Heinlein Centennial Plug
HEINLEIN CENTENNIAL PLUG....The coordinator of the Robert A. Heinlein Centennial emailed me a few days ago to ask if I'd plug the event on the blog. You betcha! Heinlein is one of my great vices, so I'm happy to help.
Basic info: Heinlein was born July 7, 1907, in Butler, Missouri, but grew up in Kansas City. So the Centennial, appropriately enough, will be held July 6-8 in Kansas City this year. The event site is here. I'm almost tempted to go myself, but it might be a little intense for a casual fan like me.
But that's kind of dry for a blog post. Therefore, in order to draw the mockery of my betters, here's something to argue about: a complete list of Heinlein's books organized from (personal) favorite to (personal) most loathed. I think I'd probably make a few changes to this list if I went back through it today, but I don't feel like doing that. So instead, consider this a 90-ennial list since I created it in 1997.
- Time Enough For Love
- The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
- Stranger in a Strange Land
- Starman Jones (most underrated Heinlein; also, IMHO most filmable Heinlein)
- The Past Through Tomorrow
- Citizen of the Galaxy
- Starship Troopers
- Time for the Stars
- Double Star
- The Star Beast
- JOB: A Comedy of Justice
- Orphans of the Sky
- Tunnel in the Sky
- Assignment in Eternity
- Glory Road
- Friday
- Waldo & Magic, Inc.
- The Door Into Summer
- Podkayne of Mars
- Beyond This Horizon
- The Puppet Masters
- The Menace From Earth
- Have Space Suit—Will Travel
- Between Planets
- The Rolling Stones
- The Number of the Beast
- Red Planet
- Farnham's Freehold
- Farmer in the Sky
- Space Cadet
- Rocket Ship Galileo
- The Cat Who Walks Through Walls
- To Sail Beyond the Sunset
- I Will Fear No Evil