false<![CDATA[Infinite Possibilities]]>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1196533031m/916949.jpg9169491 Remember writers telling fast-paced, complex tales in a few hundred pages? Rbt A. Heinlein was such a one--his books are concise yet never rushed, richly plotted, never bloated. His '50s juveniles were among his best work. Here are 3: Tunnel in the Sky, Time for the Stars & Citizen of the Galaxy.
Tunnel in the Sky: Just a test, but something went wrong. As part of a final exam, Rod Walker's Advanced Survival class was dropped thru a teleportation gate to an unknown location. A standard 10-day field exercise became an indefinite life-or-death struggle. Stranded beyond contact with Earth, divested of all luxuries & laws, they were forced to forge a future of their own--a future where sometimes not even the fittest survive.
Time for the Stars: The ship Lewis & Clark sought worlds for overpopulated Earth to colonize. Twins Tom & Pat Bartlett participated. Scientists had discovered thoughts travel faster than light & the twins were telepathic. Pat remained on Earth, growing old, while Tom made a 70-year voyage. As the pioneer torchship discovered seemingly habitable new planets at Tau Ceti & Deneb Kaitos, messages Tom sent back spoke of disaster.
Citizen of the Galaxy: Thorby had been taken from his parents & sold into slavery while young. His life had been under cruel masters on planets across the Terran Hegemony. His new owner was different. With the beggar, he found kindness & hope, not just for safety but for freedom. Baslim the Cripple was more than he seemed. He taught him a message that would take him to the stars. Thorby's true identity would stay secret thru his adventures with an odd society of traders, until service as a Terran Hegemony Guardsman brought him to his lost homeworld & destiny.
•born Butler, MO '07, died '88
•Naval Academy disability retirement '34
•studied physics at UCLA
•began publishing SF '39
•1st SF novel, Rocket Ship Galileo '47
•Apollo 11 lunar guest commentator
•won 4 Best Novel Hugo Awards
•1st SFWA GrandMaster '75
•w/Isaac Asimov & Arthur C. Clark one of sf's most influential writers9020242002Infinite Possibilitiestotal:49|5:21|4:14|3:12|2:2|1:0|4920185230truefalseTue Jan 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008Wed Jan 30 08:25:01 -0800 2008Wed Jan 30 08:29:01 -0800 2008
Tunnel in the Sky" is my favorite - that would have gotten a solid four stars. I liked the other two stories, but they haven't really stayed with me like "T...more...]]>
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Tunnel in the Sky, and Citizen of the Galaxy) previously in my native language, but since I loved them then, I decided to purchase this volume and read them again, along with the other one. Heinlein is one of the authors I consider the quintessential sci-fi.more...]]>
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