- Paperback: 316 pages
- Publisher: Baen Books; Reprint edition (1 Aug 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1416555641
- ISBN-13: 978-1416555643
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,026,912 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Don Harvey was attending school on Earth when his parents suddenly and urgently called him home to Mars. He had been skeptical about the talk of interplanetary war breaking out if Mars and Venus followed through on their threats to declare independence from Earth, but he was wrong. War broke out, and he was stuck on Venus, with no way of getting home. Then there was the ring that an old family friend had given him just before he had left Earth. Shortly afterward, the friend had been questioned by Earth's secret police and had died-from "heart failure," they claimed. When Earth troops landed on Venus and started looking for Don and that mysterious ring, he realized that he was trapped in the center of a war between worlds that could change the fate of the Solar System forever!
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An outstanding science fiction writer, Robert Heinlein was a four-times Hugo award winner.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This quite short book is actually a little beauty. Wonderful characters, brilliant scenery and a story line that leaves you hanging!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
A strong, unified plot - the entire book is about Don Harvey's quest to reach his parents on Mars. A believable politics of the future. A sympathetic but not at all perfect hero and some good minor characters. An atmospheric vision of Venus as it should have been, a world of swamps inhabited by a few human colonies and a race of intelligent (and friendly!) dinosuaroid that communicate by whistling. What more could you ask?
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Like many middle-aged people I read this at school 30+ years ago and have a well-worn paperback copy acquired in early adulthood. With that copy on the verge of disintegration, it's reassuring to renew. I would hate to be unable to re-read this at least once a year! As with most of Heinlein's "juveniles" from the 1950's its a smoothly engineered story line with key background themes beautifully & economically sketched. Also typical: coming of age topics; a rather romantic view of warfare (or is it?); future technology seen through a mid 20th century lens; and a rushed ending ... though this one is much more satisfactory than some Heinlein endings. The best of Heinlein is very much present in terms of convincing atmosphere. Finally, Heinlein is entirely capable of putting a foot wrong with narrative drive, human characterization, or aliens - he falls into none of those (by his own towering standards) traps here. But, indeed, why no Kindle edition? Missed opportunity as I strongly suspect many people, like me, would buy both formats "for old time's sake" combined with convenience when traveling. Travis Taylor's Afterword is amusing and thought-provoking. Well done the publisher for bothering to add value this way.
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Classic slice of Heinlein
On the positive side, this book has a lot to offer. Despite his flaws (more on that later), Heinlein writes a damn good yarn, and there's a lot of fun stuff to be had for sci-fi... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Aralla
Just Where is Home?
This was the fifth of Heinlein's `juvenile' novels. By this point he'd pretty much ironed out his format for this type of work, and as a result it's quite a bit better than his... Read more
Published on 3 Sep 2009 by Patrick Shepherd
Not bad, not "must-read" either
I love Heinlein's fiction. He is the great author. But this book is not the one of his best ones. There is action, there is story, it's nice to read, and it's not bad if you have... Read more
Published on 24 Aug 1998
Aw, Shucks!
I give this book only 2 stars because, well, compared to great literature, 'Between Planets' is what it is; a 1950's pulp sci-fi novella. Read more
Published on 14 July 1998
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