Waldo

Name: Waldo
Author: Robert A. Heinlein

Book by Robert Heinlein

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Author: Robert A. Heinlein
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1.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2025-05-21
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Released: 1942
Publisher: Doubleday
Language: English
Genre: science fiction
Awards: Retro Hugo Award for Best Novella(2018)
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1.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1943-retro-hugo-awards/
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"Waldo" (1942) is a short story by American writer Robert A. Heinlein, originally published in Astounding Magazine in August 1942 under the pseudonym Anson MacDonald. It is available in the 1950 book Waldo & Magic, Inc.. Both stories in that collection involve magic but are otherwise unrelated.

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Country of origin: United States
Title: Waldo
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1.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2025-05-21
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Form of creative work: novella
Characters: Waldo F. Jones

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