The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress is a science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, serialised in If magazine from December 1965 and published by G. P. Putnam's Sons in New York in 1966. Lunar rebels and a self-aware computer plot independence from Earth. It won the 1967 Hugo Award for Best Novel.
- Editions tracked
- 3
- First edition
- G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1966
- First published
- G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1966
The first edition of The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein was published by G.P. Putnam's Sons in 1966. We track 3 editions.
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Awards, adaptations and setting
In print
- Editions recorded
- 53 on Open Library, 25 in English
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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Who published the first edition of The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress?
The first edition of The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein was published by G.P. Putnam's Sons in 1966.
How many editions of The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress are there?
We track 3 editions of The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Where these facts come from
- The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Heinlein, Robert A, The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (sf-encyclopedia.com)
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