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Science Fiction and Fantasy > 2025 April 18 - Between Planets by Robert A. Heinlein

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Book Nerd (book_nerd_1) | 1089 comments Mod
Don is a citizen of the Interplanetary Federation - yet no single planet can claim him as its own. His mother was born on Venus and his father on Earth, and Don himself was born on a spaceship in trajectory between planets. And he fights for the rights of this curious citizenship in very curious ways. Heinlein reveals in a dashing fast-moving style what can happen when politics - on an interplanetary scale - disregard the liberty of the individual. In the end, only the remarkable scientist-dragons of a rebellious Mars can resolve the conflict within a man who cannot live without the society that he knows is killing him.


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Book Nerd (book_nerd_1) | 1089 comments Mod
I finioshed this the other day. I thought it was great. These books will really make kids think about authority and thinking for themselves. The ending was really abrupt and I'm not entirely sure what happened.
(view spoiler)


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I won't be reading this until the end of May since I'm going on a holiday trip soon.
I've enjoyed all the books we've read so far.


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Book Nerd (book_nerd_1) | 1089 comments Mod
Okay, have fun.


message 5: by Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar (new) - rated it 4 stars

Rosemarie | 15663 comments Mod
Thanks!


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Rosemarie | 15663 comments Mod
I finished the book last night. It was another fun read, with lots of suspense. One of my favourite characters was Sir Isaac Newton.
As for the ending, I agree with what you said in the spoiler. The new technology worked.


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