The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress is a classic 1966 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein about a lunar colony’s revolution against Earth, noted for its political themes and sentient computer character.

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instanceOf novel
science fiction novel
author Robert A. Heinlein
award Hugo Award for Best Novel
awardYear 1967
characterType sentient computer
countryOfOrigin United States
coverArtist Irving Freeman
depicts lunar revolution against Earth
firstPublishedIn If magazine
genre political fiction
science fiction
social science fiction
hasAdaptation radio drama
hasInfluenceOn libertarian political thought
science fiction depictions of AI
hasMotto TANSTAAFL
ISBN 0-399-10200-4
mainCharacter Manuel Garcia O'Kelly-Davis
Mike
Professor Bernardo de la Paz
Wyoh Knott
mediaType print
mottoMeaning There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
narrativePointOfView first-person
narrator Manuel Garcia O'Kelly-Davis
nominatedFor Nebula Award for Best Novel
originalLanguage English
pageCount 382
partOf Robert A. Heinlein bibliography
publicationDate 1966
publisher G. P. Putnam's Sons
serializationForm serial
setting Luna (lunar colony)
the Moon
theme artificial intelligence
colonial independence
libertarianism
political philosophy
rational anarchism
resource exploitation
revolution
self-governance
timePeriodInFiction late 21st century

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Robert A. Heinlein notableWork The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
Hall of Fame hasNotableWinner The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
All That Echoes hasTrack The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
subject linked to: album "All That Echoes"
Jimmy Webb wroteSong The Moon’s a Harsh Mistress
linked to: The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
Jimmy Webb notableWork The Moon’s a Harsh Mistress
linked to: The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
SF Masterworks hasNotableWork The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress