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Art's uncle, the nuclear physicist Dr. Donald Cargraves, offers them the opportunity of a lifetime: to construct and crew a rocket that will take them to the moon. Cargraves believes their combined ingenuity and enthusiasm can actually make this dream come true. But there are those who don't share their dream and who will stop at nothing to keep their rocket grounded.
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Matt Cruse is a cabin boy on the Aurora, a huge airship that sails hundreds of feet above the ocean. One night he meets a dying balloonist who speaks of beautiful creatures drifting through the skies. It is only after Matt meets the balloonist's granddaughter that he realizes that the man's ravings may, in fact, have been true, and that the creatures are completely real and utterly mysterious.
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Fantastic!
- De Ashley en 04-19-11
De: Kenneth Oppel
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Independence Day: Crucible
- The Official Movie Prequel
- De: Greg Keyes
- Narrado por: William Hope
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Cities were crushed by the falling spacecraft, but one ship didn't crash. It remained intact and disgorged hordes of alien soldiers determined to fight to the death. The abandoned vessels also contained a wealth of advanced technology. Led by David Levinson, the greatest minds of our world developed deadly new hybrid weapons. Bases were built on the moon, Mars, and beyond. A new generation of defenders had to be trained, for the invaders would return.
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YA Romance
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 01-06-17
De: Greg Keyes
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Man Plus
- De: Frederik Pohl
- Narrado por: Dennis Boutsikaris, Robert J. Sawyer
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Roger Torraway watched in horror as the monster lurched, toppled over and died. Project Man Plus had gone suddenly and drastically wrong. The race to colonize Mars was too important, too costly, and America was already too committed, for plans to be scrapped. They would have to make a new Martian. And Roger Torraway was it, candidate for the endless surgery, operation after painful operation, that would enable him to survive on that faraway planet.
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- De Sandy R en 06-28-10
De: Frederik Pohl
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Homeworld
- De: Harry Harrison
- Narrado por: Charles Carr
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Jan Kulozik was one of Earth's privileged elite. A brilliant young electronics engineer, he enjoyed all the blessings of a twenty-third-century civilization that survived global collapse and conquered the starts, unaware of the millions who slaved or starved to maintain his way of life. Then Jan met Sara, a beautiful agent of the rebel underground dedicated to smashing Earth's rigid caste system. Through her he discovered the truth behind the lies he'd been taught.
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The technology!
- De 3MTA3 en 12-10-24
De: Harry Harrison
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When the Tripods Came
- Tripods Series Prequel (Book 4)
- De: John Christopher
- Narrado por: William Gaminara
- Duración: 3 h y 48 m
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The story of The Tripods was the basis of a popular BBC television series in the 1980s, where humanity has been conquered and enslaved by "the tripods", unseen alien entities that travel about in gigantic three-legged walking machines.
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Okay, but doesn’t live up to the main trilogy
- De Dr F en 02-19-23
De: John Christopher
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The Deep Blue Good-By
- A Travis McGee Novel, Book 1
- De: John D. MacDonald
- Narrado por: Robert Petkoff
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He's a self-described beach bum who won his houseboat in a card game. He's also a knight errant who's wary of credit cards, retirement benefits, political parties, mortgages, and television. He only works when his cash runs out, and his rule is simple: he'll help you find whatever was taken from you, as long as he can keep half.
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Before the A-Team, there was Travis McGee
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 11-12-16
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Orbital Decay
- De: Allen Steele
- Narrado por: Jonathan Yen
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The award-winning, bestselling author's first novel. The beamjacks work in zero-gravity constructing satellites in the vacuum of deepest space. And they're not going to let the military control them anymore.
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- De Don en 12-27-16
De: Allen Steele
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The Engines of God
- De: Jack McDevitt
- Narrado por: Tom Weiner
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Humans call them Monument-Makers. An unknown race, they left stunning alien statues scattered on distant planets throughout the galaxy, encoded with strange inscriptions that defy translation. Searching for clues about the Monument-Makers, teams of 23rd century linguists, historians, engineers and archaeologists have been excavating the enigmatic alien ruins on a number of planets, uncovering strange, massive false cities made of solid rock. But their time is running out.
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Conceptually intriguing, but uneven writing style
- De Michael G Kurilla en 05-12-11
De: Jack McDevitt
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Between Planets
- De: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrado por: Andrew Eiden
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Don Harvey is a citizen of the Interplanetary Federation - yet no single planet can claim him as its own. His mother was born on Venus and his father on Earth, and Don himself was born on a spaceship in trajectory between planets. When his parents abruptly summon him away from school on Earth to join them on Mars, he has no idea he's about to be plunged into deadly interplanetary intrigue. But the ship Don is traveling on is unexpectedly diverted to Venus, where the colony has launched a revolution against Earth's control.
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Like a breath of fresh air
- De MikeFarr en 03-28-17
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Red Planet
- De: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrado por: Zach Villa
- Duración: 6 h y 11 m
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Jim Marlowe and his strange-looking Martian friend, Willis, are allowed to travel only so far. But one day Willis unwittingly tunes in to a treacherous plot that threatens all the colonists on Mars, and it sets Jim off on a terrifying adventure that could save - or destroy - them all.
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RED PLANET--- by Robert A. Heinlein
- De Stephen Hickman en 12-29-16
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Revolt in 2100
- De: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrado por: Eric Michael Summerer
- Duración: 8 h y 56 m
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After the fall of the American Ayatollahs (as foretold in Stranger in a Strange Land) there is a Second American Revolution; for the first time in human history there is a land with Liberty and Justice for All.
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Heinlein's Future History
- De ShySusan en 05-30-12
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Starman Jones
- De: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrado por: Paul Michael Garcia
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Max Jones, a practical, hard-working young man, found his escape in his beloved astronomy books. When reality comes crashing in and his troubled home life forces him out on the road, Max finds himself adrift in a downtrodden land - until an unexpected, ultimate adventure carries him away as a stowaway aboard an intergalactic spaceship.
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A typical Heinlein Juvenile
- De Jeanene en 08-22-08
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Time for the Stars
- De: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrado por: Barrett Whitener
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Travel to other planets is now a reality, and with overpopulation stretching the resources of Earth, the necessity of finding habitable worlds is growing ever more urgent. There’s a problem though—because the spaceships are slower than light, any communication between the exploring ships and Earth would take years.
Tom and Pat are identical twin teenagers. As twins they’ve always been close, so close that it seemed like they could read each other’s minds.
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My First Heinlein
- De DJM en 01-27-11
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Have Space Suit - Will Travel
- De: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrado por: Mark Turetsky
- Duración: 8 h y 53 m
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First prize in the Skyway Soap slogan contest was an all-expenses-paid trip to the moon. The consolation prize was an authenticspace suit, and when scientifically minded high school senior Kip Russell wonit, he knew for certain he would use it one day to make a sojourn of his own tothe stars. But "one day" comes sooner than he thinks when he tries the suit on in his backyard - and finds himself worlds away, a prisoner aboard a space pirate's ship.
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Wry humor obliterated by inept reading
- De Scott en 07-10-14
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Between Planets
- De: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrado por: Andrew Eiden
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Don Harvey is a citizen of the Interplanetary Federation - yet no single planet can claim him as its own. His mother was born on Venus and his father on Earth, and Don himself was born on a spaceship in trajectory between planets. When his parents abruptly summon him away from school on Earth to join them on Mars, he has no idea he's about to be plunged into deadly interplanetary intrigue. But the ship Don is traveling on is unexpectedly diverted to Venus, where the colony has launched a revolution against Earth's control.
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Like a breath of fresh air
- De MikeFarr en 03-28-17
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Red Planet
- De: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrado por: Zach Villa
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Jim Marlowe and his strange-looking Martian friend, Willis, are allowed to travel only so far. But one day Willis unwittingly tunes in to a treacherous plot that threatens all the colonists on Mars, and it sets Jim off on a terrifying adventure that could save - or destroy - them all.
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- De Stephen Hickman en 12-29-16
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Revolt in 2100
- De: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrado por: Eric Michael Summerer
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After the fall of the American Ayatollahs (as foretold in Stranger in a Strange Land) there is a Second American Revolution; for the first time in human history there is a land with Liberty and Justice for All.
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- De ShySusan en 05-30-12
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Starman Jones
- De: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrado por: Paul Michael Garcia
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Max Jones, a practical, hard-working young man, found his escape in his beloved astronomy books. When reality comes crashing in and his troubled home life forces him out on the road, Max finds himself adrift in a downtrodden land - until an unexpected, ultimate adventure carries him away as a stowaway aboard an intergalactic spaceship.
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- De Jeanene en 08-22-08
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Time for the Stars
- De: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrado por: Barrett Whitener
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Travel to other planets is now a reality, and with overpopulation stretching the resources of Earth, the necessity of finding habitable worlds is growing ever more urgent. There’s a problem though—because the spaceships are slower than light, any communication between the exploring ships and Earth would take years.
Tom and Pat are identical twin teenagers. As twins they’ve always been close, so close that it seemed like they could read each other’s minds.
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My First Heinlein
- De DJM en 01-27-11
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Have Space Suit - Will Travel
- De: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrado por: Mark Turetsky
- Duración: 8 h y 53 m
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First prize in the Skyway Soap slogan contest was an all-expenses-paid trip to the moon. The consolation prize was an authenticspace suit, and when scientifically minded high school senior Kip Russell wonit, he knew for certain he would use it one day to make a sojourn of his own tothe stars. But "one day" comes sooner than he thinks when he tries the suit on in his backyard - and finds himself worlds away, a prisoner aboard a space pirate's ship.
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- De Scott en 07-10-14
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The Cat Who Walks through Walls
- De: Robert Heinlein
- Narrado por: Tom Weiner
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When a stranger attempting to deliver a cryptic message is shot dead at his dinner table, Richard Ames is thrown headfirst into danger, intrigue, and other dimensions where Lazarus Long still thrives, where Jubal Harshaw lives surrounded by beautiful women, and where a daring plot to rescue the sentient computer called Mike can change the direction of all human history.
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- De Klipper421 en 10-05-12
De: Robert Heinlein
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The Green Hills of Earth
- De: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrado por: Tom Weiner
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The Green Hills of Earth is a collection of short stories from one of the masters of science fiction who has held readers spellbound for over 30 years. This collection includes "Delilah and the Space-Rigger," "Space-Jockey," "The Long Watch," "Gentlemen Be Seated," "The Black Pits of Luna," "It's Great to Be Back," "' - We Also Walk Dogs,'" "Ordeal in Space," "The Green Hills of Earth," and "Logic of Empire."
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HOT JETS
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 05-24-18
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Friday
- De: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrado por: Hillary Huber
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Friday, a secret courier, is thrown into an assignment under the command of her employer, a man she knows only as "Boss." She operates from and over a near-future Earth in North America, a vulgar and chaotic land comprised of dozens of independent states. In America's disunion, Friday keeps her balance nimbly with quick, expeditious solutions as she conquers one calamity and scrape after another.
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Almost A Perfect, This Time.
- De Dave Worley en 12-02-08
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Farmer in the Sky
- De: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrado por: Nick Podehl
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Farmer In The Sky is a 1953 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein about a teenage boy who emigrates with his family to Jupiter's moon Ganymede, which is in the process of being terraformed. A condensed version of the novel was published in serial form in 1950 in Boys' Life magazine (August, September, October, November), under the title "Satellite Scout".
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Back to the future.
- De Ray DiFazio en 11-13-16
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Methuselah's Children
- De: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrado por: MacLeod Andrews
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After the fall of the American Ayatollahs as foretold in Stranger in a Strange Land and chronicled in Revolt in 2100, the United States of America at last fulfills the promise inherent in its first Revolution: for the first time in human history there is a nation with Liberty and Justice for All. No one may seize or harm the person or property of another, or invade his privacy, or force him to do his bidding. Americans are fiercely proud of their re-won liberties and the blood it cost them; nothing could make them forswear those truths they hold self-evident. Nothing except the promise of immortality…
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A delight to revisit a science fiction classic
- De Anne en 02-16-13
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The Door into Summer
- De: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrado por: Patrick Lawlor
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Dan Davis, an electronics engineer, had finally made the invention of a lifetime: a household robot that could do almost anything. Wild success was within reach, but then Dan's life was ruined. In a plot to steal his business, his greedy partner and greedier fiancée tricked him into taking the "long sleep": suspended animation for 30 years.
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- De Greg en 04-05-09
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The Pursuit of the Pankera
- A Parallel Novel about Parallel Universes
- De: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrado por: James Patrick Cronin, Jennifer Jill Araya, Richard Ferrone, y otros
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Robert A. Heinlein wrote The Number of the Beast, which was published in 1980. In the book Zeb, Deety, Hilda, and Jake are ambushed by the alien "Black Hats" and barely escape with their lives on a specially configured vehicle (the Gay Deceiver) which can travel along various planes of existence, allowing them to visit parallel universes. However, unknown to most fans, Heinlein had already written a "parallel" novel about the four characters and parallel universes in 1977.
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Stupid production
- De Arthur W. Smart en 06-21-20
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Time Enough for Love
- The Lives of Lazarus Long
- De: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrado por: Tom Weiner
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Time Enough for Love is the capstone and crowning achievement of Heinlein's famous Future History series. Lazarus Long is so in love with life that he simply refuses to die. Born in the early 1900s, he lives through multiple centuries, his love for time ultimately causing him to become his own ancestor. Time Enough for Loveis his lovingly detailed account of his journey through a vast and magnificent timescape of centuries and worlds. Using the voice of Lazarus, Heinlein expounds his own philosophies, including his radical ideas on sexual freedom.
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- De Candis en 08-27-16
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The Star Beast
- Heinlein's Juveniles, Book 8
- De: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrado por: Richard Powers
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Lummox has been the pet of the Stuart family for generations. With eight legs, a thick hide, and increasingly large size, Lummox is nobody's idea of man's best friend. Nevertheless, John Stuart XI, descendant of the starman who originally brought Lummox back to Earth, loves him. But when Lummox eats a neighbor's car and begins to grow again, the feds decide that enough is enough.
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- De Kevin en 09-06-16
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The Rolling Stones
- De: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrado por: Tom Weiner
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One of Heinlein's best-loved works, The Rolling Stones follows the rollicking adventures of the Stone family as they tour the solar system. It doesn't seem likely for twins to have the same middle name. Even so, it's clear that Castor and Pollux Stone both have "Trouble" written in that spot on their birth certificates. Of course, anyone who's met their grandmother Hazel would know they came by it honestly.
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- De Frank en 07-14-15
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Beyond This Horizon
- De: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrado por: Peter Ganim
- Duración: 7 h y 39 m
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Hamilton Felix, the result of generations of genetic selection, finds his life as the ultimate man boring - until a gang of revolutionaries tries to enlist him in their cause.
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- De Jim "The Impatient" en 10-01-12
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Job
- A Comedy of Justice
- De: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrado por: Richard Powers
- Duración: 14 h y 8 m
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After firewalking in Polynesia, fundamentalist Minister Alexander Hergensheimer never saw the world the same. Now called Alec Graham, he was in the middle of an affair with his stewardess, Margrethe, and natural disasters kept following them. First, there was an impossible iceberg that wrecked the ship in the tropics; then, after being rescued by a Royal Mexican plane, they were hit by a double earthquake. To Alex, the signs were clear that Armageddon and the Day of Judgment were near.
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- De Vincent Tume en 07-22-09
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- Katherine
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When I was a kid I loved the “Heinlein Juveniles.” Rocket Ship Galileo, Heinlein’s first Juvenile, is one I missed back then. It won’t hold up well today (actually, it wouldn’t have held up well when I was reading Heinlein Juveniles in the 1980s) but sometimes it’s fun to read these old science fiction stories for kids and I did have fun recently reading Rocket Ship Galileo even though I am very much aware of its flaws. Let’s remember that it was published in 1947, just after World War II and well before we managed to put a man on the moon.
Ross, Art, and Morrie (I love those retro names!) are three teenage boys who love science and each have special geeky skills. When Morrie’s uncle, a Nobel Prize-winning nuclear physicist, discovers that the boys are building a rocket ship, he gives them some funds and a little help and off they all go to the moon. When they get there they discover that they’re not the first ones there. The humans who’ve covertly come before have dangerous plans. Can the boys stop them before the bad guys destroy the Earth?
Okay, that’s just fun, right? In the year 2013 it’s impossible to take Rocket Ship Galileo seriously. I don’t know if they did back in 1947. I suspect not because I doubt anyone thought it was possible to build a space ship in your backyard or to mail order space suits and asbestos shoes. Still, boys can dream, and Rocket Ship Galileo is definitely an exciting dream, especially when you get to not only fly to the moon, but kill Nazis and save the Earth on top of it all. Too cool!
Other than the outlandishness of it all, the main problem with Rocket Ship Galileo is all the teachy technobabble. Some of it is real science, some of it is made up (I hope kids can tell this apart), most of it is dated, and a lot of it is boring because it’s delivered in Uncle Cargraves’ lessons or the boys recitation of what they’ve previously learned. Heinlein has an issue with this in his adult novels, too. If the lessons don’t turn kids off they might enjoy experiencing the fantasies of teenage boys in the 1940s.
The audiobook I listened to was narrated by Spider Robinson who has the tone just right. When he narrates the boys’ parts he sounds appropriately wide-eyed, innocent, and geeky. Golly, Mr. Robinson, great job!
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- Jay Quintana
- 04-07-16
Formulaic, but entertaining.
While this feels like it was written by the numbers, it is still a good, must-listen-to yarn. It captures the wonder, excitement, and dangers of exploration and science. Can't say it wasn't predictable -- you know they'll overcome every obstacle they face -- but, honestly, it didn't matter. I enjoyed this. If you want to encourage kids to get interested in STEM fields, having them listen to this book's not a bad idea.
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- Amazonian Michelle
- 08-14-21
Classic Early Sci-fi!
Read most of Heinlein's books as a kid. As an adult found this early tale quite fun. The story manages to build good characters. It moves fast for each step in the story. Today I think authors would make the books longer and give more details. Though his science and story details were descriptive. Obviously based on the knowledge of the time. The ending is like coming to a sudden stop of a roller coaster ride. Overall, quite happy to have redone this. The narrator did well too.
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- ST Tee
- 06-07-23
Vintage Heinlein
Worth the time to read. Nazis, moon men, nuclear powered rocket ships, genius kids. This book has it all. Written in 1947, closely after WWII and the defeat of the Nazis and their use of rockets as weapons, Heinlein made many fantastic predictions about rockets, space travel. and space exploration that in 2023 find way off base, moon men indeed. However, it is very interesting to get a look into the 1947 mind of a true visionary. A fun, if unrealistic, story. One of Heinlein's early works.
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- Marshall
- 02-08-20
For Kids, so let the Kids decide!
Rocket Ship Galileo by Robert A Heinlein receives three stars from me. While I understand that some people feel 3-star rating is a failure, it isn't. Three stars means that you can read it, enjoy it but it may not stick with you, or you might be left feeling a bit unsatisfied.
First, this is a one of Heinlein's juvenile works, maybe the first, so as adults it needs to be read in that light. I think Heinlein writes for the target audience well. The language is appropriate, and the plot not complicated for young readers. It is mostly plot-driven, in fact, I'm not sure I can identify any character development.
I think young readers could read this and enjoy it. However, I have some thoughts. For me, the text is too adult-centered and lead. For young readers, I like to see the kids more in the center. I felt that the Adult was too bossy. Often he would knock down the kids' suggestions repeatedly then tell them what to do. This bothered me a lot. I felt like, why does he ask their opinions and then discard them all. I worry that kids reading this might feel their ideas are not valued.
Additionally, I found the plot a bit dissatisfying. Not that he should have gone into more details, no not at all. But there could have been more dow\ne with the time on the moon. I feel there are some unanswered questions.
This was an audiobook, so regarding the reader. Spider Robinson does a good job with this. I did feel at times he would speak lines a little incomprehensible, sort of toss away lines. Otherwise, his voice good, strong and clear. I also think he understands the target audience and adapts to them.
Recommended: Let the kids decide. It isn't bad and I think they will like it. For adults: if you read it as a kid and loved it, maybe don't return to it, and keep that happy memory.
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- Tokyo Phil
- 11-03-16
Fascinating window into 1947 thought
Dated science, Father-knows-best parenting, credibility-stretching luck. I love a world where teens don't cuss, respect their elders, and everything works out in the end. Entertaining in a way the author never intended. It's so interesting to learn what passed for scientific knowledge when the story was initially published in 1947.
Excellent reader.
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- George Fleet
- 07-12-23
Awesome
This book has been a friend of mine since I was a young person.
This version of narration is by far the best I have heard. Thanks Robert Heinlein and Spider Robinson!
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- K. Lange
- 03-20-24
If Elan Musk lived in the 1940s
This is a story of a privately mounted trip to the moon. And the Surprise they found when they got there. This is one of Heinlein's milder stories. But a fair to midland book by the best author, still wins.
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- Peach and Zeke
- 03-25-07
A must read
Having missed this book when I was younger, I am glad to have read it now. I recommend it to everyone, not just its intended young audience.
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- N. J. Simicich
- 07-02-16
Dated, but still good
I remember reading this, for the first time bac kok in the mid 1960's, when I was in Junior High. It was dated and corny even then. But it stands up, well, except for the dangers of zinc vapor, and a few other things. I imagined that it was possible that one scientist could coax a few high school kids into a moon trip and I imagined myself going along.
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