#citizenofthegalaxy

[drcisko]

Robert A. Heinlein - Citizen of the Galaxy (1957) Heinlein's juveniles are pretty great and in this next to last one (if you don't count Starship Troopers, which isn't an official part of the juveniles) he tells a pretty great story. A tendency in this series has been to make the subjects more and more mature as the series goes on, and as the universe expands. There's a kind of a chronological order to these novels which start all the way back with plans to go to the moon and by this book we are already in a really far off-future where there's such a vast human expansion that some people in the farthest corners of the galaxy think of Earth as a kind of myth. As usual, this is a "boy's own adventure" story, we follow Thorby, a child, who starts off as a slave being sold on the stocks of a distant world, he is seen as so worthless that he is bought by a beggar for a pittance. This is probably the best that could happen to him, as there is more to this beggar than appears at first sight. The story moves on as a literal rags to riches tale, as Thorby discovers his path in life as well as who is real family is. Heinlein explores ideas about the wrongness of slavery, the evil of large corporations and the ability to find families which aren't blood related or are even from cultures which are initially alien to you. Thorby ends up moving from family to family and you can feel that this constant severing of roots is traumatic but necessary. Heinlein is much more concerned here with human nature and exploring how we build meaning than the nuts and bolts of science fiction, and that for me makes it one of his best novels in the series. (4/5) #robertheinlein #citizenofthegalaxy #scifi #sciencefiction #book #books #bookish #bibliophile #bookgram #bookstagram #bookporn #bookworm #booklover #bookcover #youngadult (at Lisbon, Portugal) https://www.instagram.com/p/B72VK6UFPc1/?igshid=5t12athx67dt

[paperbacksciencefiction]

Citizen Of The Galaxy by Robert A. Heinlein $5 Ace Books (1971) 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. Cover art by Davis Meltzer. . Overall Good Condition, Good Spine, Binding Tight, Pages Look Good . . . #citizenofthegalaxy #robertaheinlein #robertheinlein #paperbacksciencefiction https://www.instagram.com/p/CDT9aJYg1E8/?igshid=1r5ty0m2397l6

[tinuwel]

Ya hay un nuevo título en la colección de reedeciones que esta publicando @sinlimitesb ¿Lo tenéis ya? Porque yo no puedo resistirme a estas preciosidades 🤩 • 🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂 #instalibro #instabook #instagramers #igreads #instadaily #bookstagram #books #bookblogger #bookstagrammer #bookphotography #libros #booklover #bookish #bookaddict #bookaholic #bookworm #booknerd #bookishfeature #bookaddiction #booknookstagram #bookstagramespaña #ciudadanodelagalaxia #citizenofthegalaxy

[alongexpectedmovie]

citizenofthegalaxy answered: the trolls. for my front yard. then i’d decorate them on all the holidays.

(I can see that. Dress them up in Santa hats and fairy lights at Christmas...;)---Whispy)

[paperbacksciencefiction]

Robert A. Heinlein Set of 3 Books with all 3 covers by Darrell K. Sweet Del Rey Books $12 The Star Beast (1977) Between Planets (1978) Citizen Of The Galaxy (1980) . Overall Fair Condition, Lots Of Wear And Tear, Various Scuffs, Water Damaged In Areas, Well-Loved Copies, Lots Of Life Left, Binding Tight . . . #thestarbeast #betweenplanets #citizenofthegalaxy #robertaheinlein #robertheinlein #paperbacksciencefiction https://www.instagram.com/p/CDRWCgyg1ty/?igshid=vx908g7g1s5a

[paperbacksciencefiction]

Citizen Of The Galaxy by Robert A. Heinlein $5 Ace Books (1971) 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. Cover art by Davis Meltzer. . Overall Good Condition, Good Spine, Binding Tight, Pages Look Good . . . #citizenofthegalaxy #robertaheinlein #robertheinlein #paperbacksciencefiction https://www.instagram.com/p/CAnTJa6AUWx/?igshid=rgr6ybkl3gev

[paperbacksciencefiction]

Robert A. Heinlein Set of 3 Books with all 3 covers by Darrell K. Sweet Del Rey Books $12 The Star Beast (1977) Between Planets (1978) Citizen Of The Galaxy (1980) . Overall Fair Condition, Lots Of Wear And Tear, Various Scuffs, Water Damaged In Areas, Well-Loved Copies, Lots Of Life Left, Binding Tight . . . #thestarbeast #betweenplanets #citizenofthegalaxy #robertaheinlein #robertheinlein #paperbacksciencefiction https://www.instagram.com/p/B-7HuXFgGvh/?igshid=13w0njxie4euh

[paperbacksciencefiction]

Robert A. Heinlein Set of 6 Books $20 Farmer In The Sky (1975) The Day After Tomorrow (1975) Revolt In 2100 (1976) Citizen Of The Galaxy (1971) Time For The Stars (1975) I Will Fear No Evil (1974) This is a great collection of books that span the incredible life of Robert Heinlein. The cover artists are Gene Szafran, Davis Meltzer, and Steele Savage. . Overall Fair Condition, Lots Of Wear And Tear, Various Scuffs, Some Foxing, Water Damaged In Areas, Well-Loved Copies, Lots Of Life Left, Binding Tight . . . #farmerinthesky #thedayaftertomorrow #revoltin2100 #citizenofthegalaxy #timeforthestars #iwillfearnoevil #robertaheinlein #robertheinlein #paperbacksciencefiction https://www.instagram.com/p/B9w0oTPAzY8/?igshid=qn4gpoqqj7e5

[drcisko]

Poul Anderson - The Enemy Stars (aka We Have Fed Our Seas) (1959) One of the nominees for the 1959 Hugo Awards, Anderson's The Enemy Stars is a mix of more contemplative and more nuts and boltsy science fiction which is considerably more enjoyable in one of these modes than on the other. The science bits of the story can get slightly dull, but it's the character's psychology, meditations and stories which really stand out here. The story takes on a kind of pessimistic view of space exploration. Again, space is empty, you go crazy and often you die, the point of doing is somewhat obscure and often it feels like hubris more than anything. In this novel, there are no faster than light ships, what was developed was a mattercaster, something like a Star Trek teleporter that works at long distance. This allows crews to teleport back and forth from earth to avoid what would have otherwise been really long, generational, space missions. But then the mattercaster on a ship breaks down... there are no supplies, not enough pieces for repair and the 4 crew members start clashing and desperately trying to survive against all odds. So yeah, space isn't comfortable. There's a cool final twist that feels like it should have been further developed (which it was in a short story that was inclueded in this edition, but I could have had more. 3/5 #poulanderson #citizenofthegalaxy #scifi #sciencefiction #book #books #bookish #bibliophile #bookgram #bookstagram #bookporn #bookworm #booklover #bookcover #hugoawards (at Lisbon, Portugal) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8J0_zUFwAY/?igshid=ou6wt593d0hf