Title: Methuselah's Children Title Record # 1532
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Date: 1958-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Lazarus Long
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Translations	Serializations	Translated Serializations
Year Language Title 1963ⓘTranslated by 矢野徹 (Tetsu Yano). Japanese 地球脱出?Chikyū dasshutsu Chikyuu dasshutsu Chikyu dasshutsu [as by ロバート・A・ハインライン?Robāto A. Hainrain Robaato A. Hainrain ] 1963ⓘTranslated by Tony Westermayr German Die Ausgestoßenen der Erde?Die Ausgestossenen der Erde 1965ⓘTranslated by Francisco Cazorla Olmo Spanish Los Hijos de Matusalen 1968ⓘTranslated by Eurico da Fonseca Portuguese Os filhos de Matusalém 1969ⓘTranslated by Frank Straschitz French Les enfants de Mathusalem 1977ⓘTranslated by Giacomo Fecarrotta Italian I figli di Matusalemme 1978ⓘTranslated by Vuk Perišić Serbian Metusalemova deca [as by Robert Hajnlajn] 1978ⓘTranslated by José Sanz Portuguese Os filhos de Matusalém?Os filhos de Matusalem 1981ⓘTranslated by Jan Malmsjö Swedish Metusalems arvingar 1981ⓘTranslated by Frank Straschitz. French Les enfants de Mathusalem [as by Robert Heinlein] 1982ⓘTranslated by Maria Freire da Cruz Portuguese Os filhos de Matusalém 1986ⓘTranslated by Domingo Santos. Spanish Los hijos de Matusalén 1988ⓘTranslated by Rosemarie Hundertmarck German Methusalems Kinder 1993ⓘTranslated by Kiss Marianne Hungarian Matuzsálem gyermekei 1995ⓘ Translated by Vuk Perišić Serbian Buduća istorija, knjiga četvrta?Buduca istorija, knjiga cetvrta [as by Robert Hajnlajn]	Year Title 1941 Methuselah's Children (Part 1 of 3) 1941 Methuselah's Children (Part 2 of 3) 1941 Methuselah's Children (Part 3 of 3)	Year Language Title 1961ⓘTranslated by Giacomo Fecarrotta Italian I figli di Matusalemme (Complete Novel)

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
Win	1997 Prometheus	Prometheus Hall of Fame Award

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist	Verif
Methuselah's Children	1958-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Gnome Press		$3.00?$: US dollar	188	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Lionel Dillon
Methuselah's Children	1960-01-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library	S1752	$0.35?$: US dollar	160	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Paul Lehr
Methuselah's Children	1962-09-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library	D2191	$0.50?$: US dollar	160	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Paul Lehr
Methuselah's Children	1963-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (2))		15/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	191	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Methuselah's Children	1964-09-00	Robert A. Heinlein	The Science Fiction Book Club (UK)	89	6/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	191	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	John Griffiths
Methuselah's Children	1965-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet	D2621	$0.50?$: US dollar	160	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Methuselah's Children	1965-01-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library of Canada	D2621	C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar	160	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Methuselah's Children	1966-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Pan Books	X526	3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	191	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Past Through Tomorrow	1967-03-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Putnam		$5.95?$: US dollar	667	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Ben Feder
The Past Through Tomorrow	1967-03-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Longmans (Canada)		C$6.95?C$: Canadian dollar	667	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Past Through Tomorrow	1967-04-00	Robert A. Heinlein	G. P. Putnam's Sons / SFBC		$2.30?$: US dollar	667	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Ben Feder
Methuselah's Children	1971-10-00	Robert A. Heinlein	New English Library	0-450-00914-9	£0.30?£: UK pound	175	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jan Parker
Methuselah's Children	1973-04-00	Robert A. Heinlein	New English Library	0-450-00914-9	£0.30?£: UK pound	175	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jan Parker
The Past Through Tomorrow	1975-01-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Medallion	0-425-02738-4	$1.95?$: US dollar	830	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll
The Past Through Tomorrow	1975-01-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Medallion	0-425-02738-4	C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar	830	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll
The Past Through Tomorrow	1975-02-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Medallion	0-425-02738-4	$1.95?$: US dollar	830	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll
The Past Through Tomorrow	1975-04-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Medallion	0-425-02738-4	$1.95?$: US dollar	830	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll
Methuselah's Children	1975-08-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library	Y6382	$1.25?$: US dollar	160	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Gene Szafran
Methuselah's Children	1976-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Aeonian Press	0-88411-883-5		160	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Methuselah's Children	1980-02-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library	0-451-09083-7	$1.75?$: US dollar	160	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Methuselah's Children	1980-05-00	Robert A. Heinlein	New English Library	0-450-00914-9	£?£: UK pound	175	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Methuselah's Children	1980-05-00	Robert A. Heinlein	New English Library	0-450-04978-7	£0.95?£: UK pound	175	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jan Parker
The Past Through Tomorrow	1980-09-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Books	0-425-04756-3	$3.25?$: US dollar	830	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Carl Lundgren
The Past Through Tomorrow	1981-07-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Books	0-425-04756-3	$3.25?$: US dollar	830	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Carl Lundgren
Methuselah's Children	1983-07-00	Robert A. Heinlein	New English Library	0-450-00914-9	£1.50?£: UK pound	175	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	David O'Connor
The Past Through Tomorrow	1983-08-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Books	0-425-06458-1	$3.95?$: US dollar	vii+ 830	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Carl Lundgren
Methuselah's Children	1986-05-00	Robert A. Heinlein	New English Library	0-450-00914-9	£1.95?£: UK pound	175	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Methuselah's Children	1986-11-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Baen Books	0-671-65597-3	$3.50?$: US dollar	276	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	John Melo
Methuselah's Children	1987-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Baen Books	0-671-65597-3	C$4.95?C$: Canadian dollar	276	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	John Melo
The Past Through Tomorrow	1987-07-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Ace Books	0-441-65304-9	$4.95?$: US dollar	830	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Carl Lundgren
The Past Through Tomorrow	1988-05-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Ace Books	0-441-65304-9	$4.95?$: US dollar	830	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	James Warhola
Methuselah's Children	1993-01-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Baen Books / SFBC	05800	$7.98?$: US dollar	183	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Romas
Revolt in 2100 / Methuselah's Children	1999-01-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Baen Books	0-671-57780-8	$6.99?$: US dollar	496	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni	Patrick Turner
The Past Through Tomorrow	2000-06-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Science Fiction Book Club	0-7394-1051-2 / 00196	$14.98?$: US dollar	785	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Bruce Jensen
Methuselah's Children	2002-02-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Robert Hale	0-7090-6799-2	£16.99?£: UK pound	208	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Future History of Robert Heinlein: Volume II	2010-02-00	Robert A. Heinlein	The Virginia Edition (The Virginia Edition #23)	978-1-897350-34-8		vii+ 536	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Methuselah's Children	2011-12-12	Robert A. Heinlein	Spectrum Literary Agency		$6.99?$: US dollar		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
Methuselah's Children	2012-07-13	Robert A. Heinlein	Brilliance Audio				digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel	John Melo
Methuselah's Children	2012-07-24	Robert A. Heinlein	Brilliance Audio	978-1-4558-7898-7	$14.99?$: US dollar		audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks	novel	John Melo
The Past Through Tomorrow	2014-02-27	Robert A. Heinlein	Gollancz (SF Gateway Omnibus)	978-0-575-12086-0	£18.99?£: UK pound	xv+ 793	tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Tim White
The Past Through Tomorrow	2014-03-27	Robert A. Heinlein	Gateway / Orion (SF Gateway Omnibus)	978-1-4732-0200-9	£9.49?£: UK pound		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	Tim White
Methuselah's Children	2014-12-22	Robert A. Heinlein	Gateway / Orion	978-0-575-11319-0	£2.99?£: UK pound		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
Methuselah's Children	2021-02-06	Robert A. Heinlein			$3.99?$: US dollar		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
Methuselah's Children	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Baen Books	0-671-65597-3	$3.50?$: US dollar	276	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	John Melo
The Past Through Tomorrow: Robert A. Heinlein's "Future History" Stories	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	G. P. Putnam's Sons			667	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Ben Feder
The Past Through Tomorrow	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Ace Books	0-441-65304-9	$5.95?$: US dollar	830	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll
The Past Through Tomorrow	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Ace Books	0-441-65304-9	$5.50?$: US dollar	830	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	James Warhola
The Past Through Tomorrow	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Medallion	0-425-03785-1	$2.95?$: US dollar	830	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll
Methuselah's Children	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library	T4226	$0.75?$: US dollar	160	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Gene Szafran
Methuselah's Children	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library	T4226	$0.75?$: US dollar	160	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Gene Szafran
Methuselah's Children	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet	Y6382	$1.25?$: US dollar	160	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Gene Szafran
Methuselah's Children	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet	0-451-04226-3 / T4226	$0.75?$: US dollar	160	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Gene Szafran
Methuselah's Children	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library	T4226	$0.75?$: US dollar	160	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Gene Szafran
The Past Through Tomorrow	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	G. P. Putnam's Sons	0-399-10620-0	$9.95?$: US dollar	667	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Ben Feder
The Past Through Tomorrow	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Medallion	0-425-03178-0	$2.75?$: US dollar	830	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll
The Past Through Tomorrow	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Medallion	0-425-03178-0	$2.75?$: US dollar	830	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll
The Past Through Tomorrow	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Medallion	0-425-03785-1	$2.95?$: US dollar	830	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll
Robert A. Heinlein: Beyond Time and Space with the Master of Science Fiction	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library		$10.00?$: US dollar	159+ 176+ 159+ 189+ 160+ 175+ 192+ 192	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni
Methuselah's Children	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library	0-451-13089-8 / AE3089	$2.50?$: US dollar	160	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Methuselah's Children	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Brilliance Audio				digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel

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Reviews

• Review by James Blish [as by William Atheling, Jr.] (1953) in The Issue at Hand: Studies in Contemporary Magazine Science Fiction, (1964) , reprinted in:
•     [as by William Atheling, Jr.] The Issue at Hand: Studies in Contemporary Magazine Science Fiction (1967)
•     [as by William Atheling, Jr.] The Issue at Hand: Studies in Contemporary Magazine Science Fiction (1969)
•     [as by William Atheling, Jr.] The Issue at Hand: Studies in Contemporary Magazine Science Fiction (1974)
•     [as by William Atheling, Jr.] The Issue at Hand: Studies in Contemporary Magazine Science Fiction (1974)
• Review by Hans Stefan Santesson (1958) in Fantastic Universe, October 1958
• Review by Anthony Boucher (1958) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, November 1958
• Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1959) in Astounding Science Fiction, February 1959
• Review by Floyd C. Gale (1959) in Galaxy Magazine, August 1959
• Review by Robert Silverberg [as by Calvin M. Knox] (1959) in Future Science Fiction, No. 45, October 1959
• Review by S. E. Cotts (1960) in Amazing Science Fiction Stories, April 1960
• Review by Frederik Pohl (1960) in If, #5 [UK] , reprinted in:
•     If, July 1960 (1960)
• Review by Leslie Flood (1963) in New Worlds Science Fiction, December
• Review [French] by Pierre K. Rey (1981) in Futurs (2ème série), #1
• Review by Darrell Bain (2005) in My 100 Most Readable (and Re-Readable) Science Fiction Novels
• Review by Amy Goldschlager (2013) in Locus, #624 January 2013