The Menace From Earth
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This article is about the short story "The Menace From Earth". For the collection of short stories, see The Menace From Earth (collection).
| Author | Robert A. Heinlein |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction short story |
| Released in | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, August, 1957 |
| Publication type | Magazine |
| Media Type | Print (Periodical & Paperback) |
| Released | August 1957 |
"The Menace From Earth" is a science fiction short story by Robert A. Heinlein, first published in 1957.
The "menace" of the title is a beautiful woman who visits the Moon and is assigned a young guide named Holly, a girl student and aspiring starship designer whose hobby is flying in a great cavern in the Moon, made possible because the gravity field is one sixth the strength of Earth's. Her best friend is Jeff, who appears enamored of the "groundhog" visitor. As Jeff spends more time with the visitor, Holly becomes jealous and begins to doubt Jeff's friendship.
This is one of Heinlein's few stories written from a female perspective.
[edit] References
- Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved on 2007-03-08.
