# The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

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- Authors: [Robert Heinlein](https://www.bookquiver.com/robert-heinlein)
- Publisher: Hodder Scape Paren Imprint for Domain
- ISBN: 978-14-7361-612-7
- Published: 2015-06-23
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

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. His best-known novels include Starship Troopers Mistress and Stranger in a Strange Land.