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Originally Posted by alocky
Odd - I've read most of Heinlein's novels and don't recall any incest whatsoever, but he certainly wasn't bound by normal moral conventions and I wouldn't be at all surprised. I suppose 'the moon is a harsh mistress' was the main one that I felt belonged on that list. Some of his early 'juvenile' ones also described in great detail some of the finer points of orbital mechanics - well before the first Mercury missions were flown.
As for Philip Dick - It's quite remarkable how many of his stories have been made into very successful movies.
Cheers,
Andrew.
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Have you read Heinlein's "Time Enough For Love"?
I really wish he'd stuck to the style of Starship Troopers which still remains one of the most memorable novels I've ever read (shame about the movie, which kept much of the content but deliberately perverted the themes very badly).
Yes, it is amazing to see both how many and how well Dick's short stories have translated across to the big screen. I remember watching what I thought was a B-grade movie called "Screamers", which suddenly developed very unexpected depth, and sure enough at the end credits, it was based on a Philip K. Dick short story.
I also remember watching Tom Cruise in Vanilla Sky, which turned out to be based on a Spanish novel. Only thing was, it seemed an awful lot like the earlier novel from Dick called "Ubik".
Regards,
Renato