“Oh, TANSTAAFL. Means ‘There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch.’ And isn’t,” I added, pointing to a FREE LUNCH sign across room, “or these drinks would cost half as much. Was reminding her that anything free costs twice as much in the long run or turns out worthless.”
-Manuel in The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, by Robert Heinlein
It’s my first time reading Heinlein’s novel. He’s the one who wrote original novel of “Starship Troopers” (many people hate this movie but i enjoyed it a lot)
Thai edition of the book is printed by ASK Media, and this is the 1st sci-fi book by the publisher. I bought this book right after it release but just have time to finish it.
Awesome!, is its definition. The novel is about lunar, a prison for exiled people. It lacks of water, air, metal even women. Lunar’s society is built on these obstacles and evolve itself into a completely strange social for earthlings. One day, lunar revolts against the planet earth although they don’t even have a bomb, rocket, or missile.
Insider news said Heinlein’s “Have Space Suit-Will Travel” has already translated. I’m looking forward to this one.
