Podkayne of Mars
While accompanying their uncle, a wily politician, on a trip from Mars to Earth, Podkayne and her brilliant but pesky younger brother are caught up in a plot to keep Uncle Tom from an important conference.
While accompanying their uncle, a wily politician, on a trip from Mars to Earth, Podkayne and her brilliant but pesky younger brother are caught up in a plot to keep Uncle Tom from an important conference.
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Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9781433251658
Publish date: July 1st 2008
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Minutes: 6
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Adventure,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Science Fiction,
Survival,
Juvenile,
Sci Fi Fantasy,
Speculative Fiction,
Politics,
Coming Of Age
Well, I stopped short of wanting to throw the book across the room but overall it was a disappointment. And a lot of stuff with the bomb just doesn’t make sense to me. It started out promisingly enough, and I thought Poddy’s (Podkayne’s) jocular tone was fun at first. Her mother is even a big shot...
(Original Review, 1980-08-06)I was not a Heinlein fan before. I've probably read most of his work, but there are only 3 of his books I've kept to enjoy reading again. I've kept more than 3 of a LOT of other authors, such as Leinster, McCaffrey, Dickson, James White, and even Philip E. High. Nor did ...
Podkayne of Mars belongs to the period where Heinlein was transitioning from juvenalia to his more adult books. I've always preferred Heinlein's works for younger readers, especially the ones which are transitionary, such as Tunnel in the Sky or Starship Troopers.Readers might react to this book as...
It's possibly half a lifetime since I last read this book, an old edition with the upbeat ending forced on Heinlein by his publisher. I didn't realise quite how deeply this book had sunk into my hindbrain. Re-reading it after at least two decades, I can see its footprints all over my writing, and...
Poddy and MeIt's possibly half a lifetime since I last read this book, an old edition with the upbeat ending forced on Heinlein by his publisher. I didn't realise quite how deeply this book had sunk into my hindbrain. Re-reading it after at least two decades, I can see its footprints all over my wri...
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