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After Heinlein's death, some of his books were reissued in new "uncut" editions. AFAIK, there are four: Red Planet, Puppet Masters, Stranger in a Strange Land, and Podkayne of Mars. In each case, changes were insisted on by editors, and after Heinlein's death, Virginia Heinlein renegotiated contracts and specified that the original unaltered manuscripts be used instead of the originally published versions.
1 Red Planet, 1949 ( Read more... )
2 Puppet Masters (1951) ( Read more... )
3 Stranger in a strange land (1961) ( Read more... )
4 Podkayne of Mars (1963)
As originally written, Podkayne dies at the end. Heinlein's editor demanded that the final chapter (narrated by Podkayne's brother) be altered to have her survive instead. Modern versions of the novel restore the original ending, or provide both endings. The final chapter is just a few pages long.
I strongly dislike this novel regardless of which version of the final chapter it has, so I can't speak to which might be better.
1 Red Planet, 1949 ( Read more... )
2 Puppet Masters (1951) ( Read more... )
3 Stranger in a strange land (1961) ( Read more... )
4 Podkayne of Mars (1963)
As originally written, Podkayne dies at the end. Heinlein's editor demanded that the final chapter (narrated by Podkayne's brother) be altered to have her survive instead. Modern versions of the novel restore the original ending, or provide both endings. The final chapter is just a few pages long.
I strongly dislike this novel regardless of which version of the final chapter it has, so I can't speak to which might be better.
