Science Fiction · TenseIn 2075, the Moon's penal colony plans independence from Earth with the help of a self-aware computer
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
A computer technician, a professor and a self-aware computer plan a revolution
Worlds of If serialized the novel monthly from December 1965 to April 1966, and G. P. Putnam's Sons published the first edition on June 2, 1966. It is set in 2075, when the Moon is a penal colony with about three million inhabitants, called Loonies, living in underground cities. A computer technician, a political activist and a professor join with a self-aware computer named Mike to plan an independence movement against Earth's Lunar Authority.
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Who
Manuel "Mannie" O'Kelly-Davis, Wyoming Knott, Professor Bernardo de la Paz and the computer Mike.
World
A penal colony on the Moon in 2075, with underground cities.
What makes it different
Heinlein's original title was The Brass Cannon, which he changed at the publisher's request. It also won the Prometheus Hall of Fame Award in 1983.
Feel
Spirited and political.
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Further reading
- The Moon Is a Harsh MistressWikipedia