Title: The Door Into Summer

Title: The Door Into Summer Title Record # 2084
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Date: 1957-06-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Synopsis: From the first page of the Signet 6th printing: "An electronics engineer invents a wizard robot... only to find himself shanghaied by his ruthless partner and his gold-digging fiancee. The crafty pair forces him to submit to the "long sleep" - suspended animation for thirty years. But when he wakes up in the year 2000 A.D. the inventor makes a startling discovery. He learns that it is possible now to twist time forwards or backwards. And so he returns to the past bent on a mission... of revenge."

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Serializations

Translated Serializations

Year	Language	Title
1958^ⓘTranslated by 加藤喬 (Katō Kiyo)	Japanese	夏への扉^?Natsu e no Tobira [as by ロバート・A・ハインライン^?Robāto A. Hainrain Robaato A. Hainrain ]
1958^ⓘTranslated by Eduardo Salades	Spanish	Puerta al verano
1963^ⓘTranslated by Tony Westermayr (1963 as Tür in die Zukunft)	German	Die Tür in den Sommer^?Die Tuer in den Sommer
1963^ⓘTranslated by Tony Westermayr	German	Tür in die Zukunft^?Tuer in die Zukunft
1966^ⓘTranslated by Eurico da Fonseca	Portuguese	Escala no tempo
1970^ⓘTranslated by Régine Vivier	French	Une porte sur l'été [as by Robert Heinlein]
1973^ⓘTranslated by Régine Vivier	French	Une porte sur l'été
1975^ⓘTranslated by Beata Della Frattina	Italian	La porta sull'estate
1976^ⓘTranslated by John-Henri Holmberg Translation originally published by Bokád in 1976.	Swedish	Dörren till sommaren^?Dorren till sommaren
1977^ⓘTranslated by Annemarie Kindt	Dutch	Dan maar de kou in
1986^ⓘTranslated by Daniel Gonçalves	Portuguese	A porta para o verão
1986^ⓘTranslated by Félix Hernández as F. Hernández	Spanish	Puerta al verano
1993^ⓘTranslated by Zbigniew Foniok	Polish	Drzwi do lata
1995^ⓘTranslated by Pavel Medek	Czech	Dvere do léta

Year	Title
1956	The Door Into Summer (Part 1 of 3)
1956	The Door Into Summer (Part 2 of 3)
1956	The Door Into Summer (Part 3 of 3)

Year	Language	Title
1958^ⓘTranslated by Régine Vivier	French	Une porte sur l'été (Part 1 of 3)^?Une porte sur l'ete (Part 1 of 3) [as by Robert Heinlein]
1959^ⓘTranslated by Régine Vivier	French	Une porte sur l'été (Part 2 of 3)^?Une porte sur l'ete (Part 2 of 3) [as by Robert Heinlein]
1959^ⓘTranslated by Régine Vivier	French	Une porte sur l'été (Part 3 of 3)^?Une porte sur l'ete (Part 3 of 3) [as by Robert Heinlein]
1959^ⓘTranslated by Beata Della Frattina	Italian	La porta sull'estate (Complete Novel)

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
36	1975 Locus	All-Time Best Novel
29	1987 Locus	All-Time Best SF Novel
43	1998 Locus	All-Time Best SF Novel before 1990

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1956	1956-10-00	ed. Anthony Boucher	Fantasy House, Inc.		$0.35^?$: US dollar	132	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Kelly Freas
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, November 1956	1956-11-00	ed. Anthony Boucher	Fantasy House, Inc.		$0.35^?$: US dollar	132	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Kelly Freas
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 1956	1956-12-00	ed. Anthony Boucher	Fantasy House, Inc.		$0.35^?$: US dollar	132	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Kelly Freas
The Door Into Summer	1957-06-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Doubleday		$2.95^?$: US dollar	188	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Mel Hunter
The Door Into Summer	1958-01-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Doubleday / SFBC		$1.20^?$: US dollar	188	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Mel Hunter
The Door Into Summer	1959-03-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library	S1639	$0.35^?$: US dollar	159	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 Door Into Summer	1960-03-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Panther	1021	2/6^?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).	160	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 Door Into Summer	1963-11-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Doubleday		$2.95^?$: US dollar	188	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Mel Hunter
The Door Into Summer	1964-03-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library	D2443	$0.50^?$: US dollar	159	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 Door Into Summer	1964-03-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library of Canada	D2443	C$0.50^?C$: Canadian dollar	159	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 Door Into Summer	1966-05-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library of Canada	D2443	C$0.60^?C$: Canadian dollar	159	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 Door Into Summer	1967-11-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (2))		21/-^?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).	192	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Door Into Summer	1968-12-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library of Canada	T3750	C$0.75^?C$: Canadian dollar	159	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 Door Into Summer	1969-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library	T3750	$0.75^?$: US dollar	159	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 Door Into Summer	1969-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Gollancz			192	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Door Into Summer	1970-07-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Pan Books	0-330-02516-3	5/-^?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).	190	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	W. F. Phillipps
The Door Into Summer	1973-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Gollancz	0-575-00465-7		192	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Door Into Summer	1974-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Pan Books	0-330-02516-3	£0.35^?£: UK pound	190	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	Patrick Woodroffe
The Door Into Summer	1977-07-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Pan Books	0-330-02516-3	£0.60^?£: UK pound	190	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	Gino D'Achille
The Door Into Summer	1979-03-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library	0-451-08574-4	$1.75^?$: US dollar	160	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	Gene Szafran
The Door Into Summer	1979-03-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library of Canada	0-451-08574-4	C$1.95^?C$: Canadian dollar	159	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	Gene Szafran
The Door Into Summer	1979-08-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Gregg Press	0-8398-2506-4	$12.50^?$: US dollar	xi+ 188	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
A Heinlein Trio	1980-10-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Nelson Doubleday / SFBC	2193	$4.98^?$: US dollar	502	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Gary Viskupic
The Door Into Summer	1983-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library	0-451-12363-8	$2.50^?$: US dollar	159	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	Gene Szafran
The Door Into Summer	1985-09-19	Robert A. Heinlein	Gollancz	0-575-03698-2	£8.95^?£: UK pound	192	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Door Into Summer	1986-09-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Gollancz (Gollancz Classic SF #6)	0-575-03850-0	£2.95^?£: UK pound	190	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	John Holmes
The Door Into Summer	1986-11-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-33012-9	$3.95^?$: US dollar	291	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	Barclay Shaw
A Heinlein Trio	1987-08-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Nelson Doubleday / SFBC	02193	$^?$: US dollar	502	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Gary Viskupic
The Door Into Summer	1993-12-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-33012-9	$5.99^?$: US dollar	304	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	Barclay Shaw
The Door Into Summer	1997-05-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-41399-7	$11.00^?$: US dollar	291	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	Ashley Wood
The Door Into Summer	2000-08-24	Robert A. Heinlein	Gollancz (SF Collectors' Editions)	0-575-07054-4	£9.99^?£: UK pound	192	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 Door Into Summer	2001-10-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Sagebrush Education Resources	0-613-13467-2			hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Door Into Summer	2003-02-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC 50th Anniversary Collection #1)	0-7394-3129-3 / 55803	$9.99^?$: US dollar	166	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Donato Giancola
The Door Into Summer	2006-01-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Blackstone Audiobooks	0-7861-7954-6	$29.95^?$: US dollar		audio MP3 CD^?Compact disc with mp3-encoded audio tracks	novel
The Door Into Summer	2006-01-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Blackstone Audiobooks	0-7861-7692-X	$55.00^?$: US dollar		audio CD^?Compact disc with standard audio tracks	novel
The Door Into Summer	2006-01-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Blackstone Audiobooks	0-7861-3678-2	$44.95^?$: US dollar		audio cassette^?Cassette tape	novel
The Door Into Summer	2006-10-11	Robert A. Heinlein	Blackstone Audio		$18.24^?$: US dollar		digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel
The Door Into Summer	2006-11-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Meisha Merlin (The Virginia Edition #5)	1-59222-121-1		vii+ 161	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Donato Giancola
The Door Into Summer	2008-04-00	Robert A. Heinlein	The Virginia Edition (The Virginia Edition #5)	978-1-897350-07-2		vii+ 161	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Door Into Summer	2011-05-17	Robert A. Heinlein	Spectrum Literary Agency		$7.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Door Into Summer	2012-07-01	Robert A. Heinlein	Blackstone Audio	978-1-4708-2467-9	$29.95^?$: US dollar		audio CD^?Compact disc with standard audio tracks	novel
The Door Into Summer	2013-12-12	Robert A. Heinlein	Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II))	978-0-575-12072-3	£8.99^?£: UK pound	x+ 178	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	Christopher Gibbs
The Door Into Summer	2013-12-12	Robert A. Heinlein	Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II))	978-0-575-11297-1	£4.49^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel	Christopher Gibbs
The Door Into Summer	2015-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	The Easton Press (A Matter of Time)	3155	$99.00^?$: US dollar		hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Robert A. Heinlein" Six Prophetic Novels by the Dean of Science Fiction	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library		$4.50^?$: US dollar	192+ 158+ 159+ 128+ 176+ 192	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.	omni
Robert A. Heinlein: Beyond Time and Space with the Master of Science Fiction	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library		$10.00^?$: US dollar	159+ 176+ 159+ 189+ 160+ 175+ 192+ 192	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.	omni
The Door Into Summer	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library	T3750	$0.75^?$: US dollar	159	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 Door Into Summer	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library	Q5693	$0.95^?$: US dollar	159	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	Gene Szafran
The Door Into Summer	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library	Y6396	$1.25^?$: US dollar	159	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	Gene Szafran
The Door Into Summer	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library	0-451-08574-4	$1.75^?$: US dollar	159	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	Gene Szafran
The Door Into Summer	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet	0-451-09628-2	$1.95^?$: US dollar	159	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	Gene Szafran
The Door Into Summer	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	VGSF / Gollancz (VGSF Classics)	0-575-03850-0	£3.50^?£: UK pound	190	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 Door Into Summer	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library	D2443	$0.50^?$: US dollar	159	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 Door Into Summer	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet	T3750	$0.75^?$: US dollar	159	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 Door Into Summer	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library	T3750	$0.75^?$: US dollar	159	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	Gene Szafran
The Door Into Summer	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet	Y6396	$1.25^?$: US dollar	159	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	Gene Szafran

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Reviews

Review by Damon Knight (1957) in Infinity Science Fiction, June 1957
Review by Floyd C. Gale (1957) in Galaxy Science Fiction, July 1957 , reprinted in:
Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], No. 54 (1957)
Review by Villiers Gerson (1957) in Amazing Stories, July 1957
Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1957) in Astounding Science Fiction, August 1957 , reprinted in:
Astounding Science Fiction, December 1957 (UK) (1957)
Review by Henry Bott (1957) in Imagination, October 1957
Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1959) in Astounding Science Fiction, September 1959
Review [Dutch] by Johan-Martijn Flaton [as by J. M. Flaton] (1977) in Holland-SF 1977, #3
Review by Jeff Frane (1979) in Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review, August 1979 , reprinted in:
Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review: The Complete Series, Vol. I, No. 1-Vol. II, No. 13, January 1979-February 1980 (2009)
Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review: The Complete Series, Vol. I, No. 1-Vol. II, No. 13, January 1979-February 1980 (2009)
Review [German] by uncredited (1982) in Reclams Science Fiction Führer
Review by David Pringle (1985) in Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels , reprinted in:
Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1985)
Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1986)
Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1987)
Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1997)
Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (2014)
Review by Mark Greener (1985) in Vector 129
Review by David Pringle (1985) in Interzone, #14 Winter 1985/86
Review [French] by uncredited (1988) in 10 Récits sur le temps
Review by Alan Holloway (1995) in SFX, #4
Review by uncredited (2000) in Vector 214
Review [Spanish] by
Julián Díez^?Julian Diez
(2001) in Las 100 mejores novelas de ciencia ficción del siglo XX
Review by Graham Sleight (2007) in Locus, #559 August 2007
Review [French] by Emmanuel Beaujot (2010) in Bifrost, #57
Review by Jo Walton (2010) in What Makes This Book So Great, (2014)
Review by Daniel C. Smith (2011) in Aphelion, March 2011
Review by Rich Horton (2014) in Big Sky, #4: SF Masterworks 2
Review by Liam Proven (2014) in Big Sky, #4: SF Masterworks 2
Review by Marion Pitman (2014) in Big Sky, #4: SF Masterworks 2