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I have never read juvenile or YA from this era (1952), until I started this a couple of days ago.
It's very specific to the time it was written, and it shows, but it ages much better than, say, Ringworld (which, yikes).
It's also the first in a YA adventure series, so it strikes those notes often.
I'm enjoying it the same way I enjoy watching a classic TV show, seeing it through the lens of when it was written.
— Jul 09, 2026 09:51AM
It's very specific to the time it was written, and it shows, but it ages much better than, say, Ringworld (which, yikes).
It's also the first in a YA adventure series, so it strikes those notes often.
I'm enjoying it the same way I enjoy watching a classic TV show, seeing it through the lens of when it was written.
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Jul 09, 2026 10:09AM
I started Heinlein’s Red Planet like a decade ago and liked it but never finished it. I think he was writing a chunk of YA at that point in his career and writing Starship Troopers was his big middle finger to Ace when they wouldn’t let him end his YA writing contract early.
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Consider checking out Andre Norton and The Lensmen series by E. E. "Doc" Smith. Now I enjoyed Robert Heinlein, both his adult and YA books, although even way back then (late 1960s thru late 1970s) I recognized his rather fascist leanings.
Lucky Starr was one of the reasons underclassmen called me Ike in high school. I was always reading an Asimov book. Fond memories.
I came here to do the same as Lizabeth. Lensman is totally on that line.
