Dans une galaxie où le progrès est roi, un marchand de chair humaine tente de vendre le jeune Thorby sur le marché aux esclaves qui se tient sur la place de la Liberté, du côté du port spatial, en face du Capitole des Neuf mondes.

Citoyen de la galaxie

Le livre d'or de la science fiction: Robert Heinlein

Son nom : Valentin Michaël Smith. Ses signes particuliers : né sur Mars, elevé par les Martiens, seul survivant d'une expédition interstellaire. Son problème majeur : essayer de vivre sur la Terre. Accessoirement : essayer de comprendre la nature humaine, la mentalité des hommes, leur goût obscur pour la destruction, le chaos et le malheur. En Terre étrangère : un des chefs-d'oeuvre incontestables de la science-fiction contemporaine.

En terre étrangère

Les enfants de mathusalem

"The single most important and valuable Heinlein book ever published."-Spider RobinsonRobert A. Heinlein has been hailed as one of the most forward-thinking science fiction writers of all time, and Expanded Universe (presented in two volumes) offers the perfect collection of his works to provide readers with true insights into his uniquely creative mind. Heinlein personally selected each story or essay for inclusion in this collection, which is ordered chronologically, starting with his first sale in 1939 of "Life-Line" to Astounding (for seventy dollars). This remarkable collection highlights the development of Heinlein's writing style and his philosophy on life throughout his career. More importantly, this collection is as close to an autobiography as anything Heinlein wrote during his life. Heinlein was an extremely private person who never wrote much about himself. In this exclusive collection, he offers forewords to most of his stories and essays (and an occasional afterword), giving readers a rare glimpse into the inner mind of the master. Expanded Universe is a must-have for any Heinlein enthusiast and any fan of science fiction.

Robert Heinlein’s Expanded Universe: Volume One

Après la grande guerre atomique de la fin du XXe siècle, le monde ne fut plus que chaos et désordre. Pour éliminer les hordes barbares qui s'étaient formées, les survivants durent remettre leur sort entre les mains de l'armée. Un siècle plus tard la civilisation, arrivée à l'âge des étoiles, restait dirigée par les militaires.Dans cet univers, Juan Rico s'engage le jour de ses dix-huit ans dans l'Infanterie Spatiale. Il ne sait pas quel sort terrible attend le fantassin qui, sur les mondes lointains, affronte les armées arachnides...

Étoiles, garde-à-vous !

Les membres de la premiere expedition vers Mars perirent tous. Sauf Valentin Michael Smith. Ne sur Mars, eleve par les Martiens, puis ramene sur Terre a vingt ans. Physiquement, Valentin Michael Smith est humain. Mentalement, il est martien. La seule analogie qui convienne pour le definir est celle des enfants-loups. Mais les Martiens ne sont pas des loups. Leur culture est plus riche que celle des Terriens.Le premier probleme de Mike: survivre sur la Terre ! Tout lui est agression: la pesanteur, la pression atmospherique et, surtout, les hommes...Le second probleme: comprendre en quoi les humains different des Martiens et pourquoi ils sont malheureux.Livre culte des campus durant les annees 1960-1970 et laureat du prix Hugo en 1962, En terre etrangere est desormais un classique. L'auteur de Starship Troopers surprend par son pacifisme, son illustration de l'anarchisme et son apologie de l'amour libre.

Etoiles, garde à vous!

A fix-up consisting of the novelette "Universe" (1941) and the novella "Common Sense" (1941). First published in 1963.Hugh had been taught that, according to the ancient sacred writings, the Ship was on a voyage to faraway Centaurus. But he also understood this was actually allegory for a voyage to spiritual perfection. Indeed, how could the Ship move, since its miles and miles of metal corridors were all there was of creation? Science knew that the Ship was all the Universe, and as long as the sacred Convertor was fed, the lights would continue to glow and the air would flow, and the Creator's Plan would be fulfilled.Of course, there were the muties, grotesquely deformed parodies of humans, who lurked in the upper reaches of the Ship where gravity was weaker. Were they evil incarnate, or merely a divine check on the population, keeping humanity from expanding past the capacity of the Ship to support?Then Hugh was captured by the muties and met their leader (or leaders), Joe-Jim, with two heads on one body. And he learned the true nature of the Ship and its mission between the stars. But could he make his people believe him before it was to late? Could he make them believe that he must be allowed to fly the ship?

Citoyen de la galaxie

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