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Farmer in the Sky

Heinlein Juveniles
by Robert A. Heinlein
Farmer in the Sky (Heinlein Juveniles) by Robert A. Heinlein
  ★ 8.00 / 4
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Farmer in the Sky is also known as Satellite Scout.

The Earth is crowded and food is rationed, but a colony on Ganymede, one of the moons of Jupiter, offers an escape for teenager Bill Lermer and his family. Back on Earth, the move sounded like a grand adventure, but Bill soon realizes that life on the frontier is dangerous, and in an alien world with no safety nets, nature is cruelly unforgiving of even small mistakes.

Bill's new home is a world of unearthly wonders – and heartbreaking tragedy. He will face hardships, survive dangers, and grow up fast, meeting the challenge of opening up a new world for humanity and finding strengths within himself that he had never suspected existed.

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Updated 01/01/2024
Category: Science Fiction, Young Adult, Hugo Award
Release date: 1950

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Robert A. Heinlein

Robert A. Heinlein

Robert Anson Heinlein (1907–1988) was an American science fiction writer. Often called the "dean of science fiction writers", he was one of the most influential and controversial authors of the genre in his time. He set a standard for scientific and engineering plausibility, and helped to raise the genre's standards of literary quality.

He was one of the first science fiction writers to break into mainstream magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post in the late 1940s. He was one of the best-selling science fiction novelists for many decades. He, Isaac Asimov, and Arthur C. Clarke are known as the "Big Three" of science fiction.

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Heinlein, a notable writer of science fiction short stories, was one of a group of writers who came to prominence under the editorship of John W. Campbell, Jr. in his Astounding Science Fiction magazine — though Heinlein denied that Campbell influenced his writing to any great degree.

Within the framework of his science fiction stories, Heinlein repeatedly addressed certain social themes: the importance of individual liberty and self-reliance, the obligation individuals owe to their societies, the influence of organized religion on culture and government, and the tendency of society to repress nonconformist thought. He also examined the relationship between physical and emotional love, explored various unorthodox family structures, and speculated on the influence of space travel on human cultural practices. His approach to these themes led to wildly divergent opinions on what views were being expounded via his fiction.

Heinlein won Hugo Awards for four of his novels; in addition, fifty years after publication, three of his works were awarded "Retro Hugos" — awards given retrospectively for years in which Hugo Awards had not been awarded. He also won the first Grand Master Award, given by the Science Fiction Writers of America, for his lifetime achievement. In his fiction Heinlein coined words that have become part of the English language, including "grok" and "waldo", and popularized the term "TANSTAAFL".

Heinlein Juveniles

Heinlein Juveniles consists of 12 total books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

Rocket Ship Galileo (Heinlein Juveniles)
  ★ 6.34 / 3
Space Cadet (Heinlein Juveniles)
  ★ 7.00 / 5
Red Planet (Heinlein Juveniles)
  ★ 7.20 / 5
Farmer in the Sky (Heinlein Juveniles)
  ★ 8.00 / 4
Between Planets (Heinlein Juveniles)
  ★ 8.50 / 2
The Rolling Stones (Heinlein Juveniles)
  ★ 7.00 / 2
Starman Jones (Heinlein Juveniles)
  ★ 7.00 / 2
The Star Beast (Heinlein Juveniles)
  ★ 7.80 / 5
Tunnel in the Sky (Heinlein Juveniles)
  ★ 7.80 / 5
Time for the Stars (Heinlein Juveniles)
  ★ 6.00 / 6
Citizen of the Galaxy (Heinlein Juveniles)
  ★ 7.54 / 13
Have Space Suit – Will Travel (Heinlein Juveniles)
  ★ 7.40 / 5


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