HOLMES IV ("High-Optional, Logical, Multi-Evaluating Supervisor, Mark IV") is the Lunar Authority's master computer, having almost total control of Luna's machinery on the grounds that a single computer is cheaper than (though not as safe as) multiple independent systems. Although Earth's Protector of the Lunar Colonies (called the "Warden") holds power, in practice there is little intervention in the loose Lunar society. The total population is about three million, with men outnumbering women 2:1, so that polyandry is the norm.
In 2075, underground colonies are scattered across the Moon (Luna), of which most inhabitants (called "Loonies") are criminals, political exiles, or descendants thereof. Heinlein, who, even now, “shows us where the future is” (Tom Clancy). The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress gives readers an extraordinary, thought-provoking glimpse into the mind of Robert A. A revolution on a lunar penal colony-aided by a self-aware supercomputer-provides the framework for a story of a diverse group of men and women grappling with the ever-changing definitions of humanity, technology, and free will-themes that resonate just as strongly today as they did when the novel was first published. Heinlein's greatest works, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress rose from the golden age of science fiction to become an undisputed classic-and a touchstone for the philosophy of personal responsibility and political freedom.
4.5 Earth politics and background history.
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