The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress is a 1966 science fiction novel  by the American writer Robert Heinlein.The Dutch translation appeared in 1971 at Mad in the series M = SF. The novel received the Hugo Award in 1967. ==The story[ Edit] == The fictional story takes place on the Moon in the year 2075 in a number of underground colonies. From the crowded Earth are political prisoners and criminals sent to the moon to perform forced labour there. At the end of their sentence they are free to go where they want to, but because they have been living on the Moon for a long time their bodies are no longer able to endure the gravity on Earth and are thus forced to stay on the moon. Also their innocent offspring is so caught up on the moon.

The Moon colonies are under direct authority of the United Nations. A Provost is appointed to the Board to represent therein and shall be assisted by a small army of security agents. The "maaniakken" produce in sublunary world course grain that daily as "contribution" to the Earth is catapulted through an electromagnetic catapult.There are no rules and laws on the Moon, only the community has unwritten laws and if you're not there to hold, you'll be removed (dumped on the surface). After the security officers the there already under-represented women ravished breaks the revolution already planned out. The security officers are killed and UN is given to understand the moon as independent country to recognize and decent prices for the grain to give. The Earth sends two warships on the Moon, which directly destroyed.Catapult the insurgents as a penalty large boulders instead of grain to Earth and so obtain their independence.

The main character of the novel is a one-armed computer mechanic, named Mannie, who finds out that the main computer on the moon has become so powerful that that has come to life. This super computer named "Mike" chooses the side of the insurgents and thanks to its control of the means of communication is won. ==TANSTAAFL[ Edit] == TANSTAAFL is an acronym of "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch", "a free lunch does not exist". The motto on the Moon is a cry that is used by radical Liberals . Later wrote the Nobel Laureate Milton Friedman a book with the same title.