The Moon was never supposed to be a paradise—just a prison with a view. But some prisoners aren’t content to stay locked up.
Manny, a down-to-earth computer tech, stumbles across Mike: a sentient supercomputer with a rebellious streak. Teaming up with fiery activist Wyoh and a radical professor with zero chill, they hatch an audacious plan to spark a revolution and free Luna from Earth’s iron grip.
Uniting a ragtag bunch of miners, outcasts, and survivors is tough. Fighting for freedom on a barren, airless rock? Practically suicidal. But the dream of liberty proves stronger than the vacuum of space.
In The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, Heinlein delivers a searing, thought-provoking ride through rebellion, survival—and the ultimate price of freedom.