/sci/ - Science & Math

>>12484086
>Rendezvous with Rama
Incredibly based.

>>12484099
>Heinlein
>gay utopian popsci fantasies
Starships troopers is the only Heinlein you would like. His other works feature lots of "free love" and utopian/urbanite type themes. The thing with Heinlein is that his works all explore different aspects of humanity; so Starship Troopers explores the nature of violence and power (and tends to be seen as fascist or authoritarian), Stranger in a Strange Land explores love and faith (it's widely seen as extremely liberal), and The Moon is a Harsh Mistress explores freedom and control (it's widely seen as "libertarian'). Anyways, it's best to never assume with Heinlein that he actually supported or believed in the concepts presented in his works, he was merely exploring the nature of humanity and his various themes, not explicitly validating or invalidating them.

I would like to give my own honorable mention to Ringworld, which is fantastic and has some very /sfg/ moments. Neuromancer, although it isn't a straight space sci-fi, half the book takes place in LEO on space stations and it has some decent /sfg/ material in it.