description: It is a tale of revolution, of the rebellion of a former penal colony on the Moon against its masters on the Earth. It is a tale of a culture whose family structures are based on the presence of two men for every woman, leading to novel forms of marriage and family. It is the story of the disparate people, a computer technician, a vigorous young female agitator, and an elderly academic who become the movement's leaders, and of Mike, the supercomputer whose sentience is known only to the revolt's inner circle, who for reasons of his own is committed to the revolution's ultimate success.
language: English
title: Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
titlecomplete: Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
characters: Stuart Rene "Stu" LaJoie, Professor Bernardo de la Paz, Wyoming "Wyoh" Knott, Adam Selene, HOLMES IV, Manuel Garcia "Mannie" O'Kelly-Davis
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Politics, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics, Space, Novels, Hugo Awards, Fantasy, Audiobook
ratings_count: 127796
places: Luna
awards: awardedAt: -94665600000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: -126201600000
name: Nebula Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 410256000000
name: Prometheus Hall of Fame Award
publisher: Hodder & Stoughton