Featuring robert heinlein (2 risultati)

Soft Cover. Condizione: Very Good ++. Digest-sized paperback, 178 pages; top edge age toned, tiny price sticker on front cover, otherwise in very clean and unmarked unread condition. See also our other Analog listings, more being added daily (buy two or more and save on postage!).

Original wraps. Condizione: Very good. Volume XXIII, Number 6. Measures 6.5" x 9.5". Original paper wraps, illustrated cover by Virgil Finlay. Solid text block, wear to edges of text block, soiling to spine and rear cover. Small dampstain to front cover, primarily visible on verso. This issue features "Life Line" by Robert A Heinlein, telling the story of Professor Hugo Pinero who builds a machine to predict how long a person will live. Other pieces include: "The Luck of Ignatz" by Lester del Rey, "The Blue Giraffe" by L. Sprague de Camp, Stowaway by Nelson S. Bond, and "Space War" by Willy Ley. "Life Line," the short story featured in this issue, was Robert A. Heinlein's first ever published work, initiating his prolific science fiction career. He significantly shaped the genre with his innovative storytelling and exploration of social and political themes in works such as "Stranger in a Strange Land" and "Starship Troopers." Heinlein is considered one of the "Big Three" science fiction authors alongside Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke. Featuring "Life Line," the first short story written by Robert A. Heinlein, this is the August 1939 issue of Astounding Science Fiction. (illustratore).…