Heinlein-like Authors

In my teens, I read most of Robert A Heinlein's books. Been searching for a living author who writes like Heinlein. I think I found him in John Scalzi (Old Man's War)!

Has anyone else found a Heinlein-like author?

If you liked Old Man's War, I think you'll really like The Forever War by Joe Haldeman.

Depending on what you like about him, Jo Walton's essay in Tor http://www.tor.com/2012/10/28/something-else-like-heinlein/ will probably give you some ideas.

And LibraryPoint compiled an article as well awhile back: http://www.librarypoint.org/bm_heinlein (I like their recommendation - and if you combine with LT's and Amazon's, you usually get a pretty good set of "alike" books).

The first names that spring to my mind are Gordon R. Dickson and Orson Scott Card.

>1 smithman:

If you list your three or four favorite Heinlein titles, it might help the recommendation process.

>4 SFF1928-1973:

Not sure I would say Card is like Heinlein.

John Varley in the Red Thunder series reads a bit like Heinlein.
I would also look at Allen M. Steele. Quite a few of his novels have a touch of earlier Heinlein about them.

>1 smithman:

What do you like about Heinlein? The writing style? The subject matter? The political stance?

I'd say that The Forever War is anti-Heinlein, but unlike andyl I've always felt that Ender's Game, at least, is the closest we'll ever get to that next great Heinlein juvenile.

>1 smithman:

You might also find this page helpful:

https://www.librarything.com/author/heinleinroberta/readalikes

>3 AnnieMod:

The Walton essay is a good catch. I was going to recommend the Prometheus Award winners, too, particularly their Hall of Fame winners, which includes numerous works which I'd actually recommend to just about anybody:

http://www.sfadb.com/Prometheus_Awards_Winners_By_Category#hf

The concept of someone 'like' Heinlein seems a non sequitur. Early or late period for a start? Given that, the second suggestion in >9 artturnerjr: seems best.

Thanks everyone who answered my Heinlein post. I have my work cut out for me. Much appreciated!

I have personally always thought that Kim Stanley Robinson was the modern day equivalent of Heinlein. And I am also fond of that other Robinson Spider Robinson who actually wrote a novel, Variable Star, based on notes that Heinlein made for a novel.

you must describe what era of Heinlien's writing you like... His writing has changed over time and I liked the pre Friday novel. the novels before this time are fairly juvenile in writing style... his novels post Friday is more of a dirty old man period... I cannot stand the change in his writing.

Several good books that very closely resemble Heinlein's "juvenile" period books:
Little Brother and Homeland, by Cory Doctorow
Alongside Night, by J. Neil Schulman
Jumping Off the Planet (et seq.) by David Gerrold

And one that resembles The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress:
The Powers of the Earth (et seq.) by Travis Corcoran