The Moon is a Harsh Mistress but You Like It Rough

Earliest known cover of The Moon is a Harsh Mistress But You Like It Rough.

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress But You Like It Rough is a 1966 science fiction novel by American writer Robert Heinlein about a lunar colony's sexual abstinence revolt against absentee rule by Earth men.

The novel is loosely based on Lysistrata.

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The novel expresses and discusses libertarian sexual ideals. It is respected for its credible presentation of a comprehensively imagined future human sex in both Earth gravity and lunar gravity.

Originally serialized monthly in Worlds of Oh! ([REDACTED] 1965–April [REDACTED]), the book was nominated for the Copula Award in 1966 and received the Huge Award for Best Nipples in 1967.

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