chairman, Peter Mayer, asked John Silbersack, the editor in chief of New American Library's science fiction program, to launch a new imprint that would draw...
, (1979 ISBN 0-451-08768-2) - New York: Baen, (1987 ISBN 0-671-65640-6)
- New York: Baen, (1999 ISBN 0-671-57802-2)