Podkayne of Mars

Name: Podkayne of Mars
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
ISBN: 9781433251658

Author: Robert A. Heinlein

Narrator: Emily Janice Card

Unabridged: 6 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Published: 07/01/2008

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction

Synopsis

From the author of Friday and Rocketship Galileo comes this classic tale featuring the Grand Master of Science Fictions most remarkable heroine. Podkayne Fries, a smart and determined maid of Mars, has just one goal in life: to become the first female starship pilot and rise through the ranks to command deepspace explorations. So when she is offered a chance to join her diplomatic uncle on an interstellar journey to distant Earth via Venus, its a dream come trueeven if her only experience with diplomacy is handling her brilliant but pesky younger brother, Clark. But shes about to learn some things about war and peace, because Uncle Tom, the Ambassador Plenipotentiary from Mars to the Three Planets Conference, is traveling not quite incognito enoughand certain parties will stop at nothing to sabotage negotiations between the three worlds

About Robert A. Heinlein

Robert A Heinlein is considered one of the Big Three of classic science fiction (along with Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke). Heinlein is a seven-time Hugo Award recipient and was given the first Grand Master Nebula Award for lifetime achievement. Heinlein’s juveniles alone have influenced generations of scientists, engineers and creators the world over (for instance, it was once estimated that everyone in the Apollo 11 mission control room had read and loved at least one Heinlein novel). His worldwide bestsellers include Have Space Suit — Will Travel, Stranger in a Strange Land, Starship Troopers, Time Enough for Love, and The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nandakishore on January 06, 2018

I loved the book when I first read it as a teen, because I liked the character of Podkayne and was blissfully ignorant of bad things like sexism. Also, the cover was really sexy. My mom saw me with it once, and I had a hard time explaining to her that it was a Science Fiction novel and not what she......more

Goodreads review by Scott on July 17, 2012

So much to rant about here, so little time. When I finished the first chapter of Podkayne my grin was so wide I damn near cut my own face off. Heinlein had an indisuptable gift for killer openings (see for example "The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag") and this one promised absolute glory to......more

Goodreads review by Manny on October 09, 2009

There's a short story by Isaac Asimov, What is this thing called love?, which he apparently wrote because he was tired of people telling him he couldn't do sex scenes. I am the great Asimov, and I can do anything! I imagine him saying, as he turned out what is actually a quite competent and funny st......more

Goodreads review by The Fizza on March 17, 2020

Not your average Robert A. Heinlein book... Really, how often do you hear that?! Robert Heinlein was one of the most influential and controversial authors of his time. He wrote all kinds of books, from the Young Adult market to pseudo-sexual revolutionary stories. He even went so far as penning book......more

Goodreads review by Economondos on September 03, 2024

This 1995 Baen edition is better than the original! It includes both endings as well as the 25 winning essays in the contest to pick between the ending 'as originally published' and 'as Heinlein originally wrote it.' In addition there is some commentary from Heinlein's letters and notes from Jim Bae......more