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Originally Posted by fdemers
"The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" is from Heinlein's so-called middle period (1960 - 1973). Other titles from that period include Time Enough for Love and Stranger in a Strange Land. Well worth reading.
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While I'll grant that they were written during the same period, neither of these books is similar to
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress in writing style or theme, and I personally didn't like either of them, whereas
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress remains one of my all-time favorites, one that I've re-read frequently.
Heinlein's
Citizen of the Galaxy is probably the most "mature" of his "young adult" books;
The Rolling Stones is set in the same universe as TMIAHM and has one overlapping character (Hazel Stone).
Between Planets and
Red Planet both deal with similar issues of colonialism (a popular theme with Heinlein). For non-Heinlein that might be similar in enjoyment, I'd suggest John Barnes'
Orbital Resonance. C.J.Cherryh's "Company Wars" books (e.g.
Downbelow Station) have some similar themes, but the writing style is usually so different from Heinlein that I'm not sure if you'd like them. I'd recommend
Rimrunners and
Heavy Time, however. David Brin's "Uplift" series might appeal to you, or perhaps
Earth, which is a standalone book.