Have Space Suit - Will Travel

By: Robert A. Heinlein

Narrated by: Mark Turetsky

From the mind of the storyteller who has captured the imagination of readers from around the worldand across generations comes this classic work of science fiction.

First prize in the Skyway Soap slogan contest was an all-expenses-paid trip to the moon. The consolation prize was an authenticspace suit, and when scientifically minded high school senior Kip Russell wonit, he knew for certain he would use it one day to make a sojourn of his own tothe stars. But "one day" comes sooner than he thinks when he tries the suit on in his backyard - and finds himself worlds away, a prisoner aboard a space pirate's ship. The whole thing seems like a bad dream until he discovers he's not theonly prisoner on board. Kip - along with the daughter of a world-renownedscientist and a beautiful creature from another planet - has been kidnapped by amonstrous extraterrestrial, and they are heading straight for what could be Kip's final destination.

©2005 Robert A. Heinlein (P)2014 Blackstone Audio

Blast from the past

I read this book in Grade 9 and loved it! Now about 40 years later listened to it. It is amazing how perceptive Robert Heinlein was given that this was written in ( I think) about 1960. Good story, fun book, reminds us of the good things that make us human.

A good one!

The narration here was very good and enhanced the overall experience! Lots of emotion came through. The guy did a fine job! Plus it was a good story with likeable characters.

Dated attitudes, decent story, OK narration

The story was reasonably good "hard" SF with good explanations of things from a 1958 perspective. The paternalistic attitude of the main character and Heinlein got grating after a while, but that's to be expected from the author. The narration was fine - enough variation between the main characters to be clear, but other characters were just minor changes from the main ones, and a few stumbles in the reading. The narrator wasn't bad, but definitely not great.

Overall, I'm glad I listened to the book. I learned some things and will eventually have my kids read it since it definitely makes a good argument for the value of an education and taking learning into your own hands.

Fun reader, interesting science, cute story.

The reader did voices for each character, not always something a reader does, and this was a good book from my school days. A fun, short science book with a cute story mixed in about going to the moon.

great book

yeah the technology is dated. but the real knowledge and the story are still strong.

Of courese it great! It's Robert A. Heinlein!

One of Heinlein's "young adventure" juvenal novels. I have read all of Heinlien's books and I value these books written for young readers just as much as his "adult" novels!

A fun adventure

The book was well imagined. A little too much calculating for my taste. I already know the math in general.

Enjoyable YA adventure - even for adults

I'll start by saying I agree with the others that the narrator made the central character sounded more like a 10 or 12 year old than a 17 or 18 year old high school grad, but I don't think that's a make-or-break issue - I still found the narration good and the story good fun. It's an adventure story that begins with an accidental kidnapping into space, and runs from there.....with adventures of trying to help newfound friends, get back home, and save the world. What more could a kid want in his summer before heading off to college?

Better for lovers of hard sci-fi

While it is a very interesting story with memorable characters, it takes a long time to get going and often stops dead due to long sections of explanation. If you love science-heavy sci-fi then this is a fun romp across the cosmos with a great narrator. If you just care about story, you will find yourself saying "Get on with it" quite often.

a light and fun story. I enjoyed the novel.

it was a light and funny story. I enjoyed the imagination of the space travel. The narrator himself did an excellent job.