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Book of the Month > Dec 16 -Jan 17 Double Star by Robert Heinlein

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Jocelyn (joceapotamus) | 103 comments Double Star is a science fiction novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein, first serialized in Astounding Science Fiction (February, March, April 1956) and published in hardcover the same year. It received the 1956 Hugo Award for Best Novel (his first).


Jocelyn (joceapotamus) | 103 comments I'm nearly finished, how are you guys getting on?


message 3: by Liz (new) - rated it 4 stars

Liz | 24 comments What a great story! A slightly seedy protagonist and a rollicking good story; Heinlein could tell a great tale!


Jocelyn (joceapotamus) | 103 comments Seedy is quite apt! Egomaniac is too.

I was looking up something about the whole Turner/book cover controversy from a few years back when I stumbled on this article.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/boo...

Love the bit about the waterbed!


Jocelyn (joceapotamus) | 103 comments Background on the cover controversy if you aren't familiar:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainm...


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