Robert Heinlein is by far the most popular and beloved science fiction author in the United States. According to a survey by Locus magazine, Heinlein was named the “Best SF Author of All Time”, he is the first holder of the title “Grand Master”, and the winner of four Hugo Awards. A man literally obsessed with work, Robert Heinlein created until the very last days of his life, but even after his death in 1988, readers’ love for him did not weaken, as evidenced by the huge circulation of books and film adaptations of his works (the latest of them is “Star Infantry”). The novel. “Stranger in a Strange Land” is undoubtedly Heinlein’s best work, which has become a cult book for science fiction lovers around the world. Artist Igor Varavin.