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Robert A. Heinlein

Future History is a series of 28 books by Robert A. Heinlein: 2,496 pages in the 9 with a known length, about 46 hours of reading. Shown in publication order; no numbering is on record.

28
books
2,496
pages in 9 of them
46 hours
to read those 9
92 days
at 30 minutes a day
Life-Line 1939 length not known
Misfit 1939 length not known
"If This Goes On—" 1940 length not known
"Let There Be Light" 1940 length not known
Blowups Happen 1940 length not known
Coventry 1940 length not known
Requiem 1940 6.3 h
The Roads Must Roll 1940 length not known
Logic of Empire 1941 length not known
—We Also Walk Dogs 1941 length not known
"It's Great to Be Back!" 1947 length not known
Space Jockey 1947 length not known
The Green Hills of Earth 1947 3.5 h
Ordeal in Space 1948 length not known
The Black Pits of Luna 1948 length not known
Delilah and the Space Rigger 1949 length not known
Gentlemen, Be Seated! 1949 length not known
The Long Watch 1949 length not known
The Man Who Sold the Moon 1950 4.9 h Revolt in 2100 1953 3.8 h
The Menace from Earth 1957 length not known
Methuselah's Children 1958 3.5 h Orphans of the Sky 1963 2.4 h
The Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein 1966 length not known
The Past Through Tomorrow 1967 12.2 h Time Enough for Love 1973 1.2 h
The Cat Who Walks Through Walls 1985 length not known
To Sail Beyond the Sunset 1987 8.2 h

Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.

The books

  1. Life-Line 1939 length not known

  2. Misfit 1939 length not known

  3. "If This Goes On—" 1940 length not known

  4. "Let There Be Light" 1940 length not known

  5. Blowups Happen 1940 length not known

  6. Coventry 1940 length not known

  7. Requiem 1940 6.3 h

    This collection includes the novellas Destination moon and Tenderfoot in space, as well as personal contributions and remembrances from luminaries such as Arthur C. Clarke, Robert…

  8. The Roads Must Roll 1940 length not known

  9. Logic of Empire 1941 length not known

  10. —We Also Walk Dogs 1941 length not known

  11. "It's Great to Be Back!" 1947 length not known

  12. Space Jockey 1947 length not known

  13. The Green Hills of Earth 1947 3.5 h

    Short stories.

  14. Ordeal in Space 1948 length not known

  15. The Black Pits of Luna 1948 length not known

  16. Delilah and the Space Rigger 1949 length not known

  17. Gentlemen, Be Seated! 1949 length not known

  18. The Long Watch 1949 length not known

  19. The Man Who Sold the Moon 1950 4.9 h

    In 1949, Heinlein wrote this story about an entrepreneur who foresaw that future of manned space flight could not be left to governments.

  20. Revolt in 2100 1953 3.8 h

    Collection of 3 stories.

  21. The Menace from Earth 1957 length not known

  22. Methuselah's Children 1958 3.5 h

    Rear Cover Synopsis "After the fall of the American Ayatollahs as foretold in 'Stranger in a Strange Land' and chronicled in 'Revolt in 2100', the United States of America at last…

  23. Orphans of the Sky 1963 2.4 h

    Menschen zwischen den Sternen Das Universum ist fünf Meilen lang und besitzt einen Durchmesser von 2000 Fuß.

  24. The Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein 1966 length not known

  25. The Past Through Tomorrow 1967 12.2 h

    Prophetic science fiction.

  26. Time Enough for Love 1973 1.2 h

  27. The Cat Who Walks Through Walls 1985 length not known

  28. To Sail Beyond the Sunset 1987 8.2 h

    SciFi - Subtitled "The Life and Loves of Maureen Johnson (Being the Memoirs of a Somewhat Irregular Lady)".

How much is left

After Life-Line about 46 hours left, not counting 18 books of unknown length
After Misfit about 46 hours left, not counting 17 books of unknown length
After "If This Goes On—" about 46 hours left, not counting 16 books of unknown length
After "Let There Be Light" about 46 hours left, not counting 15 books of unknown length
After Blowups Happen about 46 hours left, not counting 14 books of unknown length
After Coventry about 46 hours left, not counting 13 books of unknown length
After Requiem about 40 hours left, not counting 13 books of unknown length
After The Roads Must Roll about 40 hours left, not counting 12 books of unknown length
After Logic of Empire about 40 hours left, not counting 11 books of unknown length
After —We Also Walk Dogs about 40 hours left, not counting 10 books of unknown length
After "It's Great to Be Back!" about 40 hours left, not counting 9 books of unknown length
After Space Jockey about 40 hours left, not counting 8 books of unknown length
After The Green Hills of Earth about 36 hours left, not counting 8 books of unknown length
After Ordeal in Space about 36 hours left, not counting 7 books of unknown length
After The Black Pits of Luna about 36 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After Delilah and the Space Rigger about 36 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length
After Gentlemen, Be Seated! about 36 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After The Long Watch about 36 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After The Man Who Sold the Moon about 31 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After Revolt in 2100 about 27 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After The Menace from Earth about 27 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After Methuselah's Children about 24 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After Orphans of the Sky about 22 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After The Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein about 22 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After The Past Through Tomorrow about 9 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After Time Enough for Love about 8 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After The Cat Who Walks Through Walls about 8 hours left

Reading the whole series

About 45 hours 46 minutes

9 of 28 books, 2,496 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

92 days (about 14 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.