{"product_id":"9781473616127","title":"The Moon is a Harsh Mistress","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Heinlein, Robert A.\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eScience fiction\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 23 June 2015 by Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton (Hodder Paperback) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 416 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 143 x 26 | 294g\u003cp\u003eIn 2075, the Moon is no longer a penal colony. But it is still a prison...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Life isn't easy for the political dissidents and convicts who live in the scattered colonies that make up lunar civilisation. Everything is regulated strictly, efficiently and cheaply by a central supercomputer, HOLMES IV.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When humble technician Mannie O'Kelly-Davis discovers that HOLMES IV has quietly achieved consciousness (and developed a sense of humour), the choice is clear: either report the problem to the authorities... or become friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  And perhaps overthrow the government while they're at it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Moon is a Harsh Mistress has been called Robert A. Heinlein's crowning achievement. His best-known novels include Starship Troopers Mistress and Stranger in a Strange Land.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heinlein, Robert A.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50666284449976,"sku":"9781473616127","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781473616127.jpg?v=1734738241","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781473616127","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}