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Beyond This Horizon (Signet) Mass Market Paperback – 1 December 1960


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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Roc (1 December 1960)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0451130871
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0451130877
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 90.7 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 17.78 x 2.54 x 12.7 cm

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Robert Heinlein
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Robert Heinlein was an American novelist and the grand master of science fiction in the twentieth century. Often called 'the dean of science fiction writers', he is one of the most popular, influential and controversial authors of 'hard science fiction'.

Over the course of his long career he won numerous awards and wrote 32 novels, 59 short stories and 16 collections, many of which have cemented their place in history as science fiction classics, including STARSHIP TROOPERS, THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS and the beloved STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND.

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  • Reviewed in India on 27 February 2019
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    The book came just as the description in the amazon listing - hardcover, very good quality, and the Dust Jacket intact.
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  • MWC62
    5.0 out of 5 stars Thought provoking. Great Heinlein.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 March 2013
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    Heinlein always amazes with his concepts. Here you have him formulating economic systems to support a non-communist utopia and a benevolent non-fascist eugenics programme. Truely inspiring.
  • Rob
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on 9 September 2016
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    I know I've read this sometime before but darned if I could remember when.
  • KMA
    5.0 out of 5 stars Heinlein
    Reviewed in the United States on 15 August 2018
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    I've read almost all of R.A.H.'s works. I find them all outstanding. But, I admit to being prejudiced. He is/was my favorite author You cannot go amiss with anything he wrote whether new to the genre, or having read stories of this nature for over sixty years as I have. . Jules Verne would be his closest competitor. Visions of "future history" based on then current science and probability are remarkable. As well as any philosophical, theological or any other class you care to place it in.
    But, it's your opinion that matters, not mine. Not one of his finest works, but a good read. As they all are.. But read them as "stories". and think of the possibilities they present. Thinking is what sets us apart from other life forms. And gives us hope, and inspiration to do more to improve our existence.. It is my belief that it is what Mr. Heinlein would want.
  • Björn
    1.0 out of 5 stars Why is this a classic???
    Reviewed in Germany on 12 September 2020
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    I can't believe that I bought again a 'classic' and an awarded book only to be disappointed once again.
    -- The dialogues are forced. I find it dreadfully to read.
    -- Even if written in the 40-ties, it does not really describe a different world or different ideas. Asimov and others have much better ideas.
    -- Really? Dueling as for gaining social status? Come on.
  • Joe Couture
    4.0 out of 5 stars Fair read
    Reviewed in the United States on 25 March 2025
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    Not one of his better stories. It was written before his surgery when he had blood flow problems. The story tends to ramble but still an interesting read.