Starman Jones

I like this dated novel. A human civilization that was pictured or imagined before our present level of computer and electronic technology was even imagined. A young man "inherits" somewhat informally a set of "astrogator's" texts and then sets out to get "sponsored" to get into the Astrogator's gui......more

Another typical (great!) Heinlein YA novel about a farm boy who makes good. The main characters in this book aren't angels. They break the law - bad ones mostly - for reasons they think are sufficient (I always thought so) & reap the consequences afterward, but still come out ahead. Max is a hillbil......more

I've read a lot of Heinlein's work, and this remains one of my favorites.......more

An SF Juvenile originally published 60 years ago, 1953, & it shows its age in a few places, but was still a wonderful yarn with one of my favorite characters in it, Sam. Hardly the perfect hero or role model, he was a lot of fun & showed the main character, Max, the ropes. The age of the story was mo......more

I'm upping my rating on this re-read. Why? Because it hit all the right spots. 1951 Heinlein Juvenile. I guess I simply had a great time about an angry farm boy running off to see the sea--um, I mean, the stars. Of course he gets to know scoundrels and pretty girls, but also strange animals and alien......more