Friday

Name: Friday
Author: Robert A. Heinlein

1982 novel by Robert A. Heinlein

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Author: Robert A. Heinlein
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1.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2025-05-12
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Released: April 1982
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Language: English
Genre: science fiction
Follows: Gulf

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Friday is a 1982 science fiction novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein. It is the story of a female "artificial person", the eponymous Friday, genetically engineered to be stronger, faster, smarter, and generally better than normal humans. Artificial humans are widely resented, and much of the story deals with Friday's struggle both against prejudice and to conceal her enhanced attributes from other humans. The story is set in a Balkanized 21st century, in which the nations of the North American continent have been split up into a number of smaller states.

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Cover art by: Richard Powers
Country of origin: United States
Founded: 1982
Title: Friday
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1.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2025-05-12
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Operazione domani (Complete Novel)
Form of creative work: novel
Nominations: Hugo Award for Best Novel(1983)
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1.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1983-hugo-awards/
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Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel(1983)
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1.sfadb.com/Locus_Awards_1983
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Prometheus Award(1983)
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1.lfs.org/awards.shtml
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Nebula Award for Best Novel(1983)
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1.nebulas.sfwa.org/award-year/1982/Retrieved 2025-06-02
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