Orphans of the Sky

by Robert A. Heinlein

Overview

Hugh Hoyland must convince a starship civilization that can't remember or conceive of life outside the ship they inhabit that a universe does exist. With the help of the outcast mutants from the upper decks of the ship, Hugh sets out to expose the truth and thus change their civilization forever...

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012618719
Publisher:	Spectrum Literary Agency, Inc.
Publication date:	01/24/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	256,886
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

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. In addition to being a bestselling author, Heinlein's novels won 4 Hugo awards, 3 "retro Hugo" awards, and the first "Grand Master Award" from the Science Fiction Writers of America.

Date of Birth:

July 7, 1907

Date of Death:

May 8, 1988

Place of Birth:

Butler, Missouri

Place of Death:

Carmel, California

Education:

Graduate of U.S. Naval Academy, 1929; attended University of California, Los Angeles, 1934, for graduate study in physic

Editorial Reviews

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

Dean Koontz

"Robert A. Heinlein wears imagination as if it were his private suit of clothes."

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