The Most Disturbing Time Travel Story Ever Written

Описание: Robert Heinlein wrote "All You Zombies" in a single day in 1958. It is one of the most unsettling time travel stories in science fiction — not because of action or spectacle, but because of what it implies about identity, causality, and whether anyone else in the world is real.

In this video, I walk through the full story, the closed time loop, the impossible family tree, the ouroboros, and explain why I think this is ultimately a story about solipsism and the terror of total isolation.

Robert Anson Heinlein (July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988) was an American science fiction author, aeronautical engineer, and naval officer. Sometimes called the "dean of science fiction writers", he was among the first to emphasize scientific accuracy in his fiction, and was thus a pioneer of the subgenre of hard science fiction.

He was considered one of the "Big Three" of English-language science fiction authors, and a best-selling science-fiction novelist for many decades. Notable Heinlein works include "Stranger in a Strange Land," "Starship Troopers" (which helped mold the space marine and mecha archetypes) and "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress." His work sometimes had controversial aspects, such as plural marriage in "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress," militarism in "Starship Troopers" and technologically competent women characters who were formidable, yet often stereotypically feminine—such as Friday. Heinlein also coined terms that have become part of the English language, including 'grok', 'waldo' and 'speculative fiction'.

Heinlein was named the first Science Fiction Writers Grand Master in 1974. Four of his novels won Hugo Awards, and fifty years after publication, seven of his works were awarded "Retro Hugos"—awards given retrospectively for works that were published before the Hugo Awards came into existence.

📖 "All You Zombies" was published in 1959 in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.

🎬 The 2014 film Predestination with Ethan Hawke is based directly on this story.

Listen to the story:    • "—All You Zombies—", by Robert A Heinlein  

Read the story: https://gist.github.com/defunkt/75918...

Bonus: Listen to “All You Zombies” by The Hooters:    • The Hooters - All You Zombies  

🎨 Art:
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/3qgEB

📖 Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction to Heinlein's Classic
00:54 - Pop's Place & The "Unmarried Mother"
02:04 - Jane's Tragic Backstory
03:45 - The Kidnapping & Transformation
05:14 - The Time Machine & The Bet
06:54 - The Big Twist
07:22 - The Great Paradox Explained
08:54 - The Bartender Returns
09:53 - The True Meaning of "All You Zombies"
12:16 - Predestination & Outro

🎥 Mentioned Videos:

🎬 Playlist:
Special Edition Book Reviews:    • Special Edition Books  
Science Fiction Book Reviews:    • Science Fiction  
Stephen King:    • Stephen King  
Horror Book Reviews:    • Horror  


------------------------------------------------------

#BookReviews #SciFiBooks #BookTube #BookReview #ScienceFiction