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  1. Argent

    Books Heinlein Discussion Thread

    Not to mention that you can work the Pern books into the same universe as Talent books. While she said that Pern was separate it really does fit the back story and generally theme of her other serris in the Federated Planets. I also have to wonder how the public would react that instead of...
  2. Argent

    Books Heinlein Discussion Thread

    One thing I always find interesting in older Sci-Fi works is the look at over population. A few of Heinlein works and other authors like Ann McCaffrey talk about it and try to show the effects. Between that rasing crime crime and and general state of cities post World War II and you can see a...
  3. Argent

    Books Heinlein Discussion Thread

    That is true. Really the prison part was that the Warden controlled the only way off the moon. But most of the population seemed to be at least second generation. Earth's position at the start of the book was as long as the grain shipments kept coming and they had a place to ship undesirables...
  4. Argent

    Books Heinlein Discussion Thread

    A lot of this is true. Heinlein wrote Starship Troopers a story about how a strong government, strong cultural traditions backed by a core of people that sacrifice for the greater good could work. Then you have a story about about a lawless land with limited resources where family clans are the...
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