β Robert A. Heinlein
π Fiction
π
2011
π English
β 148 KB
π 1 views
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Space Cadet
β Scribed by Robert A. Heinlein
- Publisher
- Tor Books;Tom Doherty Associates
- Year
- 1948;2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 149 KB
- Edition
- 1st Orb ed
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
This is the seminal novel of a young man's education as a member of an elite, paternalistic non-military organization of leaders dedicated to preserving human civilization, the Solar Patrol, a provocative parallel to Heinlein's famous later novel, Starship Troopers (which is about the military).
Only the best and brightestthe strongest and the most courageousever manage to become Space Cadets, at the Space Academy. They are in training to be come part of the elite guard of the solar system, accepting missions others fear, taking risks no others dare, and upholding the peace of the solar system for the benefit of all.
But before Matt Dodson can earn his rightful place in the ranks, his mettle is to be tested in the most severe and extraordinary waysways that change him forever, from the midwestern American boy into a man of the Solar Patrol.
A young man reports for the final tests for appointment as a cadet in the Interplanetary Patrol, survives the tests, studies in the school ship, and goes on a regular Patrol vessel and encounters danger on Venus.
Library : Science Fiction
Universes : Heinlein Juveniles [02]
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9780765314512
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