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What do you recommend to a reader who is new to Heinlein? (lemmy.world)

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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?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

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...