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Indlæser... Podkayne of Mars (Digest Size) (Ace Science Fiction) (original 1963; udgave 2005)af Robert A. Heinlein (Forfatter)
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. It is a Heinlein story, so that guaranteed quality to the writing, which it has. The story is told in a semi-journal manner mostly from Podkayne. Most of the book is about the main character's experiencing cultures and politics different than Mars. There is overt 1960s sexism going as there are awkward flirtations going on which Podkayne is uncertain to deal with However little of that matters as the end is an abrupt change and a disappointing one, or I should say two.My edition of the story has 2 endings and both are sad, on more so than the other. It's an okay book but far from Heinlein's best. I give it 3/5 stars. It could have been better. Podkayne is a young adult human female born and raised on provincial Mars, who dreams of becoming a starship captain... Heinlein wrote this novella in 1963 and it mostly serves as an expository vehicle for the author's ideas of what life might be like in the future in terms of science and social mores. The actual plot is superficial ("Poddy" takes an interplanetary trip with her uncle and brother) and the real action doesn't occur until the final chapters. Pure science fiction and dated, it doesn't hold up after sixty years of real-world advancements (both technological and societal) and and the lack of depth in regard to the plot make this little more than a curiosity. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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HTML: From the author of Friday and Rocketship Galileo comes this classic tale featuring the Grand Master of Science Fictionâ??s most remarkable heroine. Podkayne Fries, a smart and determined maid of Mars, has just one goal in life: to become the first female starship pilot and rise through the ranks to command deep-space explorations. So when she is offered a chance to join her diplomatic uncle on an interstellar journey to distant Earth via Venus, itâ??s a dream come true â?? even if her only experience with diplomacy is handling her brilliant but pesky younger brother, Clark. But sheâ??s about to learn some things about war and peace, because Uncle Tom, the Ambassador Plenipotentiary from Mars to the Three Planets Conference, is traveling not quite incognito enough â?? and certain parties will stop at nothing to sabotage negotiations between the three No library descriptions found. |
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This is one of the books from Heinlein's late period. I hated these books when I was younger, but now that I'm in my seventies, I find myself drawn to them. They're not so much slick SF stories but rather musings on "What is Life, After All". ( )