I like to recommend Methuselah’s Children because it’s where we meet Lazarus Long. The beginning of the Future History, although Lazarus did meet Pinero.
What do you recommend and why?
I like to recommend Methuselah’s Children because it’s where we meet Lazarus Long. The beginning of the Future History, although Lazarus did meet Pinero.
What do you recommend and why?
6 Comments
duane_d_bathtub@infosec.pub · 5 pts · 2y
The very first Heinlein book I read was The Cat Who Walks Through Walls. It featured Lazarus Long, and I went on to read many of his books.
Starship Troopers is a quick read, well worth it.
Stranger in a Strange Land is an all time classic novel, a MUST read.
Time Enough for Love
Have Spacesuit will Travel
Anything really.
YtA4QCam2A9j7EfTgHrH@infosec.pub · 3 pts · 2y
It’s hard not to recommend “Starship Troopers” It is a very tight little book which is foundational for a bunch of other good sci fi.
Pons_Aelius@kbin.social · 3 pts · 2y
One of his short stories from '41 "By his bootstraps" is a great time travel paradox.
And The moon is a Harsh Mistress solid story and a great into to orbital mechanics...
CubbyTustard@reddthat.com · 3 pts · 2y
StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org · 3 pts · 2y
In my opinion, his earlier stories were alot easier to read. To this day I still recommend Starship Troopers and Citizen of the Galaxy, not just to anyone new to Heinlein, but anyone looking for a good story to read.
uservoid1@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
I like his early 50s-60s work (some were written for youth):
The Star Beast
Tunnel in the Sky
Starship Troopers
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
And then there is the whole Lazarus Long saga, which contains some controversial sexual ideas (incest/pedo). IMO the first books in the saga are better.
termain@programming.dev · 2 pts · 1y
Depends entirely on their age and tastes. But if I know nothing of them, Double Star. It's quality without being too pushed in any particular direction.