

Sixth Column
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Narrator: Tom Weiner
Unabridged: 5 hr 57 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Published: 01/03/2012
Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Narrator: Tom Weiner
Unabridged: 5 hr 57 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Published: 01/03/2012
Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction
Robert A Heinlein is considered one of the Big Three of classic science fiction (along with Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke). Heinlein is a seven-time Hugo Award recipient and was given the first Grand Master Nebula Award for lifetime achievement. Heinlein’s juveniles alone have influenced generations of scientists, engineers and creators the world over (for instance, it was once estimated that everyone in the Apollo 11 mission control room had read and loved at least one Heinlein novel). His worldwide bestsellers include Have Space Suit — Will Travel, Stranger in a Strange Land, Starship Troopers, Time Enough for Love, and The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress.
It makes me sad to 2-star this Heinlein novel that was one of my very favorites when I was 13 or 14. But it didn't hold up well at all on rereading. First you have to handwave pervasive racial insults and insensitities (American is conquered by an improbable "Oriental" nation that's a mix of Japanes......more
I just reread this one and I want to update my review a bit. I like the book. Having read it back in the 1970s and rereading it again now I wanted to be sure I'd pointed out some of the things readers from the 21st century should be aware of going in. You'll need to remember the time frame in which t......more
Sixth Column is one of the early Heinlein novels I collected in high school. It was originally published, pre-WWII in the Astounding Science Fiction magazine as a pulp, multi-part story. Clearly, Heinlein had some foresight into the world events that would culminate in a world war involving many cou......more
Modern-day America tends toward self-loathing. I often wonder if we could survive in the face of a persistent enemy with moral conviction. It is virtually impossible to find an intellectual that doesn't somewhere between apologize for America or just outright regard it as a villain -- inside or outs......more
Oh! This reminded me of Red Dawn (whether the Australian or American production doens't matter)! Naturally, if anything, this was the template for the movie, not the other way around. A totalitarian Eastern Empire (think a mix of China and Japan) has invaded and taken over The USA. The regime exerts......more