Sixth Column

By Robert A. Heinlein

Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Sixth Column (1949) is a Robert A. Heinlein novel in which the United States has been conquered by a Pan-Asian empire. A few survivors at a secret research lab discover a new kind of physics that can affect matter selectively. They set up a fake religion as cover and use the technology to build a resistance movement. The novel was based on an idea by John W. Campbell.

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