false <![CDATA[Citizen of the Galaxy]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166740333m/16689.jpg 16689 25 <B>A classic novel from the mind of the storyteller who captures the imagination of readers from around the world, and across two generations Science Fiction Grand Master ROBERT A. HEINLEIN CITIZEN OF THE GALAXY</B> In a distant galaxy, the atrocity of slavery was alive and well, and young Thorby was just another orphaned boy sold at auction. But his new owner, Baslim, is not the disabled beggar he appears to be: adopting Thorby as his son, he fights relentlessly as an abolitionist spy. When the authorities close in on Baslim, Thorby must ride with the Free Traders -- a league of merchant princes -- throughout the many worlds of a hostile galaxy, finding the courage to live by his wits and fight his way from society's lowest rung. But Thorby's destiny will be forever changed when he discovers the truth about his own identity... 1649583 book 1957 Citizen of the Galaxy total:1445|5:415|4:508|3:443|2:72|1:7| 1445 5587 1778 57 3 3 false false Sat Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 12 19:19:04 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 12 19:20:11 -0700 2008
I am happy ...more...]]> 4 2 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Wed Jul 11 15:33:55 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 11 15:42:39 -0700 2007
This is a thoroughly enjoyable science fiction book.

There isn't much character development, which is a little lame, because it is a story of a young man growing up.

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That said, it wa...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 09 00:00:00 -0800 1984 Sat Oct 03 17:02:08 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 17:07:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 05:20:46 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 05:34:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue May 29 06:47:32 -0700 2007 Tue May 29 06:47:40 -0700 2007 me of Kipling's Kim. Lots of interesting ideas to think about, but
mainly good old-fashioned sci-fi fun.]]> 0 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1973 Sun Apr 26 19:47:49 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 19:54:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 10:10:34 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 10:15:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jan 21 07:45:18 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 07:49:09 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Oct 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat May 24 12:32:19 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 01 07:43:57 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Feb 24 12:32:35 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 12:43:54 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Mar 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 11 06:47:56 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 06:57:16 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Nov 12 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue May 12 07:21:03 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 07:21:03 -0700 2009 Audible.com to listen to on a long flight. It was about 11 hours, and the spoken style was varied enough to prevent it from getting boring.

This was a good book, I'll pick up a hardcover in a couple years and read it again.]]> 5 0 false false Thu Feb 26 22:53:42 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 22:55:18 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Mar 31 09:14:56 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 09:14:56 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 30 02:10:54 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 02:12:37 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon May 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 07:28:36 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 12:00:12 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 04 11:42:33 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 28 21:36:58 -0700 2008 To have a book that was written the year I was born, (1957) and have it still be interesting, and not dated and dull is amazing.
This book started out great I couldn't wait to see what happened to...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Jan 12 16:23:17 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 16:24:13 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Aug 31 20:30:57 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 20:38:38 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=16689