

The Green Hills of Earth
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
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
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.
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
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