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The Cat Who Walks Through Walls

Heinlein's Future History
by Robert A. Heinlein
The Cat Who Walks Through Walls (Heinlein's Future History) by Robert A. Heinlein
★ 5.50 / 6
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Robert A. Heinlein has written some of the bestselling science fiction novels of all time, including the beloved classic STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND. Now, in THE CAT WHO WALKS THROUGH WALLS, he creates his most compelling character ever: Dr. Richard Ames, ex-military man, sometime writer and unfortunate victim of mistaken identity.

When a stranger attempting to deliver a cryptic message is shot dead at his dinner table, Ames is thrown head first into danger, intrigue, and other dimensions where Lazarus Long still thrives, where Jubal Harshaw lives surrounded by beautiful women, and where a daring plot to rescue the sentient computer called Mike can change the direction of all human history.

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Release date: 1985

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Robert A. Heinlein

Robert A. Heinlein

Robert Anson Heinlein (1907–1988) 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 in his time. He set a standard for scientific and engineering plausibility, and helped to raise the genre's standards of literary quality.

He was one of the first science fiction writers 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. He, Isaac Asimov, and Arthur C. Clarke are known as the "Big Three" of science fiction.

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Heinlein, a notable writer of science fiction short stories, was one of a group of writers who came to prominence under the editorship of John W. Campbell, Jr. in his Astounding Science Fiction magazine — though Heinlein denied that Campbell influenced his writing to any great degree.

Within the framework of his science fiction stories, Heinlein repeatedly addressed certain social themes: the importance of individual liberty and self-reliance, the obligation individuals owe to their societies, the influence of organized religion on culture and government, and the tendency of society to repress nonconformist thought. He also examined the relationship between physical and emotional love, explored various unorthodox family structures, and speculated on the influence of space travel on human cultural practices. His approach to these themes led to wildly divergent opinions on what views were being expounded via his fiction.

Heinlein won Hugo Awards for four of his novels; in addition, fifty years after publication, three of his works were awarded "Retro Hugos" — awards given retrospectively for years in which Hugo Awards had not been awarded. He also won the first Grand Master Award, given by the Science Fiction Writers of America, for his lifetime achievement. In his fiction Heinlein coined words that have become part of the English language, including "grok" and "waldo", and popularized the term "TANSTAAFL".

Heinlein's Future History

Heinlein's Future History consists of 13 total books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

The Man Who Sold the Moon (Heinlein's Future History)
★ 7.00 / 4
The Green Hills of Earth (Heinlein's Future History)
★ 8.00 / 1
Universe (Heinlein's Future History)
Unrated
Revolt in 2100 (Heinlein's Future History)
★ 6.12 / 9
Methuselah's Children (Heinlein's Future History)
★ 6.20 / 5
Orphans of the Sky (Heinlein's Future History)
★ 7.66 / 3
The Past Through Tomorrow (Heinlein's Future History)
★ 8.00 / 1
Time Enough for Love (Heinlein's Future History)
★ 6.00 / 2
The Notebooks of Lazarus Long (Heinlein's Future History)
Unrated
The Number of the Beast (Heinlein's Future History)
★ 5.76 / 4
Friday (Heinlein's Future History)
★ 6.50 / 2
The Cat Who Walks Through Walls (Heinlein's Future History)
★ 5.50 / 6
To Sail Beyond the Sunset (Heinlein's Future History)
★ 8.00 / 1


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