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Robert A. Heinlein, the dean of American SF writers, also wrote fantasy fiction throughout his long career, but especially in the early 1940s. The Golden Age of SF was also a time of revolution in fantasy fiction, and Heinlein was at the forefront. His fantasies were convincingly set in the real world, particularly those published in the famous magazine Unknown Worlds, including such stories as “Magic, Inc.,” “‘They–,’” and “The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag.” Now all of Heinlein’s best fantasy short stories, most of them long novellas, have been collected in one big volume for the first time.
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The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein
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Heinlein, best known for his science fiction, was over his head in the fantasy genre. He has many die-hard fans that are loath to criticize any of his stories, but believe me, the fantasy is second rate at best. Try Jack Vances Lyonesse trilogy for high fantasy at its best.
Rating: 2 / 5
received item on time and in good condition. would do business with them again.
Rating: 4 / 5
This leads off with the excellent long novella Magic, Inc. and adds some other bits and pieces, with Waldo and All You Zombies being of most interest, and in fact a lot of people probably will call the latter two science fiction I would think.
Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein : Magic Inc. – Robert A. Heinlein
Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein : And He Built a Crooked House – Robert A. Heinlein
Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein : They – Robert A. Heinlein
Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein : Waldo – Robert A. Heinlein
Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein : The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag – Robert A. Heinlein
Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein : Our Fair City – Robert A. Heinlein
Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein : The Man Who Traveled in Elephants – Robert A. Heinlein
Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein : All You Zombies – Robert A. Heinlein
Protection racket repulsing requires lobbying.
4.5 out of 5
Tesseract dwelling dodgy in earthquakes.
4 out of 5
Protest destiny.
3 out of 5
Flair for remote work just like magic.
4 out of 5
Memory job is for the Birds, critically speaking.
2.5 out of 5
Whirlwind collection.
3 out of 5
Show animals.
2.5 out of 5
Self-seduction time.
4 out of 5
Rating: 3 / 5
“The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein” is a collection of stories. The worst of these is very good. Robert Heinlein was a master of science fiction writing. His fantasies are even more masterful!
One piece of advice. Do not read them all at once. They are best if savored, one at a time, over a few weeks. “Waldo” brought a new word to the American-English language. I believe Waldoes are still used. Many of today’s robots (There are many more than you think.) had their basis in Waldoes. “All You Zombies … ” may be the best Heinlein story, ever. I think “The Man Who Traveled in Elephants” is a great key to appreciating Heinlein. I consider “Magic, Inc.” to be a fun story, but it has chilling undercurrents. And, wait til you find the story that I consider to be the most chilling story of all time! Consider each of these to be a good shot of brandy, of varied sort and potency.
At least two of these stories reach the level of all time great American literature.
Rating: 5 / 5
Fantasies of RAH? The title made me envision Heinlein surrounded by redheaded, brilliant, multi-lingual women, somewhere on the Moon. But it’s actually a collection of this brilliant but warped author’s non-science fiction works, and a great collection it is, too. Of COURSE it’s repackaged from old stories, because RAH, being dead, hasn’t written much lately. PC revisionists have tried to drive Heinlein into critical disfavor by pointing to his obsession with and peculiar treatment of women without taking into consideration that he was working in the early fifties, and that his later work attempted to make amends. But don’t listen to them, or me: read this seminal work and see for yourself. He was the Dean of SF; he opened the doors for the rest, and his work will live forever. Wait and see.
Rating: 5 / 5