The Menace from Earth (short story collection)
The Menace From Earth is a collection of science fiction short stories by American writer Robert A. Heinlein. It was published by The Gnome Press in 1959 in an edition of 5,000 copies.
 First edition cover | |
| Author | Robert A. Heinlein |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | W.I. van der Poel |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Gnome Press |
Publication date | 1959 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 191 |
Contents
- "The Year of the Jackpot" (1952)
- "By His Bootstraps" (1941)
- "Columbus Was a Dope" (1947)
- "The Menace from Earth" (1957)
- "Sky Lift" (1953)
- "Goldfish Bowl" (1942)
- "Project Nightmare" (1953)
- "Water Is for Washing" (1947)
Reception
Floyd C. Gale of Galaxy Science Fiction rated the collection 4.5 stars out of five. He said "The trouble with Heinlein is that once he explores a situation, not much is left to be said. His prototypes are up-to-the-minute masterworks", citing "By His Bootstraps" and the temporal paradox genre as an example.[1]
gollark: I guess it could just say something dramatic like "You have violated the Temporal Compact. This incident has been reported."
gollark: AutoBotRobot doesn't have permissions.
gollark: Hm, that would be neat.
gollark: Maybe add them to a list and use that to procedurally generate "past reminders" at random.
gollark: I want to do something fun with past reminders too. But what?
References
- Gale, Floyd C. (December 1960). "Galaxy's 5 Star Shelf". Galaxy Science Fiction. pp. 123–127.
Sources
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 308.
- "The Fiction of Robert A. Heinlein". Retrieved 2007-03-08.
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