Time for the Stars

Name: Time for the Stars
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
ISBN: 9781433230516

Author: Robert A. Heinlein

Narrator: Barrett Whitener

Unabridged: 6 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Published: 01/17/2011

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction

Synopsis

Travel to other planets is now a reality, and with overpopulation stretching the resources of Earth, the necessity of finding habitable worlds is growing ever more urgent. Theres a problem thoughbecause the spaceships are slower than light, any communication between the exploring ships and Earth would take years. Tom and Pat are identical twin teenagers. As twins theyve always been close, so close that it seemed like they could read each others minds. When they are recruited by the Long Range Foundation, the twins find out that they can, indeed, peer into each others thoughts. Along with other telepathic duos, they are enlisted to be the human transmitters and receivers that will keep the ships in contact with Earth. But theres a catch: one of the twins has to stay behindand that one will grow oldwhile the other explores the depths of space and returns as a young man still.

About Robert A. Heinlein

Robert A Heinlein is considered one of the Big Three of classic science fiction (along with Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke). Heinlein is a seven-time Hugo Award recipient and was given the first Grand Master Nebula Award for lifetime achievement. Heinlein’s juveniles alone have influenced generations of scientists, engineers and creators the world over (for instance, it was once estimated that everyone in the Apollo 11 mission control room had read and loved at least one Heinlein novel). His worldwide bestsellers include Have Space Suit — Will Travel, Stranger in a Strange Land, Starship Troopers, Time Enough for Love, and The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Manny on December 07, 2021

- Good afternoon, may I talk with Professor Einstein? - Speaking. - Ah, I just wonder if I could have a few minutes of your time sir, this won't take long... - And who are you, young man? - Oh, I'm sorry, I should have said. My name's Bob Heinlein. You wouldn't have heard of me... - On the contrary, I kn......more

Goodreads review by Kat on August 19, 2013

Originally posted at FanLit: [URL not allowed] Time for the Stars is one of my favorite Heinlein Juveniles, and I like his juveniles better than his books for adults, so I guess that makes Time of the Stars one of my favorite Heinlein works. It’s got everything that makes his st......more

Goodreads review by Jeff on September 27, 2024

I had forgotten about this Heinlein juvenile completely thinking I was reading it for the first time, but part way in I realized that I had read it before. The human race has finally created a source of propulsion for ships that can offer constant boost and carry its fuel. That means it's "time for......more

Goodreads review by M.M. Strawberry on March 22, 2020

3.5 stars. I found some of the elements really interesting and original, but the marriage just... ehhhhhhhhhhh.......more

Goodreads review by Bahia on February 22, 2015

This was my first Heinlein novel. It probably deserves only 3 stars, but I'm giving it 4 because this novel showed me why Heinlein is one of the fathers of science fiction. The world-building of the future is done so well, especially in the case of the science and the explanation of it in ways that......more