Citizen of the Galaxy - Softcover

Robert A. Heinlein

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345342445 ISBN 13: 9780345342447

Publisher: Del Rey, 1987

Synopsis

SLAVE: Brought to Sargon in chains as a child -- unwanted by all save a one-legged beggar -- Thorby learned well the wiles of the street people and the mysterious ways of his crippled
master . . .
OUTLAW: Hunted by the police for some unknown treasonous acts committed by his beloved owner, Thorby risked his life to deliver a dead man's message and found himself both guest and prisoner aboard an alien spaceship . . .
CITIZEN: Unaware of his role in an ongoing intrigue, Thorby became one of the freest of the free in the entire galaxy as the adopted son of a noble space captain . . . until he became a captive in an interstellar prison that offered everything but the hope of escape!

About this title

From the Publisher:

Like many people, I go way, way back with Heinlein. My very favorite book (and one that stands out in my mind--and with much affection--to this day) is Tunnel in the Sky. I really, really wanted to go off to explore new worlds with a covered wagon and horses, like the hero does at the very end of the book. But one of the nice things about Robert Heinlein is that he's got something for everyone. One of my best friends has a different favorite: Podkayne of Mars. Go figure.
                        --Shelly Shapiro, Executive Editor

About the Author:

ROBERT ANSON HEINLEIN (1907-1988), born in Butler, Missouri, was educated at the University of Missouri and the U. S. Naval Academy. He served in the military then studied math and physics at UCLA, held various jobs, and owned a silver mine before beginning to write science fiction in 1939. His novels have won the Hugo Award, and in 1975 he received the First Grand Master Nebula Award for lifetime achievement.

About this edition

• Publisher: Del Rey
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0345342445
• ISBN 13: 9780345342447
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256