The Menace from Earth (short story collection) explained

The Menace From Earth
Author:Robert A. Heinlein
Cover Artist:W.I. van der Poel
Country:United States
Language:English
Genre:Science fiction
Publisher:Gnome Press
Release Date:1959
Media Type:Print (hardcover)
Pages:191

The Menace From Earth is a collection of science fiction short stories by American writer Robert A. Heinlein. It was published by The Gnome Press in 1959 in an edition of 5,000 copies.

Contents

Reception

Floyd C. Gale of Galaxy Science Fiction rated the collection 4.5 stars out of five. He said "The trouble with Heinlein is that once he explores a situation, not much is left to be said. His prototypes are up-to-the-minute masterworks", citing "By His Bootstraps" and the temporal paradox genre as an example.[1]

Dave Pringle reviewed The Menace from Earth for Imagine magazine, and stated that "savour such short stories as 'The Year of the Jackpot', a manic end-of-the-world take, and 'By His Bootstraps', simply the best time-travel yarn since Wells. The early Heinlein was a Natural."[2]

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Gale . Floyd C. . December 1960 . Galaxy's 5 Star Shelf . Galaxy Science Fiction . 123–127.
  2. Pringle. Dave. David Pringle. Book Review . review . . 7. 37 . TSR Hobbies (UK), Ltd. . October 1983.