The moon is a harsh mistress : the science fiction classic / Robert A. Heinlein.
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TextPublisher: London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2015Copyright date: ©1966Description: 408 pages ; 20 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781473616127; 1473616123 (pbk.)Subject(s): Imaginary wars and battles -- Fiction | Moon -- Colonization -- FictionGenre/Form: Science fiction. DDC classification: 813.54 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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