Methuselah's Children
by Heinlein, Robert A
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Schenectady, New York, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
Methuselah's Children is a 1941 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, originally serialized in Astounding Science Fiction (July, August, September 1941). It was expanded into a full-length novel in 1958. In 1997, Methuselah's Children won the Prometheus Hall of Fame Award for Best Classic Libertarian Sci-Fi novel. Heinlein used his "Future History" series of stories as a background for this novel about the long-lived Howard Families, star travel, and human freedom.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6986
- Title
- Methuselah's Children
- Author
- Heinlein, Robert A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Gnome Press
- Place of Publication
- Hicksville, NY
- Date Published
- 1958
- Keywords
- SCIENCE FICTION, FUTURE HISTORY SERIES, CLASSICS, IMMORTALITY
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