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Farmer in the Sky

By: Robert A. Heinlein
Narrated by: Nick Podehl
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Farmer In The Sky is a 1953 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein about a teenage boy who emigrates with his family to Jupiter's moon Ganymede, which is in the process of being terraformed. A condensed version of the novel was published in serial form in 1950 in Boys' Life magazine (August, September, October, November), under the title "Satellite Scout".

©1955 Robert A. Heinlein (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

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Classic scifi at its best!

Likely most would skip this based on the title and miss a great story.
Classic scifi with a twist!
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Remember when it was written...women were....

The story is good for its time. Women's roles were thought of as wife and mother, too weak to act as primary characters.

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Loved it

I loved this story and the narrator did a great job! I recommend this for anyone

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I love the classics

heinlein was a head of his time, I loved the storyline and characters, I was reading and smiling almost the whole time outstanding

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Classic Heinlein all the way.

If you like Heinlein, you'll enjoy this. I'm glad that the estate is releasing more and more of his stories on audio!

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Classic Scfi by Heinlein, the Master

This is one of my all time favorite science fiction stories. It’s a story of hope, perseverance and the power of family. Enjoy.

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great book from RAH

great book but the performance version may be better for early listeners. This was one of RAH stories that were run as a serial in Boys Life in the 40s and 50s so is quite appropriate for young listeners. great listen!

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Great listen.

It is an outdated sci-fi book all right, but a great one. It was made in 1950 and despite the gloomy outlook of his time, Heinlein dared to imagine a future where humanity was pioneering again, but this time on the outer reaches of our solar system.
It's a great listen through and through.

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Classic Juvenile Heinlein at maybe its best

This hits all the highlights except possibly dialogue and truly innovative thinking although maybe it inspires it. A classic and solid piece of the curious phase of Heinlein legacy.

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good classic sy fy

i got this cause i thought it might do with farming but not really but very interesting to see how tera forming could work . not sure if there is another book to this classic but ended like there could be

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