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We are currently living through an unprecedented rise in the popularity of science fiction over the past couple of years. From new releases from established names such as Star Wars to the rise of ...

For the sci-fi nerds, Robert A. Heinlein needs no introduction. He was one of the Big Three English sci-fi writers of the 20th century, alongside Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke. He was maybe not ...