(Heinlein), 12, 16, 22 Dalgliesh, Alicei 49, 50-61, 291 editorial conflict with Heinlein, 52-65, 73 Freudian outlook of, 58, 73-

77.

rejects Red Planet, 52-53 Destination Moon (Heinlein), xvi, 40, 67, 305 Deutsch, Eberhard, 228 "Dirac, Antimatter and You" (Heinlein), in Britannica Compton Yearbook, 286 Dirac, Paul, 118 Disarmament, 240-42 "Patrick Henry"

advertis.e.m.e.nt, in Expanded Universe, 240-41 Doktor, Irv, 101 Door Into Summer, The (Heinlein), 127, 129, 192 cover art, 193 opening paragraphs of, 192 Doubleday, 176, 188, 193-194 Science Fiction Book Club, 194, 206, 209, 269, 271 Double Star (Heinlein), xx, 192-95 * cover art, 194 - cover of Astounding, 196 wins Hugo Award, xx, 195 Europe, Heinlein's travels to, 217-18 Expanded Universe (Heinlein), 173, 240-41 and fan mail, 287-88 "Patrick Henry"

advertis.e.m.e.nt in, 240-41 Fan mail, 152-61, 165-69 and Expanded Universe, 287- 88 and Green Hills of Earth, The, 152 and Stranger in a Strange Land, 272 Fantastic, 175 Fantasy vs. science fiction, 56, 196-97 The Wind in the Willows as,

56.

Fantasy and Science Fiction, The Magazine of, 131, 177, 192 Farmer in the Sky, (Heinlein), 67, 68-69 in Boy's Life, 66 cover art, 66'

published as "Satellite Scout," 68, 68-69 Farnham's Freehold, (Heinlein), cover art, 199 revising, 198-200 Flanders, Hal, 110 Friday (Heinlein), 288 Galaxy, 173 Gallery, Dan, 165 Gallico, Paul, 115 Geary, Clifford N., 55, 69,

88.

Giles Goat Boy (Barth), 277 Glory Road (Heinlein), 119, 196-98.

cover art, 197 as fantasy versus science fiction, 196-97 G.o.dbody (Sturgeon), 288 Golden Age of Science Fiction, 2 "Goldfish Bowl" (Heinlein), 12, 14, 16-18 in Astounding, 16 rejection of, 12, 14, 16 revising, 16-18, 22 Gold, H.L., 188-91 Gollancz, Lady, 209-10 Gollancz, Sir Victor, 210 G.P. Putnam's Sons, 96, 200 "Gray Lensman" (Smith), 2 "Green Hills of Earth"

(Heinlein) in Sat.u.r.day Evening Post, 41, 43, 45 as slick, 84 Green Hills of Earth, The, 189 cover art, 42 fan mail and, 152 Grey, Helen, 179 Grok, 273, 274, 275 "Gulf" (Heinlein), 40, 59 as inspiration for Stranger in a Strange Land, 255 Gun licensing as editorial issue, 62-64 Heinlein's opposition to, 62-63 Have s.p.a.ce Suit-Will Travel (Heinlein), xx, 92-93 cover art, 93 Hayes, Ted, 227 Hefner, Hugh, 278 Heinlein, Leslyn, 107-8 Heinlein, Robert A. adult fiction, 186-211 advertising, writing for, 183- 84 and Alice Dalgliesh, 52-65, 73-77 appraisal value of writings, 247-48.

beliefs, of, 163-64, 265-67 . bibliography of fiction, 306-8 miscellaneous, 313 nonfiction, 313-14 biographical information, xiii-xxi, 107-8 blood drives and, 118, 287 and Charles Scribner, 97-100 cla.s.s reunion of, 226-28 cynicism about writing, 115-

17.

death of, 288 engineering career of, xvi, 31, 38-40, 227 excerpts, policy regarding, 130.

and fan mail, 152-61, 165-69 fantasy compared to science fiction, 56, 196-97 first novel, 14 first rejection letter, 12 foreign sales, 182 gun licensing issue, 62-64 as "guru," 275 health of, ix, 142-43, 164, 209, 211, 286-88.

honors and awards, xx-xxi, 5, 195, 202, 268, 304 and John Campbell, 1-11, 14, 16, 40 juvenile fiction, xvi, 1, 5, 40, 43, 96.

and Leslyn Heinlein, 107-8 and Lurton Bla.s.singame, friendship with, 43, 45 marriage to Virginia Heinlein, 108, 132-33 naval career, xiii-xvii, xxi, 29-35, 38-39 and pets, 248-51, 252-53 politics of, 240-45 predictions, 171-73 pseudonyms, 3, 5, 9-10, 16, 18, 22, 26, 54 public speaking, 117, 159-60, 246-47, 277, 288 retirement considered by, 12- 16 and science fiction fans, 118 as screenwriter, 110-12, 119-

20.

slicks published, 45, 84 studies of, 170-71 as television writer, 50-51, 119-21, 134 thoughts on publishers, 176-

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travels of, 212-16, 226-28 and V-2 rocket, 161 working habits, 126-27 World War II experiences, 27-40 writing methods, 122-26, 130-31.

writing plans of, 106-10 Heinlein, Virginia, 115-16, 145, 147-49, 154, 223-24,.

225-27, 242-43 as a.s.sistant to Heinlein, xviii- xix, 154, 158 health of, 242-43, 251 marriage to Heinlein, 108, 132-33.

Hinners, Noel, 304, 305 Horwitz, Howie, 120 How to Write and Sell (Woodford), 116 Hubbard, L. Ron, 35 introduces Bla.s.singame, 43 Hugo Award, xx, 98, 99, 195, 202, 268, 279 Hunter, Mel, 193 Huxley, Aldous, 22 / Will Fear No Eveil (Heinlein), 206-11,286 cover art, 207 in Galaxy, 207 //, 104 "If This Goes on-" (Heinlein), 2-3 cover of Astounding, 4 Israel, Peter, 104, 200, 203, 206.

"It's Great to Be Back" (Heinlein), 45 Jenkins, Will. See Leinster, Murray Job (Heinlein), 288 Juvenile fiction censorship of, 58-60, 65, SI-83 first juvenile novel published, 40 last Heinlein juvenile work,

96.

Scribner series, 43 versus slicks, 45 Kennicott, Donald, 71 "Last and First Men"

(Stapledon), 21 Las Vegas, Heinlein's travels to, 218-19, 222.

Lectures. See Public speaking; "Science Fiction Novel, The"

Leinster, Murray, 119 Library Journal, 81, 84 "Life-Line" (Heinlein), xvi, 1,

5.

cover of Astounding, 3 "Logic of Empire" (Heinlein), 130 Lomokome Papers, The (Wouk), 110 "Lost Legacy" (Heinlein), 3, 7 in Super Science Stories, as "Lost Legion"

(Monroe), 3 Magazine cover art, Astounding, 3, 4, 20, 26, 54, 90, 196 Masters, John, 125 "Methuselah's Children" (Heinlein), 22, 129 cover of Astounding, 20 Methuselah's Children (Heinlein), 128-29 cover art, 129 revision of, 128-29 Metzdorf, Robert, 247 Mills, Robert P., 96, 181 Minton, Walter, 96 Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, The (Heinlein), xx, 200-2, 209 cover art, 201 wins Hugo Award, xx, 202.

Morgan, Ed, 162 Murrow, Edward R., 159 "My Object All Sublime" (Heinlein), 18 NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal (DPSM), awarded to Heinlein, xxi, 304-5 Naval career advocates s.p.a.ce exploration, xvi-xvii defends Navy policy of secrecy, 38-39 discusses naval officers, 34- 35,37.

early years, xiii-xix as engineer, xvi, 31, 38-39 honors and awards, xxi Pearl Harbor and, 28-35, 39- 40 at United States Naval Academy, xiii New Orleans, Heinlein's travels to, 227-28 New York Times Book Review, 274.

Nothing Ever Happens on the Moon (Heinlein), 223 Number of the Beast, The (Heinlein), 287 "Pandora's Box" (Heinlein) in Expanded Universe, 173 in Galaxy, 173 rejected by Cosmopolitan, 173 Past Through Tomorrow, The (Heinlein), 112, 203-6 in Astounding, 203 cover art, 203 "Patrick Henry" advertis.e.m.e.nt, 242.

"Pied Piper" (Heinlein), 18 Playboy, 172, 278 Heinlein review published in, 253-54 Plots, See Themes; Writing methods Podkayne of Mars (Heinlein), 40, 101-4 cover art, 101 as last juvenile novel, 96 opening paragraphs of, 101 original ending of, 297-303 Pohl, Frederick, 104 Polar Scout (Heinlein), 223 Politics, Heinlein on disarmament, 240-42 gun licensing issue, 62-64 presidential, 244-45 Popular Mechanics, 222, 223 Pseudonyms, 3, 5, 9-10, 16, 18, 22, 26, 54 and rate per word, 7-8, 15- 16, 19, 22 Public speaking, 117, 159-60, 246-47, 277, 288 thoughts on, 105-6 See also "Science Fiction Novel, The" Publishers. See individual publishers and editors Puppet Masters, The (Heinlein), 129.

cover art, 187 in Galaxy, 187-88 revisions, 186-91 Putnam's. See G.P. Putnam's Sons Reader poll awards, 5 Red Planet (Heinlein), 52-58, 91, 180 censorship/revision of, 59-61, 64-65.

cover art, 51 gun licensing as editorial issue, 61-64 rejection of, 52-53 revisions made to, 291-96 Reinsberg, Mark, 91 "Requiem" (Heinlein), 14 "Roads Must Roll, The"

(Heinlein), 134 Rocket Ship Galileo (Heinlein), 43, 46-49, 53, 54, 61-62 cover art, 46 proposed as series, 48-49 rejection of, 47 Rogers, Hubert, 4, 20, 23, 26, 54, 55 Rolling Stones, The (Heinlein) censorship/revision of, 71-78 cover art, 72 San Diego, Heinlein's travels to, 221-22.

"Satellite Scout" (Heinlein). See Farmer in the Sky Sat.u.r.day Evening Post, xvi, 40, 171, 179-80.

juvenile fiction in, xvi, 40, 45 profiles Heinlein, 42-43 reputation of, 41-42 slicks in, 45 Sat.u.r.day Review of Literature, 181.

Schneeman, Charles, 7 Science fiction as advertising, 183-84 for boys vs. girls, 57-58 vs. fantasy, 55-58, 196-97 golden age of, 2 as speculative fiction, 56 See also Adult fiction; Juvenile fiction Science Fiction Book Club, 194, 206, 209, 269, 271 "Science Fiction Novel, The"

(Heinlein), 92 Screenwriting, 110-12, 119-20 Scribner, Charles, 97-100 See also Charles Scribner's Sons "Sixth Column" (Heinlein) in Astounding, 14, 15 cover art, 15 Slicks, 45, 52 "The Green Hills of Earth"

as, 84 versus juvenile fiction, 45 Smith, E.E., 2 Southwestern USA, Heinlein's travels to, 219 s.p.a.ce Cadet (Heinlein), 49-51, 55, 58, 61-62, 180

correction to text, 49-50 cover art, 50 as TV script, 50-51 "s.p.a.ce Jockey" (Heinlein), 43 Star Beast, The (Heinlein), 80-

84.

cover art, 79 Starman Jones (Heinlein) cover art, 75 revision of, 78-80 Starship Troopers (Heinlein), xx, 94-100, 241 and Charles Scribner, 98-100 cover art, 95 rejection of, 96, 98 wins Hugo Award, xx, 98- 99 Stranger in a Strange Land (Heinlein), xix, xx, 241 as adult fiction, 261-62 alternate t.i.tles, 270 Canadian repsonse to, 274 and Charles Manson cult, 278 cover art, 256 cult following for, 272-73, 278.

and fan mail, 272 inspiration for, 255 lectures on, 275, 276-77 opening paragraphs of, 257 plot development, 59, 257-59 publishing/marketing rights and, 272-73 reprintings, 271, 274-75 revising, 262-63, 265-68 and science fiction fans, 278-

85.

s.e.x and religion in, 263-65 as study text, 275-76 wins Hugo Award, xx, 268, 279.

Sturgeon, Ted, 288 Super Science Stories, 3 Talley, Truman MacDonald, 208 Television writing, 50-51, 119-21, 134 Tenderfoot on Venus (Heinlein), 223.

in Boys' Life, 127 Themes alien intelligence, 17 death, 103 development of, 122-23 interplanetary travel, 43,

48.

life-span research, 175 Martians, 101-4, 257-59 search for new themes, 21-

22.

time-travel, 23 uranium technology, 6 "world-saving," 43, 47 See also Writing methods "This I Believe" (Heinlein), 159-60, 163-64 as personal credo, 306-8 Time Enough for Love (Heinlein), xx, 286 Time for the Stars (Heinlein), 87-90.

cover art, 88 "Time Stream, The" (Taine- Bell), 21 Tombaugh, Clyde, 162 Tomorrow Starts Here (Heinlein), xx To Sail Beyond the Sunset (Heinlein), xx, 288 Town and Country, 179 Travelogue, Antarctica, 229-36 Tunnel in the Sky (Heinlein), 85-87 cover art, 84 USSR, Heinlein's travels to, 220 Van Dongen, H.R., 90 Verne, Jules, 174 Waite, Jack, 226 War of the Worlds (Wells), 71 compared to Between Planets,

71.

Wells, H.G., 71, 174 White, Ed, 227 White, Patricia, 227 Wilder, Thornton, 165-66 Williamson, Jack, 275 Wind in the Willows, The, 57 as fantasy, 56 Woodford, Jack, 116 Wouk, Herman, 110 Writing methods, 125 excerpts, 130 experimental methods, 125-26 free option, 131 introductions, 130-31 short story problem, 125 themes, development of, 122-23 working habits, 127-28 Young Atomic Engineers (Heinlein). See Rocket Ship Galileo PHOTOGRAPHIC CREDITS.

Photographs on pages xiv (bottom), xv (top), xv (bottom), xvii, xviii, xxi, 30, 36 (left), 36 (right), 44, 63, 98, 99, 108, 111, 114, 124, 133, 135, 137, 141, 144, 147, 149, 151, 153, 172, 213, 214, 220, 224 (top), 224 (bottom), 230 (top), 230 (bottom), 232, 235, 238, 249, 254, 268 are from the personal archives of Virginia Heinlein.