New Heinlein Novel

book_reader writes "It's hard to believe but the grand master of sci-fi is back - 15 years or so after his death. His first novel that he wrote in the mid 30's and long since thought lost was rediscovered and will be coming out in November! The thought of a novel he wrote so early in his writing career boggles my mind but who will be able to resist - not I!"

Who?

[BurKaZoiD]

Never heard of him.

they're back!

[mOoZik]

The sci-fi gods of the past have come to reclaim the present and shape the future! RUN FOR COVER!

Re:Who?

[fussman]

Somebody flog him for his insulence.

Re:My thoughts on this

[Sphere1952]

Read the article, bozo.

It's a dirty book.

best career move evar...

[PoPRawkZ]

death is often the best career booster for some people... take hendrix for example.

Never say never...

[telstar]

Wow, never say never...

Heinlein's got another book...
Celine Dion came out of retirement...
Cher had her comeback tour...

I'd given up waiting for a sequel of "From Justin to Kelly" but this story has nenewed my hope!

Um, yeah, I've got one too

[Rogerborg]

I found it down the back of a sofa that I bought from the ex wife of the cousin of the guy that fixed the car of Heinlein's dentist's cleaning lady.

You can have it for a million bucks. I'll donate the money to, uh, space or something.

He's back!

[1s44c]

"It's hard to believe but the grand master of sci-fi is back - 15 years or so after his death"

I'll bet he smells kind of bad.

For Us, the Living

[Brian_Ellenberger]

Does this satisfy the definition of ironic?

From the 30's...

[Andrewkov]

Wow, science fiction from the 30's. It will be an interesting read just to see the perspective of someone in the 30's: By 1950 everyone will be driving flying rocket cars. By 1970 the world will be destroyed by war, by 1990 a new race of ape-people will take over the planet. By 2003 the war against the apes will have been won, and the whole galaxy will be colonized by humans! Cool!

Re:So is it Public Domain?

[1s44c]

If so, who owns the copyright?

shh, your wake up SCO.

Re:My thoughts on this

[Anne_Nonymous]

Read it in bed next time you're sick. Everyone knows that it's not a sin to read bad literature when you have a head cold.

Re:This isn't another homosexual sodomy romp is it

[Rogerborg]

Heinlein was into incestuous consensual patriarchal discipline dom-sum fetishism, fool!

Wait, I might be thinking about Stephen R. Donaldson. Which one sets their daddy-daughter fucking in rocketships?

Re:they're back!

[Tackhead]

> The sci-fi gods of the past have come to reclaim the present and shape the future! RUN FOR COVER!

I, for one, welcome our new libertarian overlor-HEY!

Carefully picked title ;-)

[j.leidner]

Certainly the title "For us, the living" could not have been better chosen for a novel that finally gets published its author has been long dead.

When the copyright expires, can anyone please put the PDF online? ;)

Re:Never say never...

[dpilot]

Are you really trying to tell us that Sean Connery is going to do yet ANOTHER James Bond movie?

Re:My thoughts on this

[wagemonkey]

OK, Lazarus Long has slept with everyone and their mother...

Well actually Lazarus Long has slept with everyone and his mother...

Re:Who?

[jtalkington]

I don't think that you can get insulin out of a body by flogging.

Most Prolific Dead Author

[LauraW]

I've been thinking for a while that next year's Hugos ought to include a special award for Most Prolific Dead Author. The runaway winner would be Marion Zimmer Bradley, but it's nice to know that Heinlein would be in the running too.

Re:What a whiny little twit you are.

[jafac]

I think you're being overly harsh, the post to which you were responding was written during the SEXUAL COUNTER-REVOLUTION. (currently in progress, started about 1982 when HIV was discovered).

I make no judgements either way. Both "movements" went too far in their respective directions. Both have their zealots, who really ought to be shot.

Funny thing is, back in college, there was this group of people I hung with, and these girls were like all googly over Heinlein, and how great his books were, and said that they based their lives off of "Stranger in a Strange Land" - etc. I read the book, and thought, wow, I'm freinds with these girls, they like this book, we party together all the time, yet none of them ever get naked. . .

(it's the chicks who are into Gor books who will get naked).