Robert A. Heinlein
Robert A. Heinlein — 23 titles in the rankings, first published between 1948 and 1990. They average 7.6, below the 7.8 the whole catalogue averages. 2 of the series have a reading order worth keeping to.
Editor’s note Three Hugo winners are the usual way in: Starship Troopers, the most-read; Stranger in a Strange Land; and The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, a lunar revolution and his best-rated book here. His juveniles, such as Have Space Suit—Will Travel, are lighter; his late novels rate lowest.
- Ranked titles
- 23 books
- Average score
- 7.6
- Total ratings
- 4.4K
- First published
- 1948–1990
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Series by Robert A. Heinlein
Reading order of Robert A. Heinlein's series
2 series with a set order — each one opens on the volume to read first.
All books by Robert A. Heinlein in order →Books by Robert A. Heinlein
- The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress715 ratings
8.08.0 / 10 - Starship Troopers1.1K ratings
7.87.8 / 10 - Double Star117 ratings
7.87.8 / 10 - The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power77 ratings
7.87.8 / 10 - Stranger in a Strange Land1K ratings
7.87.8 / 10 - Starman Jones52 ratings
7.77.7 / 10 - Red Planet52 ratings
7.67.6 / 10 - Citizen of the Galaxy93 ratings
7.67.6 / 10 - Methuselah's Children78 ratings
7.67.6 / 10 - Space Cadet51 ratings
7.67.6 / 10 - Time for the Stars56 ratings
7.67.6 / 10 - The Door into Summer132 ratings
7.67.6 / 10 - Glory Road55 ratings
7.67.6 / 10 - To Sail Beyond the Sunset54 ratings
7.67.6 / 10 - Farmer in the Sky57 ratings
7.67.6 / 10 - Time Enough for Love121 ratings
7.67.6 / 10 - Orphans of the Sky59 ratings
7.67.6 / 10 - The Puppet Masters101 ratings
7.57.5 / 10 - Have Space Suit—Will Travel145 ratings
7.57.5 / 10 - Friday120 ratings
7.57.5 / 10 - The Number of the Beast54 ratings
7.47.4 / 10 - I Will Fear No Evil52 ratings
7.47.4 / 10 - The Cat Who Walks Through Walls105 ratings
7.27.2 / 10
Other books by Robert A. Heinlein
Titles we know of but do not rank — they have not gathered enough reader ratings, or our sources do not agree on where they belong.
- 1940Coventry
- 1942Beyond This Horizon
- 1942Waldo
- 1947Rocket Ship Galileo
- 1949Sixth Column
- 1950The Man Who Sold the Moon
- 1950Waldo & Magic, Inc.
- 1951Between Planets
- 1951The Green Hills of Earth
- 1952The Rolling Stones
- 1952Tomorrow, the Stars
- 1953Revolt in 2100
- 1953Assignment in Eternity
- 1954The Star Beast
- 1955Tunnel in the Sky
- 1959The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag
- 1959The Menace from Earth
- 1963Podkayne of Mars
- 1964Farnham's Freehold
- 1964Sciencefictionverhalen 2
- 1966The Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein
- 1967The Past Through Tomorrow
- 1978The Notebooks of Lazarus Long
- 1980Expanded Universe
- 1980Expanded Universe: The New Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein
- 1984Job: A Comedy of Justice
- 1989Grumbles from the Grave
- 1992Take Back Your Government
- 1992Tramp Royale
- 1999The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein
- 2003For Us, the Living
- 2005Off the Main Sequence
- 2006Variable Star
- 2018Have Space Suit Will Travel Graphic Novel
- 2020The Pursuit of the Pankera
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