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The moon is a harsh mistress / Robert A Heinlein

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: United Kingdom : Hodder & Stoughton 1966Description: 408 pages ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9781473616127
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 813.54 HEI
Summary: In 2075, the Moon is no longer a penal colony. But it is still a prison ... Life isn't easy for the political dissidents and convicts who live in the scattered colonies that make up lunar civilisation. Everything is regulated strictly, efficiently and cheaply by a central supercomputer, HOLMES IV. When humble technician Mannie O'Kelly-Davis discovers that HOLMES IV has quietly achieved consciousness (and developed a sense of humour), the choice is clear: either report the problem to the authorities ... or become friends. And perhaps overthrow the government while they're at it. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress has been called Robert A. Heinlein's crowning achievement.
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In 2075, the Moon is no longer a penal colony. But it is still a prison ... Life isn't easy for the political dissidents and convicts who live in the scattered colonies that make up lunar civilisation. Everything is regulated strictly, efficiently and cheaply by a central supercomputer, HOLMES IV. When humble technician Mannie O'Kelly-Davis discovers that HOLMES IV has quietly achieved consciousness (and developed a sense of humour), the choice is clear: either report the problem to the authorities ... or become friends. And perhaps overthrow the government while they're at it. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress has been called Robert A. Heinlein's crowning achievement.

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