heinlein, robert a

Presents vital information on the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels. Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.

Explores the topic of rebellion in various genres---novels, short fiction, poetry, drama, and films---from a broad range of different critical perspectives.

A critical study of the influence of Heinlein on American science fiction, analyzes his technical experiments, and provides original readings of his works.

A sequel to "The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril" finds Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, and their literary associates confronting a powerful adversary who threatens to tip the balance of power during World War II.

A study of Heinlein's entire career, examinations of each of his tales and novels, a complete bibliography of his works, an annotated list of writings about him, and biographical information.