The Green Hills of Earth

By: Robert A. Heinlein

Narrated by: Tom Weiner

The Green Hills of Earth is a collection of short stories from one of the masters of science fiction who has held readers spellbound for over 30 years.

This collection includes "Delilah and the Space-Rigger," "Space-Jockey," "The Long Watch," "Gentlemen Be Seated," "The Black Pits of Luna," "It's Great to Be Back," "' - We Also Walk Dogs,'" "Ordeal in Space," "The Green Hills of Earth," and "Logic of Empire."

©2002 The Robert A. & Virginia Heinlein Prize Trust (P)2009 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Heinlein knows more about blending provocative scientific thinking with strong human stories than any dozen other contemporary science-fiction writers." (Chicago Sun-Times)
"One of the most influential writers in American literature." (New York Times Book Review)

Second book in Heinlein’s world

This collection of short stories is of course a stand alone book. I place it second in my reading list of Heinlein’s because it takes place after the events of The Man Who Sold the Moon. It is still establishing the world that produces Lazarus Long and so I think it is good to read before those stories.
Highly recommended.

Great short SF

This collection contains some of the finest short fiction written in the Twentieth century. Excellent!

The lyrical lines ot the song Green Hills of Earth

The variety of stories in the book. stories from striking on the Roads must Roll to falling in space

Dated, but in a GOOD way.

Written by a master in what was truly the golden era of Science Fiction. Here it was the stories and the people that mattered. Not like much of todays incomprehensible and fantastic high tech mumbo jumbo.

At times delightfully anachronistic. Need to figure out a landing trajectory or a fuel consumption rate to save the spaceship? Use the slide ruler. Yea! Need to search a lot of data fast? Let the punch cards do it for you. Woohoo!

Not to be binge listened to. A short story now and again between full length novels, is the perfect way to take this fine collection in.

Narration is good. Perhaps a tad fast for my liking, but unobtrusive and pleasant.

Collection of 40's sci-fi tales

Robert A Heinlein's The Green Hills of Earth comprise a collection of short stories written in the 1940's. There's a wide range of diversity in the stories from light-hearted humorous, nail biting adventures, juvenile themed, to some rather serious philosophical concepts regarding future space colonization. There's a little bit something for every taste and mostly presents an upbeat, optimistic impression of future space technology at a time when outer space was truly science fiction.

Heinlein readily demonstrates his literary range from crafting a youth oriented tale of a missing child on the moon adventure to a 'Jetson's' style future where a service company readily develops new physics to satisfy the customer. The most thought provoking entry is the longest, qualifying more as a novella than a short story. The Logic of Empire outlines the exploitation of Venus that began as voluntary servitude but has transitioned to involuntary servitude bordering on slavery.

The narration is well done with an excellent range of characters. Pacing is brisk and each tale more along quickly, making for an enjoyable listen.