The Menace from Earth
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"The Menace from Earth" is a science fiction short story by Robert A. Heinlein, set in a lunar colony and centered on a teenage girl who designs spacecraft and confronts romantic jealousy.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
science fiction short story
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work of fiction ⓘ |
| author | Robert A. Heinlein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionPublicationYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| collectionPublisher | G. P. Putnam's Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| feature |
detailed description of lunar environment
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first-person narration ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
teenage engineer
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tourist from Earth ⓘ |
| hasConflictType |
internal emotional conflict
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interpersonal romantic conflict ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasImagery | low-gravity flight in a cavern ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later depictions of lunar colonies in science fiction ⓘ |
| hasLocation | underground lunar city ⓘ |
| hasPageCountRange | short fiction length ⓘ |
| hasTechnology |
lunar infrastructure
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spacecraft ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | no ⓘ |
| isPartOfGenreMovement | Golden Age science fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStyle | colloquial first-person voice ⓘ |
| laterIncludedIn | The Menace from Earth (short story collection) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American science fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Holly Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| motif | human flight in low gravity ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonistAge | teenage girl ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | spacecraft designer ⓘ |
| protagonistResidence | lunar colony ⓘ |
| protagonistSex | female ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| publisher | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Moon
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lunar colony ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| theme |
coming of age
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engineering and design ⓘ romantic jealousy ⓘ space colonization ⓘ |
| workChronologyInAuthorCareer | mid-career Heinlein work ⓘ |
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