The Puppet Masters

The Puppet Masters

Robert A. Heinlein

First published 1954Original language EN

7.57.5 / 10
Score out of 10101 ratingsConfidence 41%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
224
Pages
about 4 h
Reading time
Film 1994 +1
On screen

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About the book

The Puppet Masters is a 1951 science fiction novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein, in which American secret agents battle parasitic invaders from outer space. It was originally serialized in Galaxy Science Fiction.

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On screen

This book has been adapted for the screen 2 times — from 1958 to 1994.

  • FilmThe Puppet Masters1994dir. Stuart OrmeIMDb
  • FilmThe Brain Eaters1958dir. Bruno VeSotaIMDb

Adaptation data: Wikidata · On screen →

Where the score comes from

The sources average 7.1 across 101 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 41% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Science fiction average of 7.8. That is how 7.5 comes out.

SourceAverageRatingsWeight
Hardcover7.1101 100%

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