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ORPHANS OF THE SKY
by Heinlein, Robert A
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Fine.
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
(New York): Signet / New American Library, 1965. Fine.. First paperback edition of this classic Heinlein novel, combining two novellas ("Universe" and "Common Sense") first published separately by Astounding Science Fiction in 1941. 7'' x 4.25''. Original pictorial wrappers, cover price 50c, D2618. All edges tinted red. 128 pages. Minor edgewear, light toning.
Synopsis
‘The Proxima Centauri Expedition, sponsored by the Jordan Foundation in 2119, was the first recorded attempt to reach the nearer stars of this galaxy. Whatever its unhappy fate we can only conjecture...’ A whole society, complete with a strange, savage religion, superstitions, mutant outcasts, rigid class structures and an agricultural barter economy, hurtles through the void. It is an epic voyage whose purpose has been long forgotten. High Hoyland’s innate curiosity impels him to undertake his own voyage of discovery. But he doesn’t realize the implications of the truth about the Ship – his world – until it’s too late to turn back...
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Details
- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 49531
- Title
- ORPHANS OF THE SKY
- Author
- Heinlein, Robert A
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Signet / New American Library
- Place of Publication
- (New York)
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- 20th century,1960s,US American,Pulps and Paperbacks,Science Fiction
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