The Green Hills of Earth

Name: The Green Hills of Earth
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
ISBN: 9781433264672

Author: Robert A. Heinlein

Narrator: Tom Weiner

Unabridged: 6 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Published: 02/12/2009

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction

Synopsis

The Green Hills of Earth is a collection of short stories from one of the masters of science fiction who has held readers spellbound for over thirty years. This collection includes Delilah and the SpaceRigger, SpaceJockey, The Long Watch, Gentlemen, Be Seated, The Black Pits of Luna, It's Great to Be Back, We Also Walk Dogs, Ordeal in Space, The Green Hills of Earth, and Logic of Empire. Please visit The Heinlein Society at www.heinleinsociety.org for more information about Robert A. Heinlein and his books.

About Robert A. Heinlein

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by M.M. Strawberry

This pair of shorter stories is a good read, but for fuller appreciation, I recommend you read the Past Through Tomorrow collection, of which these two stories are part of. The Past Through Tomorrow......more

Goodreads review by Joe

This is two story collections in one book. THE GREEN HILLS OF EARTH was first published in 1951 and I'd rate this collection 3 stars. THE MENACE FROM EARTH was published in 1959 and shows the maturity of Heinlein's storytelling. 4 stars for MENACE. There are some cultural aspects of the '50s, but no......more

Goodreads review by Andy

Solid 50s sci-fi shorts by the master. Who knew you could do so much between the Earth and the Moon (with one gripping excursion to Pluto)? Includes one of the best time travel stories I’ve ever read.......more