Have I mentioned that I don't like time travel stories? Of course I have! That probably explains why I had never read this famous time travel story by Robert Heinlein before. As famous time travel stories by Robert Heinlein go, I'd say this one isn't as good as "--All You Zombies--". I can see why it's famous, however, because (like "--All You ( Read more... )

I'm working my way through Asimov & Greenberg's Great SF Stories anthologies, currently on the 1941 volume. They couldn't get rights to reprint Heinlein's stories, so they just inserted placeholders talking about the stories, with an editorial note that all four stories from 1941 can be found in the Heinlein collection, The Past Through Tomorrow. ( Read more... )

Science fiction fans might be interested in the film Predestination, which is a very faithful adaptation of Heinlein's "--All You Zombies--". It's well worth checking out.