8: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, by Robert A. Heinlein.
of my personal favorites, really, especially because of the book’s co-protagonist, a computer named HOLMES which has quietly gained consciousness, and a sense of humor to go along with it. The background to the story is a Heinlein-grade multi planetary colonial society which, as we learn more about it, we realize it just deserves to be torn down. Hailed as Heinlein’s crowning achievement, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress is one of those titles which, although it has not produced any relevant motion picture versions, (although there is long-running news of a film being made, called “uprising”) it has influenced other space franchises such as the hugely popular Netflix series “The Expanse”.
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