Have Space Suit, Will TravelA classic novel from the mind of the storyteller who captures the imagination of readers from around the world, and across two generations First prize in the Skyway Soap slogan contest was an all-expenses-paid trip to the Moon. The consolation prize was an authentic space suit, and when scientifically minded high school senior Kip Russell won it, he knew for certain he would use it one day to make a sojourn of his own to the stars. But "one day" comes sooner than he thinks when he tries on the suit in his backyard -- and finds himself worlds away, a prisoner aboard a space pirate's ship, and heading straight for what could be his final destination.... |
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User Review - hblanchard - LibraryThingA juvenile novel starring one of the space suits from Starship Troopers. Meant for kids and I read it as a kid. It’s ok: there’s no long rants from a crypto militaristic libertarian POV. If you put a ... Read full review
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User Review - GridCube - LibraryThingthis book was pretty damn good. you can feel the years it has, you can feel the emotion and the fantasy and the will of exploration, the expectancy of a brighter better future, you can also feel the ... Read full review
Contents
Section 1 | 1 |
Section 2 | 12 |
Section 3 | 20 |
Section 4 | 39 |
Section 5 | 56 |
Section 6 | 80 |
Section 7 | 104 |
Section 8 | 133 |
Section 9 | 164 |
Section 10 | 196 |
Section 11 | 219 |
Section 12 | 235 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Have Space Suit, Will Travel |
| Author | Robert A. Heinlein |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Simon and Schuster, 2005 |
| ISBN | 1416505490, 9781416505495 |
| Length | 249 pages |
| Subjects | › › Fiction / General Fiction / Literary Fiction / Science Fiction / General |
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