Early Heinlein novels Heinlein's 1942 novel Beyond This Horizon was reprinted in Two Complete Science-Adventure Books in 1952 The opening installment of The Puppet Masters took the cover of the September 1951 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction
Rocket Ship Galileo, 1947 * Beyond This Horizon, 1948 (initially serialized in 1942, and at that time credited to Anson MacDonald) Space Cadet, 1948 * Red Planet, 1949 * Sixth Column, 1949 (initially serialized in 1941, and at that time credited to Anson MacDonald) (aka: The Day After Tomorrow) Farmer in the Sky, 1950 (initially serialized in a condensed version in Boys' Life magazine as "Satellite Scout") (Retro Hugo Award, 1951) * Between Planets, 1951 * The Puppet Masters, 1951 (re-published posthumously with excisions restored, 1990) The Rolling Stones, 1952 (aka: Space Family Stone) * Starman Jones, 1953 * The Star Beast, 1954 * Tunnel in the Sky, 1955 * Double Star, 1956—Hugo Award, 1956[2] Time for the Stars, 1956 * Citizen of the Galaxy, 1957 * The Door into Summer, 1957 Have Space Suit—Will Travel, 1958—Hugo Award nominee, 1959[3] * Methuselah's Children, 1958 (originally a serialized novella in 1941) Starship Troopers, 1959—Hugo Award, 1960[4]
Middle Heinlein novels
Stranger in a Strange Land, 1961 -- Hugo Award, 1962,[5] (republished at the original greater length in 1991) Podkayne of Mars, 1963 Orphans of the Sky, 1963 (fix-up novel comprising the novellas "Universe" and "Common Sense", both originally published in 1941) Glory Road, 1963—Hugo Award nominee, 1964[6] Farnham's Freehold, 1964 The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, 1966 -- Hugo Award, 1967[7] I Will Fear No Evil, 1970 Time Enough for Love, 1973—Nebula Award nominated, 1973;[8] Hugo and Locus SF Awards nominated, 1974[9]
Late Heinlein novels
The Number of the Beast, 1980 Friday, 1982—Hugo, Nebula, and Locus SF Awards nominee, 1983[10] Job: A Comedy of Justice, 1984 - Nebula Award nominee, 1984;[11] Locus Fantasy Award winner, Hugo Award nominee, 1985[12] The Cat Who Walks Through Walls, 1985 To Sail Beyond the Sunset, 1987