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Have Space Suit - Will Travel (Heinlein's Juveniles Book 12) Kindle Edition

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Kip Russell wants nothing more than to go to the moon. But after entering a contest to help realize his dream, he is thrust into a space adventure he could never have imagined—with the most unlikely of friends and enemies. A favorite among Heinlein readers.

"Here is superior science fiction."
- The New York Times

"Not only America's premier writer of speculative fiction, but the greatest writer of such fiction in the world."
- Stephen King

"There is no other writer whose work has exhilarated me as often and to such an extent as Heinlein."
- Dean Koontz

"One of the most influential writers in American Literature."
- The New York Times Book Review

"Heinlein wears imagination as though it were his private suit of clothes."
- The New York Times

"Heinlein… has the ability to see technologies just around the bend. That, combined with his outstanding skill as a writer and engineer-inventor, produces books that are often years ahead of their time."
- The Philadelphia Inquirer

"One of the grand masters of science fiction."
- The Wall Street Journal

Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988), often called the Science Fiction Grand Master, was the author of such ground-breaking novels as STARSHIP TROOPERS, RED PLANET, STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND and THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS. He is generally considered the greatest and most influential science fiction writer of the twentieth century.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004XD1NJW
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Spectrum Literary Agency, Inc. (November 26, 2013)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 26, 2013
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Robert Heinlein was an American novelist and the grand master of science fiction in the twentieth century. Often called 'the dean of science fiction writers', he is one of the most popular, influential and controversial authors of 'hard science fiction'.

Over the course of his long career he won numerous awards and wrote 32 novels, 59 short stories and 16 collections, many of which have cemented their place in history as science fiction classics, including STARSHIP TROOPERS, THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS and the beloved STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND.

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R. Williams

Maybe an old corny story from 1958, but still a fun read

Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2023

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Perhaps not the first Heinlein book you should read. I don't think it is one of his finest stories, but it was still an enjoyable read. He perhaps was moralizing a bit too much in the end when he put humanity on trial. I prefer his more subtle approach when he weaves it into the story and lets you find it on your own. But Heinlein is a great writer and he will have you on edge as you root for the good guys to be rescued, and the bad guys to be punished.

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Ken From KC

Good Story, Terrible Cover

Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2023

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Whoever designed the wildly inappropriate cover for the Kindle edition ought to be fired. Kip Russell was an intelligent and industrious high school grad about to enter college, not a Scooby-Doo cartoon character. So many of the covers for the hardcover and paperback editions would have been a far, far better.

The story itself, Heinlein's last "juvenile" title, appeals to adults, young and old. One of his best.

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John Fisher

Time. It passes.

Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2023

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I haven’t read this book in 60 years. When I was 12, it was great. Heinlein was my hero. He could do no wrong. It is almost as though he’s the Dean of American Science Fiction. Wait! He IS the Dean. However, he doesn’t necessarily age well, so if you are expecting political correctness then you will be disappointed. Or a great prose style. Or sophisticated dialog. But the story is good—and there are spaceships!

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RealityWizard

Right before "Starship Troopers", Heinlein shows a gentler side

Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2013

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Here is the penultimate Heinlein "juvenile", written right before the militaristic Starship Troopers caused so much controversy. This is a gentler, more expansive, and, I would say, better book. First thing to say, minus any spoilers, is boy, did this guy with a spacesuit travel. The title is a play on the popular TV series from the 50s "Have Gun Will Travel." In this novel, Heinlein goes to great length to describe the spacesuit our 18-year-old hero has won by dedicating himself to submitting thousands of entries to a soap-slogan contest. The analyses I've encountered indicate that technologically speaking the spacesuit specifications have held up pretty well. Our man goes to the moon. At first. Later to many places in space, showing a reach I don't recall in any other Heinlein I've read, more reminiscent of the vastness of space as described by A. E. Van Vogt, or Asimov in the Foundation trilogy.
One interesting aspect of this novel is the degree to which it is planted squarely in the late 1950s, when it was written. Here Heinlein makes no attempt at social speculation; the book deploys all the tropes of the 50s with only the added features that humans have rockets and have gone to the moon. So our hero Kip wins his spacesuit by submitting thousands of entries of slogans to a soap company that sponsors a TV show. He's a soda jerk plagued by a real-life jerk who constantly calls him a space cadet, in scenes reminiscent of "Back to the Future". (It's not first prize, which is a trip to the moon.) Here, before Heinlein decided in Starship Troopers to make his uncompromising statement in favor of military commitment and vitality, with a society organized to support that before anything else, we see a much more balanced universe, with brutal villains and gentle heroes, embodied by the "Mother thing", a female specimen of a versatile, empathetic cat-like species that saves Kip and PeeWee, the younger tomboy female protagonist, from a brutal race of aliens. Here we see sweet young adult/pubescent proto-courtship, as PeeWee matches or surpasses Kip for intelligence and bravery, with lots of competitive banter and (very) occasional flirtation. Ultimately Kip and PeeWee must present the case before a super-galactic court that the human species should not (at least yet) be wiped out as a potential threat to the civilized inhabitants of the known universe. Challenging work if you can get it.
The book is one more instance of how Heinlein can be as square as square can be (including a reference to Kip's high school winning a square dance championship), but also inspiringly all-American and ultimately transcendent as a statement that promotes improvisational bravery, independence, and decency. Pretty damn wonderful book.

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Rissa

great book

Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 1999

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This was the first science fiction book I ever read, I found it in the public library when I was 12 years old, was intrigued by the title and took it home to read. I enjoyed it immensely and went on to devour Heinlein's other kid's classic, "Podkayne of Mars" which I thought was equally wonderful.
Thirty-five years later, Kip, Peewee and the Mother Thing have lost none of their charm. What I found most interesting about this book, however, was how very much things have changed since this it was first published: the story begins with Kip's attempting to win first prize in a soap slogan contest (he sends in 5,000+ entries) the grand prize for which is a trip to the moon. He doesn't win the trip but he does win Oscar-the-Traveling-Spacesuit, which turns out to be the best prize after all. Back to the contest: Kip can send in the actual contest form included with each bar of soap or he can send in a "reasonable facsimile." He entertains the idea of photographing the form 5,000 times before deciding that's impractical, so he settles instead for collecting the forms from the people who have bought the soap. I kept thinking, so why doesn't he just use the photocopier when it occured to me there weren't any photocopiers when this book was written. There weren't any intergrated circuits either, never mind microprocessors, which would have been necessary to achieve colonization of the moon in the first place. I also found it interesting that although when Kip graduates from high school he is reasonably well-educated in sciences and math (thanks to self-teaching -- and a diatribe from Heinlein on what he considers to be the sorry state of 1950's high school education) because he doesn't get a scholarship, he is faced with having to work while attending the local (read mediocre) state college. This book predates the arrival of college loans and grants as well.
I did like the fact that the other main character in this book is a girl -- it was good of Heinlein to provide his readers such an intelligent and resourceful role model.

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CAT

Enjoyable Read- highly recommended!

Reviewed in Canada on June 14, 2019

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We are a read aloud family. My husband read this book to our son who is 15. They both enjoyed it very much. Considering the book was written in 1958, as a science fiction story, it was very good and not too dated (despite having black and white televisions, for example) and they both would recommend it highly. They have both read several science fiction books and this is a title that my son said he would read again. Coming from my son who is obsessed with anything Star Wars right now, I think that is high praise!

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Pandora Vox

Great introduction to Sci-fi and Heinlein

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 12, 2020

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I bought this for my 11 year old nephew. I'm a big Heinlein fan and this is a quaint story suitable for young adults. It's a great introduction to Heinlein and Sci-fi.

Yuri

Science fiction classics

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 30, 2015

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Good old juvenile SF, which makes you feel young again.
It was especially amusing to read descriptions of Pluto which we have just explored.
As for this particular impression - paperback from NEL, its condition is what you should expect from a 30 y.o. little book which has entertained many people, not just been standing on a shelf.

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Growler

Fiction or Fact?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 3, 2013

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I have read this book before, many years ago, when I was Kip`s age, and it made me think then What if?

Well some of the concepts and ideas have come to fruition, but there is so much more for us to do. The book inspires imagination and if everyone read it, who knows what the collective ideas could achieve?

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Robin

This us a firm favourite and my grandson took my paperback copy home with ...

Reviewed in Canada on August 16, 2017

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This us a firm favourite and my grandson took my paperback copy home with him after I read the electronic copy to him & his sister. They followed along with great interest.

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