Red planet

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Robert A. Heinlein: Red planet (1949, Gollancz)

211 pages

English language

Published Feb. 12, 1949 by Gollancz.

ISBN:
978-0-575-00489-4
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4 stars (1 review)

A young colonist on Mars befriends a strange round creature called Willis who gets him into trouble when he goes away to school, but whose presence and friendship finally enable the colonials to negotiate a treaty with the Martians.

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4 stars

"we aren't bound to follow customs that aren't appropriate to our needs here"

I love Heinlein's outlook, his TANSTAFL, his liberty, and this extraordinary,naive yet idealistic attitude that if everyone is a gentleman everything is OK. I can't believe I hadn't read this one, but it was a rare gem.

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  • Science fiction