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(0)Robert A Heinlein
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English
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Stranger in a Strange Land is the epic saga of an earthling, Valentine Michael Smith, born and educated on Mars, who arrives on our planet with "psi" powers—telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, telekinesis, teleportation, pyrolysis, and the ability to take control of the minds of others—and complete innocence regarding the mores of man.
After his tutelage under a surrogate father figure, Valentine begins his transformation
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Publisher
Blackstone Audio
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Travel to other planets is now a reality, and with overpopulation stretching the resources of Earth, the necessity of finding habitable worlds is growing ever more urgent. There's a problem though-because the spaceships are slower than light, any communication between the exploring ships and Earth would take years.
Tom and Pat are identical twin teenagers. As twins they've always been close, so close that it seemed like they could read each other's...
3) Red planet
Author
Publisher
Phoenix Pick, an imprint of Arc Manor
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Marking the first appearance of the Martian elder race that plays such a prominent role in Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein's iconic Red Planet tells the story of Jim Marlowe and Frank Sutton's journey to the Lowe Academy boarding school on Mars, and the discoveries they make there that impact the future of their entire colony"--Back cover.
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Series
Signet science fiction volume T3752
Publisher
New American Library
Pub. Date
[1951]
Language
English
Description
At key points throughout North America, an invasion force is taking over communications, government, industry-and people's bodies. And the nation is helpless to stop it because the invaders multiply far faster than they can be destroyed, controlling the mind of every unsuspecting person they encounter. Enter Sam Cavanaugh, a can-do intelligence officer for the United States' most secret service. Cavanaugh is the only man who can stop the invaders....
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
[1953]
Language
English
Description
When his step-mother marries a no-count man, a country lad joins a hobo and together they fake their way into the Space Stewards, Cooks, and Purser's Clerks brotherhood to get an opportunity for space travel in an age when only the wealthy are privileged.
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Publisher
Ace Books
Pub. Date
2006.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 14
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English
Description
Overview: The historians can't seem to settle whether to call this one "The Third Space War" (or the fourth), or whether "The First Interstellar War" fits it better. We just call it "The Bug War." Everything up to then and still later were "incidents," "patrols," or "police actions." However, you are just as dead if you buy the farm in an "incident" as you are if you buy it in a declared war. In one of Robert A. Heinlein's most controversial bestsellers,...
Author
Publisher
Ace Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Starship troopers: With Earth embroiled in a vast interplanetary war with the "Bugs," a young recruit in the Federal Reserves relates his experiences training in boot camp and as a junior officer in the Terran Mobile Infantry.
Stranger in a strange land: The epic saga of an earthling, born and educated on Mars, who arrives on our planet with superhuman powers and a total ignorance of the mores of man.
Author
Publisher
Scribner's Sons
Pub. Date
1949.
Language
English
Description
A young colonist on Mars befriends a strange round creature called Willis who gets him into trouble when he goes away to school, but whose presence and friendship finally enable the colonials to negotiate a treaty with the Martians.