Title: The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

Title: The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress Title Record # 1502
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Date: 1966-05-00
Type: NOVEL
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Language: English
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Year	Title
1969	The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress [as by Robert Heinlein]

Year	Language	Title
1967^ⓘTranslated by Eurico da Fonseca	Portuguese	Revolta na Lua, 1º volume
1967	Portuguese	Revolta na Lua, 2º volume
1969^ⓘTranslated by Wulf H. Bergner	German	Revolte auf Luna
1971^ⓘTranslated by Walter B. Relsky	Dutch	De maan in opstand
1971^ⓘTranslated by Jacques de Tersac Revised version (from 2005 onwards) by Nadia Fischer.	French	Révolte sur la Lune^?Revolte sur la Lune
1975	Spanish	La Luna Es Una Cruel Amante
1977^ⓘTranslated by Antonangelo Pinna	Italian	La Luna è una severa maestra
1988^ⓘTranslated by Jacques de Tersac.	French	Révolte sur la Lune^?Revolte sur la Lune [as by Robert Heinlein]
1994	Italian	La Luna è una severa maestra [as by Robert Heinlein]
1994^ⓘTranslated by Wulf H. Bergner, the translation was revised and completed by Marcel Bieger	German	Der Mond ist eine herbe Geliebte
2014^ⓘStated as first unabridged German edition. Translated by Wulf H. Bergner and Jürgen Langowski. Wulf H. Bergner did the first German translation	German	Mondspuren
2017^ⓘTranslated by Can Çakır	Turkish	Ay Zalim Bir Sevgilidir

Year	Title
1965	The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Part 1 of 5)
1966	The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Part 2 of 5)
1966	The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Part 3 of 5)
1966	The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Part 4 of 5)
1966	The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Part 5 of 5)

Year	Language	Title
1966^ⓘTranslated by Antonangelo Pinna	Italian	La Luna è una severa maestra (Part 1 of 2)
1966^ⓘTranslated by Antonangelo Pinna	Italian	La Luna è una severa maestra (Part 2 of 2)

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
Finalists	1966 Hugo	Best Novel
1	1967 Hugo	Best Novel
Nomination	1967 Nebula	Novel
8	1975 Locus	All-Time Best Novel
Win	1983 Prometheus	Prometheus Hall of Fame Award
4	1987 Locus	All-Time Best SF Novel
2	1998 Locus	All-Time Best SF Novel before 1990

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	1966-05-00	Robert A. Heinlein	G. P. Putnam's Sons		$5.95^?$: US dollar	383	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Irv Docktor
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	1966-05-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Longmans (Canada)		C$^?C$: Canadian dollar	383	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Irv Docktor
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	1967-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Dennis Dobson		25/-^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	383	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	1968-09-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Medallion	N1601	$0.95^?$: US dollar	302	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Paul Lehr
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	1969-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Medallion	N1601	$0.95^?$: US dollar	302	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Paul Lehr
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	1969-12-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Medallion	0-425-01601-3	$0.95^?$: US dollar	302	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Paul Lehr
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	1977-10-00	Robert A. Heinlein	New English Library	0-450-03583-2	£1.00^?£: UK pound	288	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Tim White
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	1977-12-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Medallion	0-425-03850-5	$1.95^?$: US dollar	302	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Paul Lehr
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	1979-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Books	0-425-04348-7	$2.25^?$: US dollar	302	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Paul Lehr
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	1980-05-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Books	0-425-04348-7	$2.25^?$: US dollar	302	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Paul Lehr
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	1981-04-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Books	0-425-04999-X	$2.50^?$: US dollar	302	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Carl Lundgren
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	1981-12-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Books	0-425-05615-5	$2.75^?$: US dollar	302	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Carl Lundgren
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	1982-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Books	0-425-07571-0	$2.95^?$: US dollar		pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	1982-09-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Books	0-425-05615-5	$2.75^?$: US dollar	302	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Carl Lundgren
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	1982-12-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Books	0-425-06262-7	$2.95^?$: US dollar	302	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Carl Lundgren
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	1984-10-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Books	0-425-08100-1	$3.50^?$: US dollar	302	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Carl Lundgren
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	1986-02-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Books	0-425-08899-5	$3.50^?$: US dollar	302	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Carl Lundgren
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	1986-11-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Books	0-425-09924-5	$3.50^?$: US dollar	302	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	1987-03-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Ace Books	0-441-53699-9	$3.95^?$: US dollar	302	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	1987-09-00	Robert A. Heinlein	New English Library	0-450-00231-4	£2.50^?£: UK pound	288	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	1988-02-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Ace Books	0-441-53699-9	$3.95^?$: US dollar	302	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	1989-06-00	Robert A. Heinlein	New English Library	0-450-50280-5	£11.95^?£: UK pound	288	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Starship Troopers / The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress / Time Enough for Love	1991-06-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Book-of-the-Month Club		$17.95^?$: US dollar	605	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	1992-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	New English Library	0-450-50280-5	£4.50^?£: UK pound	288	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	1996-08-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Tor	0-312-86176-1	$23.95^?$: US dollar	382	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Bob Eggleton
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	1996-08-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Tor	0-7394-0906-9		382	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	1997-03-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Tor / SFBC	14797	$8.98^?$: US dollar	382	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Bob Eggleton
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	1997-07-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Orb	0-312-86355-1	$14.95^?$: US dollar	382	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Bob Eggleton
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	1998-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Recorded Books	0-7887-6331-8			audio cassette^?Cassette tape	novel
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	2000-05-01	Robert A. Heinlein	Blackstone Audio	0-7861-9885-0	$96.00^?$: US dollar		audio CD^?Compact disc with standard audio tracks	novel
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	2001-10-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Gollancz (Gollancz SF Masterworks (HC) #VII)	0-575-07336-5	£14.99^?£: UK pound	382	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Chris Moore
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	2002-09-01	Robert A. Heinlein	Blackstone Audiobooks	0-7861-9221-6	$24.95^?$: US dollar		audio MP3 CD^?Compact disc with mp3-encoded audio tracks	novel
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	2005-03-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Hodder & Stoughton	0-340-83794-2	£6.99^?£: UK pound	288	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Getty Images
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	2006-10-11	Robert A. Heinlein	Blackstone Audio		$26.89^?$: US dollar		digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	2008-12-11	Robert A. Heinlein	Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #72)	978-0-575-08241-0	£7.99^?£: UK pound	382	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Chris Moore
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	2010-06-01	Robert A. Heinlein	Blackstone Audio	978-1-4417-4005-2	$29.95^?$: US dollar		audio CD^?Compact disc with standard audio tracks	novel
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	2010-11-00	Robert A. Heinlein	The Virginia Edition (The Virginia Edition #33)	978-1-897350-45-4		v+ 304	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	2014-05-08	Robert A. Heinlein	Hodder & Stoughton	978-1-4447-9104-4			ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel	Getty Images
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	2015-06-23	Robert A. Heinlein	Hodder Paperbacks	978-1-4736-1612-7	£9.99^?£: UK pound	416	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	2018-05-08	Robert A. Heinlein	Ace Books	978-0-440-00136-2	$9.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	2018-07-31	Robert A. Heinlein	Ace Books	978-0-440-00135-5	$17.00^?$: US dollar	388	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	G. P. Putnam's Sons	0-399-10556-5	$9.95^?$: US dollar	383	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Irv Docktor
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Hodder & Stoughton	0-340-83794-2	£6.99^?£: UK pound	288	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Getty Images
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Medallion	0-425-04348-7	$2.25^?$: US dollar	302	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Paul Lehr
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Medallion	N1601	$0.95^?$: US dollar	302	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Paul Lehr
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Medallion	0-425-03436-4	$1.75^?$: US dollar	302	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Paul Lehr
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Medallion	0-425-04348-7	$2.25^?$: US dollar	302	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Carl Lundgren
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #72)	978-0-575-08241-0	£8.99^?£: UK pound	382	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Chris Moore
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II))	978-0-575-08241-0	£9.99^?£: UK pound	382	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Chris Moore
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #72)	978-0-575-08241-0	£8.99^?£: UK pound	382	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Chris Moore
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Books	0-425-03850-5	$1.95^?$: US dollar	302	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Paul Lehr

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Review by Judith Merril (1966) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, November 1966
Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1966) in Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, December 1966
Review by Algis Budrys (1966) in Galaxy Magazine, December 1966 , reprinted in:
Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], July-August 1967 (1967)
Review by Phil Muldowney (1967) in Vector 47
Review by uncredited (1967) in Speculation, #16
Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1970) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, August 1970
Review by L. David Allen (1973) in Science Fiction: An Introduction , reprinted in:
Science Fiction Reader's Guide (1974)
Review by Spider Robinson (1976) in Galaxy, December 1976
Review by Keith Freeman (1989) in Vector 151
Review by Earl Wells (1996) in The New York Review of Science Fiction, July 1996
Review by Russell Letson (1996) in Locus, #427 August 1996
Review [French] by Bruno Para (2005) in Galaxies, #38
Review by Darrell Bain (2005) in My 100 Most Readable (and Re-Readable) Science Fiction Novels
Review [French] by Claude Ecken (2005) in Bifrost, #40
Review by Alfred E. Guy, Jr. (2007) in SFRA Review #280
Review by Graham Sleight (2007) in Locus, #559 August 2007
Review [French] by Patrick Imbert (2010) in Bifrost, #57
Review by Jesse Hudson (2014) in Big Sky, #3: SF Masterworks 1
Review by Jo Walton (2018) in An Informal History of the Hugos: A Personal Look Back at the Hugo Awards, 1953-2000 , reprinted in:
An Informal History of the Hugos: A Personal Look Back at the Hugo Awards, 1953-2000 (2018)

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