Methusaleh's Children

[Wompet]

To Rob Wright and everyone else here who's recommended the stories of Lazarus Long, THANK YOU!

I just finished reading Methusaleh's Children, and loved it. For those of you who haven't read Heinlein's Lazarus Long stories, in his version of the future (100-200 years) the kilt is everyday wear for men. Of course, that may be the only sensible thing going on in the future ...

Now I just need to read the rest of the Long stories. I have Time Enough for Love already, but will have to get hold of the rest.

[Mr. MacDougall]

Keep in mind that Uncle Bob had a stroke, and some of his later work is... different... substantially so... from his earlier work.

[fluter]

As I mentioned elsewhere, today was Robert Heinlein's 100th birthday.

To Rob Wright and everyone else here who's recommended the stories of Lazarus Long, THANK YOU!
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Now I just need to read the rest of the Long stories. I have Time Enough for Love already, but will have to get hold of the rest.

Good on you, Wompet. If you have any trouble locating them, give a holler. However they seem to say in print for some reason...

[Zardoz]

If you read Methusaleh's Children and Time Enough for Love, you've covered the Lazarus stories. He pops up as a minor charactor in Number of the Beast and featured in To Sail Beyond the Sunset, but these books are not about him. And as someone who has sort of made a study of Heinleins work over the years, I would not recomend the later novels to a new Heinlein reader. His last couple of books make more sense if you are really familier with all his work.

I often say I wish Mr.Heinliein would have written more Long stories, it would seem to be a limitless source of possible tales, but although he did write many tales within a loosely outlined "future history" Heinlein had a lot of ideas, and was not really into series books or puppet shows. The two books above are as close as he got to a Asimov style "Foundation Trilogy" (also recommended BTW) type of thing. I think 'Time Enough' is my favorite book of his, followed closely by Stranger in a Strange Land and The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. I know you will enjoy his work.

http://www.heinleinsociety.org/

[Yaish]

Hmm... Who is this Robert Heinlein you speak of??


I also recommend "Farnhams Freehold" and "Starship Troopers".

[Zardoz]

Troopers is a great book, A lot of people who read it after seeing the movie (which is fun too) were disappointed by the lack of action, But if you were ever in the hurry up and wait military, it is spot on! Puppet Masters is another of my favorites, it was made into a pretty good movie too.

[The Wizard of BC]

As the owner of a first edition, signed copy of "Stranger in a Strange Land", and a copy of "Time Enough for Love" given to me from his own book self by the hand of RAH, I am glad another has found the pleasure.

While not about Lazarus Long, if you can find a copy of "The Menace from Earth" you too will begin to dream about flying in a cavern in the moons 1/6th gravity with bird-like wings strapped to your arms.

TANSTAAFL !

And remember, "Specialization is for insects"!

[BruceK]

Or do yourself a favor and pick up "The Past Through Tomorrow". That volume contains most of Heinlein's Future History writings all laid out chronologically in one book.

[Kilted Christian]

Wow, this is great to see this thread. I am a big fan but haven't read more than 4 books. I really did enjoy Time enough for love so much that I read it twice in a a row.

[cacunn]

I have one shelf in my den of nothing but RAH books. Some have been read so many times that if it weren't for rubber bands many would not be books but a pile of pages.

Great writer great stories. But don't you think that Sgt Zim, Jubal Harshaw, and L. Long are basically to same character?

I am now reading "For Us, The Living" and the main character just ordered "a pocket belt with a detachable kilt for travel and general public wear"

For those of you who had the honor of knowing Mr. Heinlein did he wear a kilt?