See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Time for the stars is a really great intro into real sci fi. This astonishing story of twin brothers whose psychic closeness permits them to communicate telepathically, even defying the bounds of space, is again available to enthrall a new generation of readers. Heinlein may have been the alltime most important writer of genre sf. Robert anson heinlein was born in butler, missouri on july 7, 1907. Though far from cuddly and rather large, it had always been obedient and docile. Alan garner a copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. If i like time for the stars by robert heinlein what other books would i like. It was one of heinleins juveniles a series of books he wrote in the fifties with young heroes in the near future. This book and the others in his juvenile bibliography are what sucked me into science fiction, and a major contribution to me being the writer i am today. Lapis lazuli long time enough for love, the number of the beast llita time enough for love lazarus long a.
The basic plot line is derived from a 1911 thought experiment in special relativity, commonly called the twin paradox, proposed by french physicist paul langevin. Log in or sign up to leave a comment log in sign up. But time for the stars is one of rah best books it tells the age old story of two twins separated by the affects of relativistic space flight. Time enough for love is the capstone and crowning achievement of heinleins famous future history series. To complicate matters, the boys find they can read.
The heinlein society was founded by virginia heinlein on behalf of her husband, science fiction author robert anson heinlein. Heinlein published by scribners in 1956 as one of the heinlein juveniles. Time for the stars is a space exploration story, the long range foundation is financing exploration by torchships capable of traveling at a good percentage of the speed of light, thus bringing relativistic time effects into play. Continuing my survey of robert heinleins set of twelve juvenile science fiction novels, we now reach number ten. This reader was totally captivated by its very interesting premise, and by heinleins excellent writing and storytelling skills. One of the classic heinlein boys books this riveting adventure features a group of teens stranded on a planet far distant from earth when the final test for a. Travel to other planets is a reality, and with overpopulation stretching the resources of earth.
Often called the dean of science fiction writers, he was one of the most popular, influential, and controversial authors of the genre. Robert anson heinlein was an american science fiction writer. Time enough for love is the capstone and crowning achievement of heinlein s famous future history series. Time for the stars is not the most famous of robert a.
Some of the best robert heinlein books include starship troopers, stranger in a strange land, and the moon is a harsh mistress. Beyond time and space with the master of science fiction unknown o anthologies tomorrow, the stars 1952 with walter bradbury and judith merril and frederik pohl and truman talley only as by robert a. First edition, first printing, of heinleins tenth juvenile novel, in original dust jacket. Earth has a serious population problem, pinpointed by the predicament in which the twins tom and pat bartlett find themselves when they by chance go to take some tests for colonization in a distant system. Mar 06, 2007 time for the stars paperback march 6, 2007 by robert a. Time for the stars by robert a heinlein audiobook full. Heinlein 19071988 is widely acknowledged to have been the single most important and influential author of science fiction in the twentieth century. Naval academy in annapolis, maryland, from which he graduated as the 20th best among the 243 cadets. Heinlein s latest book is set in the far distant future when even space ships have been outdated and man is travelling by torchship. Time for the stars is one of heinleins acclaimed juvenile science fiction novels. It was one of heinleins juveniles a series of books he wrote in the fifties with young heroes in. It includes the order to read the robert heinlein future history main. Wikipedia states that their intended readership was teenage boys.
One of the most popular heinlein juveniles is time for the stars, a novel about two identical twin boys patrick and thomas bartlett who become involved in a highly dangerous deepspace exploratory mission to seek out inhabitable planets to further humankinds colonization of the stars. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. Rarely has heinlein pushed his imagination furthera vivid, stirring experience. Heinlein posits an indefinite future time in which the earths population is bursting at the seams and its resources are stretched beyond their capacity to deal with. A thirteenth, starship troopers, was submitted to scribners but rejected and instead published by putnam. Time for the stars, first published in 1956, is one of robert heinleins most successful and enduring science fiction novels. Because of the relativistic time differences, they were close to the same age when he returned to earth, and they were married soon after his return. Time for the stars paperback march 6, 2007 by robert a. Time for the stars heinlein s juveniles book 10 kindle edition by heinlein, robert a download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Time for the stars first edition robert heinlein bauman. Time for the stars by robert a heinlein audiobook full youtube.
However, it has continued to remain in print for over 50 years and it is certainly being enjoyed by adults. Time for the stars is a science fiction novel by robert a. Time for the stars is essentially a retelling of magellans catastrophic threeyear circumnavigation of the globe. Buy a cheap copy of time for the stars book by robert a.
Time for the stars kindle edition by heinlein, robert a download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. But time for the stars is one of rah best books it tells the age old story. Time for the stars is a juvenile science fiction novel by american writer robert a. However, the entire robert heinlein book list is given below for his numerous scifi works written between 19071988. Having noticed the similarities between time for the stars and the other heinlein juvenile novels, it must be said that, rather surprisingly, more than any of the books read in order to date, this one seems hellbent on being different. Time for the stars paperback dec 16 2016 by robert a.
Heinleins latest book is set in the far distant future when even space ships have been outdated and man is travelling by torchship. Time for the stars by robert a heinlein audiobook duration. He won science fictions hugo award for best novel four times, and in addition, three of his novels were given retrospective hugos fifty years after publication. Whilst the basic story outline is now seen as part of what im referring to as heinleins juvenile template, as in the previous novels we have the. Woodrow wilson smith methuselahs children, time enough for love, the number of the beast, the cat who walks through walls, to sail beyond the sunset. Time for the stars was written by robert heinlein for juvenile readers in the 1956. Born in the early 1900s, he lives through multiple centuries, his love for time ultimately causing him to become his own ancestor. I think that it shows heinlein more than ever determined to move away from the juvenile template used to date. By the time i read heinlein, i had been exposed to that once a month thing, both by myself and by attending an all. He was an extremely inventive and imaginative author. Title explains it all pretty much, just looking for books that are like time for the stars. He spent five years in the pacific ocean until he had to retire.
He spent one year at the university of missouri before he entered the u. The twelve novels were published by scribners between 1947 and 1958, which together tell a single story of space exploration. It was one of heinleins juveniles a series of books he wrote in the fifties with young heroes. July 7, 1907 may 8, 1988 was an american sciencefiction author, aeronautical engineer, and retired naval officer. Time for the stars is action packed and scientifically consistent, with realistic and deep characters. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading time for the stars heinlein s juveniles book 10. Heinlein and alan garner 1987, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Mar 09, 2016 one of the classic heinlein boys books this riveting adventure features a group of teens stranded on a planet far distant from earth when the final test for a. This reader was totally captivated by its very interesting premise, and by heinlein s excellent writing and storytelling skills. Mar 07, 2016 time for the stars by robert a heinlein audiobook duration.
Published in both hardcover and paperback that year by scribners as part of the heinlein juvenile series. The shipboard content is real in a way only a naval officer like heinlein could make it. Heinlein juveniles are the young adult novels written by robert a. I dont like to be around twins, they make me think im seeing double. Doublestar heinlein s first ever hugo winner time for the stars podkayne of mars expanded universe volume one expanded universe volume two red planet take back your government. Author of stranger in a strange land, time enough for love, starship troopers, podkayne of mars, orphans of the sky, the puppet masters, revolt in 2100, the green hills of earth. Heinleins juvenile novels, that honor goes to starship troopers or possibly citizen of the galaxy. Once a month, some women act like men act all the time. He spent five years in the pacific ocean until he had to retire because of. Although missouri was his birthplace, his family only stayed there for a few more months after his birth, before deciding to move to kansas city where he would be spending most of his youth. Buy time for the stars by robert a heinlein online at alibris. At the age of 17, heinlein graduated from central high school in kansas city, missouri. Oct 26, 2009 time for the stars was first published in 1956. Mar 05, 2016 time for the stars has a brilliant setup that fixes the science problems heinlein had with special relativity in starman jones, but the action climax is just a brief aquatic rehash of the thrilling ending to starman, with uncle steve in the sam anderson role.
Time for the stars by robert a heinlein, scribners hc dj. Heinlein, published by scribners in 1956 as one of the heinlein juveniles. Time for the stars is one of the twelve heinlein juveniles series of books the author wrote between 1947 and 1958. It explores the classic twin paradox as one twin travels to the stars at nearlight speed while the other stays home so they can communicate telepathically, experiencing relativistic effects. Im sad that ive now read all the extant heinlein fiction, this posthumous and first novel being the last piece for me. Doublestar heinleins first ever hugo winner time for the stars podkayne of mars expanded universe volume one expanded universe volume two red planet take back your government. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading time for the stars. If i like time for the stars by robert heinlein what other. In fact, the fate of project lebensraum, the title of the first systematic attempt to explore the near earth interstellar environment is comparable to that tragic voyage, at least in subjectiveproper time, and in percentage of crew and ships lost. He was the third son of rex ivar heinlein and bam lyle heinlein. Buy a cheap copy of the star beast book by robert a. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. Mar 06, 2007 time for the stars was written by robert heinlein for juvenile readers in the 1956. A one year subscription to galaxys edge magazine digital.
In it the reader learns about torch ships nuclear reactor driven mass propelled rockets, einsteinian time dilation, esp, twin psychology, hardships and hazards of space exploration. They would probably fall under the ya category today. This is one of the classic titles originally know as the heinl. Time for the stars by robert a heinlein audiobook youtube. Sometimes called the dean of science fiction writers, he was among the first to emphasize scientific accuracy in his fiction, and was thus a pioneer of the subgenre of hard science fiction. Robert heinlein books in order books reading order. Robert heinleins unpublished novel by shahid mahmud. Time for the stars is one of the twelve heinlein juveniles series of. A fourteenth novel, podkayne of mars, is often listed as a heinlein.
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