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Some books make me come back to them again and again over the years. "Variable Star," by Robert Heinlein and Spider Robinson, stands among them. Combining the best from both authors, "Variable Star" follows a young man as he survives the death of his dreams, his family, and the comfortable assumption that humankind is alone in the universe.
At times thoughtful, at others laugh-out hilarious, "Variable Star" melds the far-seeing speculation of Heinlein with Robinson's spot-on narrative voice. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
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Variable Star by Robert A Heinlein
Sarabi, September 26, 2011
Some books make me come back to them again and again over the years. "Variable Star," by Robert Heinlein and Spider Robinson, stands among them. Combining the best from both authors, "Variable Star" follows a young man as he survives the death of his dreams, his family, and the comfortable assumption that humankind is alone in the universe.At times thoughtful, at others laugh-out hilarious, "Variable Star" melds the far-seeing speculation of Heinlein with Robinson's spot-on narrative voice. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.