Robert Heinlein is the father of modern science fiction. Grandmaster of the Nebula Award and multiple Hugo Award winner. The most influential, popular and controversial author - the creator of the lyrical "Door to Summer" and such different books as the militaristic "Starship Troopers" and the humanistic "Stranger in a Strange Land". Here is an autobiography in which Heinlein appears as a living person, with his passions and conflicts, adversity and victories. His personal life, political, social and religious views will be revealed. You will follow the creative process and evolution of style, receive lessons in craftsmanship from the greatest science fiction writer. The book was carefully compiled from the author’s personal correspondence with editors, agents, friends and fellow science fiction writers and edited by the writer’s wife, Virginia Heinlein. The publisher’s original is saved in PDF A4 format layout of the book.