

Starman Jones
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Narrator: Richard Powers
Unabridged: 8 hr 29 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 08/14/2008
Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction, Action & Adventure
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Narrator: Richard Powers
Unabridged: 8 hr 29 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 08/14/2008
Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction, Action & Adventure
Robert A. Heinlein (1907–1988) is widely recognized as one of the greatest science fiction authors of all time, a status confirmed in 1974 when the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America gave him their first Grand Master Award for lifetime achievement. A four-time Hugo Award winner, he is best known for such works as Starship Troopers, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, and the sensational bestseller Stranger in a Strange Land. Several of his books were New York Times bestsellers, and his worldwide bestsellers have been translated into twenty-two languages.
Richard Powers has published thirteen novels. He is a MacArthur Fellow and received the National Book Award. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Overstory, and Bewilderment was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
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
“Superior science-fiction. . . . carefully plotted, lucidly and beautifully written.” New York Times
“With its bold symbolism, the book makes a universal appeal.” Jack Williamson, science fiction writer
“Paul Michael Garcia perfectly captures the author’s trademark mix of adventure, tension, and frequent shipboard monotony. With a well-tuned dramatic ear, Garcia beautifully unfolds the story of young Max Jones…Extra points go to Garcia for his impressive range…Young listeners will especially enjoy this production.” AudioFile
“Paul Michael Garcia is ably suited to reading Heinlein’s well chosen words, giving the dialogue-heavy prose a banter-like give and take. Garcia’s range, too, is very impressive…It really is the ideal reading.” SFFAudio.com