Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988) was a four-time winner of the
Hugo Award, for his novels Stranger in a Strange Land,
Starship Troopers, Double Star, and The Moon Is a
Harsh Mistress. His Future History series, incorporating both
short stories and novels and first mapped out in 1941, charts the
social, political, and technological changes shaping human society
from the present through several centuries into the future.
Heinlein's books were among the first works of science fiction to
reach bestseller status in both hardcover and paperback.
Neil Gaiman (series introduction) is the #1 New York
Times bestselling author of more than twenty books for readers
of all ages, including American Gods, The Ocean at the
End of the Lane, The Graveyard Book, Coraline,
and the Sandman series of graphic novels. He is Professor in the
Arts at Bard College.
Alex Trochut (cover designer) is an award-winning artist,
graphic designer, illustrator, and typographer. He has designed for
The New York Times, The Guardian, Nike, Adidas, The Rolling
Stones, Coca-Cola, and Pepsi and was nominated for a 2016 Grammy
Award for Best Recording Package. Born in Barcelona, Spain, he
lives in Brooklyn.
"One of the coolest gifts you can get for your favorite sci-fi geek
. . . You're not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but these
new Penguin Galaxy hardcovers make it really hard." -Gizmodo
"Serious science fiction and fantasy readers cannot resist the
classics. . . . That's what makes the Penguin Galaxy series so
appealing. . . . Each of the novels here has earned their place in
the halls of literary history. . . . Their small form factor and
minimalist covers call out to readers and make them fun to read all
over again." -Kirkus Reviews
"A brilliant mind-bender . . . Wonderfully humanizing . . . The
name of the leading character in Stranger in a Strange Land
is as familiar to millions of literate persons as Oliver Twist or
Holden Caulfield." -Kurt Vonnegut, The New York Times
"Certainly among the most influential . . . science fiction
novel[s] of all time . . . A resounding success." -The
Guardian
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