Red Planet

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Robert A. Heinlein: Red Planet (Undetermined language, 1963, Gollancz)

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Published Feb. 12, 1963 by Gollancz.

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4 stars (1 review)

Jim Marlow and his strange-looking Martian friend Willis were allowed to travel only so far. But one day Willis unwittingly tuned into a treacherous plot that threatened all the colonists on Mars, and it set Jim off on a terrfying adventure that could save--or destroy--them all

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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.