Arbitrary name for atomic isotopes suitable for launching rockets out of
Earth's gravity well. [It was discovered in "Blowups Happen" though not called
by that name.]
The deity that subjected Alex
Hergensheimer to the ordeal of shifting among worlds,losing all he
possessed each time. Yahweh had made a bet with Loki that the
ordeal would not cause Alex, his most zealous believer, to lose his faith.
[English transliteration of the Hebrew name for God.]
(Job: A Comedy of Justice)
Yancey (no first name)
Captain of the Aes Triplex,
replacing Captain McAndrews.
(Space Cadet)
Dr. Cecil Yang
[mentioned in passing] Member of the Marston
expedition into Sumatra, whose body was found with Zebulon
Carter's.
[mentioned in passing] Manuel Garcia
O'Kelly bet Bernardo de
la Paz that the baseball team would win the World Series, but they ended
the season in the cellar.
(The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress)
Year They Hanged the Lawyers
In Beulahland,
this momentous event occurred in 1965. It is never mentioned in the history
books, and information about it is restricted.
(The Number of the Beast)
The Yearbook of the Department of
Agriculture
[mentioned in passing] The 1904 edition was used in Jubal
Harshaw's story "Uncle
Tobias" for "unsympathetic magic".
(The Number of the Beast)
The Years of Rising Waters
Events in the 15th century in Beulahland
resulted in new shorelines, political upheaval, a resurgence of the Black
Death, and mass emigration from Britain and the European lowlands to North
America.
[mentioned in passing] Jake Salomon
mentioned a man who spelled his name this way but pronounced it "Jones". (An
inheritance was involved.)
(I Will Fear No Evil)
ZD9817
The star that was the New
Frontiers' destination. Its planetary system was surprisingly like Sol's,
with terrestrial planets nearer the sun and Jovian planets farther out.
Luna
City teenager who flirted with Stuart
LaJoie but complained when he became too familiar. Her male friends wanted
to shove Stu through an airlock for the offense, but Manuel Garcia
O'Kelly persuaded them to be content with LaJoie paying a fine and
apologizing. Manny also scolded Tish for not having better sense.
(The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress)
Ziggie
Jubbulpore
thief from whom Thorby
Rudbek learned to steal; he had already lost a hand, and risked beheading
if he were caught again.
(Citizen of the Galaxy)
Sgt. Charles Zim
Career ship's sergeant, Juan Rico's
boot camp instructor and platoon leader at Camp Arthur
Currie. He became the company commander at Camp
Sergeant Spooky Smith. He was Johnnie's platoon sergeant during Operation
Royalty, and was given a field commission of brevet captain with the
permanent rank of first lieutenant.
Drone probe launched six years after the Envoy disappeared;
recorded the harshness (to humans) of Martian climate but also the existence
of engineered ruins.
(Stranger in a Strange Land)
zombie drug
Brainwashing drug administered to Daniel
Boone Davis during a fight with Belle
Darkin. Its effect was that Davis had no will of his own, but was
compelled to answer questions and obey orders.
(The Door Into Summer)
Zone Amber
Code name given to areas of possible puppet
master infestation, a no man's land between definite infestations and
definite free zones.
(The Puppet Masters)
Zone Green
Code name given to areas known to be free of puppet
master infestation.
(The Puppet Masters)
Zone Red
Code name for areas known to be infested with puppet
masters.
The Heinlein
Society was founded by Virginia Heinlein on behalf of her husband, science
fiction author Robert Anson Heinlein, to "pay forward" the legacy of Robert A. Heinlein to future generations of "Heinlein's Children."