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Man Who Sold the Moon / Orphans of the Sky
by Robert A. Heinlein
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good - Cash
- ISBN 10
- 1451639228
- ISBN 13
- 9781451639223
- Seller
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Bountiful, Utah, United States
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About This Item
Baen, September 2013. Trade Paperback. Very Good - Cash. Minor rubbing and edge wear to cover, with light reader wear to pages. Still great condition. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.
Synopsis
All-new Introduction by Mark Van Name. Two classic Robert A. Heinlein novels in one volume: The Man Who Sold the Moon and Orphans of the Sky. Journeys into space, one taking humans to space by hook or by crook, the other the classic first-time tale of a generation vessel with passengers who do not realize they are in a spaceship. Two classic Robert A. Heinlein novels in one volume, with an all-new introduction by Mark L. Van Name, author of the Jon and Lobo military SF series. The Man Who Sold the Moon: D. D. Harriman is a billionaire with a dream: the dream of space for all mankind. The method? Anything that works. Maybe, in fact, Harriman goes too far. But he will give us the starsâÈö Orphans of the Sky: Hugh had been taught that, according to the ancient sacred writings, the Ship was on a voyage to faraway Centaurus. But he also understood that this must be allegory for a voyage to spiritual perfection. After all, the real world was only metal corridors and nothing else, right? And then Hugh begins to suspect the truth. . . Two all-time classics from seven-time Hugo winner and Dean of Science Fiction, Robert A. Heinlein. About Robert A. Heinlein: âÈêNot only America's premier writer of speculative fiction, but the greatest writer of such fiction in the world.âÈë âÈ'Stephen King. âÈêOne of the grand masters of science fiction.âÈë âÈ' Wall Street Journal Comprehensive Teacher's Guide available.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book Garden
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1074709
- Title
- Man Who Sold the Moon / Orphans of the Sky
- Author
- Robert A. Heinlein
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good - Cash
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1451639228
- ISBN 13
- 9781451639223
- Publisher
- Baen
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- September 2013
- Pages
- 384
Terms of Sale
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Trade Paperback
- Used to indicate any paperback book that is larger than a mass-market paperback and is often more similar in size to a hardcover...
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