DOUBLE STAR

ISBN: 9781612422893 Géneros: FR:FL Sinópsis: Many of Heinleins fans consider the novels he wrote in the fifties amongst the authors strongest work when he was at the peak of his talents Double Star is considered by many to be the finest of his titles Brian Aldiss called it his most enjoyable novel Whether it is the simplicity of a lively tale the complexity of the situation or the depth of characterization the book has developed a loyal following It also won Heinlein his first Hugo The story revolves around Lawrence Smithalso known as Lorenzo the Greata downandout actor wasting the remainder of his life in bars When he encounters a spacepilot who offers him a drink before he knows what is going on he is on Mars involved in a deep conspiracy with global consequences He is given a mission where failure would not only mean his own death it would almost certainly mean an allout planetary war Heinleins novels of the 1940s and 50s shaped every single science fiction writer of my generation and everyone currently writing science fiction Or making science fiction movies and Double Star is an excellent example of all the reasons whyConnie Will