The Door into Summer (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Robert A. Heinlein
- First Published: 1957
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Science fiction—time travel
- Time of Work: 1970 and 2000
- Setting: Los Angeles, California, and Denver, Colorado
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction
- Subjects: 1970’s, North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Twentieth century, California, Los Angeles, West, U.S., Time travel, Colorado, Southwest, Inventions or inventors
- Locales: Los Angeles, CA, Denver, CO
The Plot
Robert A. Heinlein’s The Door into Summer forecasts themes that appear in his later work and packs many facets of the science-fiction canon into its abbreviated length. Although the plot is understandable, if incredible at points, the novel is difficult reading primarily because the reader must suspend disbelief and recall that this dark, yet advanced, view of 1970 and 2000 was written from the perspective of the 1950’s. By the standards of the genre, the book is short, but it unveils Heinlein’s projections for the future, including a well- developed...
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