Space Cadet
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780765314512 |
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| Publisher: | Tom Doherty Associates |
| Publication date: | 10/31/2006 |
| Edition description: | First Edition |
| Pages: | 224 |
| Sales rank: | 308,473 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.53(w) x 8.39(h) x 0.60(d) |
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Follow young Matt Dodson as he enters the academy in hopes of becoming a Space Cadet. Matt makes friends with Tex, who always has amusing tales about his Uncle Bodie, and a few others, as lessons are learned ... usually the hard way. ................... Space Cadets are the elite guard of the solar system. They accept missions others fear, take risks no others dare, and uphold the peace of the solar system for the benefit of all. (Much like the Jedi Order!) This novel will take you from Earth, to Mars, to Venus, and beyond. Matt and his friends are tested in the most severe and extraordinary ways that will change them forever, but still not prepare them for the alien treacheries that await. ............. **** If you have never read a novel by Robert A. Heinlein, then please keep in mind that this was written in the year 1948. The author renewed the copyright in 1975. I stress this because even though the story begins in July 2075, there are a few references to events that supposably happened in OUR past, such as the notation of the person who created the Patrol's Tradition who lived 1969 - 1996. ............. The fact that Robert A. Heinlein's novels are still being published today clearly expresses how outstanding readers find his science fiction novels. Once you read this, or any other novel by Heinlein, you will have no doubt as to how the man came about being crowned 'The Master of Science Fiction'. ****
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This book has stood the test of time.
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This book is one of Heinlein's juvenile books written for adolescent boys. I didn't much care for this book because it moves kinda slowly, but it's not awful. If you're a Heinlein fan it's worth checking out. I wouldn't buy it, but it's definitely worth a trip to the library if you are a hard core Heinlein fan. But this one goes near the bottom of my Heinlein list.
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Reading this book today, I find it pleasurable because it reflects an optimistic worldview of the 1950s (although there is the underlying, overtly stated threat of nuclear annihilation). The main character is an intelligent young man who is patriotic and respects authority figures, as he is a member of a military organization, the patrol. Because of the cultural distance, I tend to experience the main character somewhat awkwardly because he marginalizes a lot of perspectives-that of women, in particular. After a few of his juveniles, you come to expect this kind of man-centered vision from Heinlein (like many of the hard-line SF writers--Asimov, Clarke, Campbell), but for some reason I'm not offended by it. Heinlein's other novels, Stranger in a Strange Land, particularly, remind me that Heinlein was a forward thinker. Despite his representation of the main's character's mother (she's portrayed as a non-scientific fool), it's an inspiring story with some stimulating hard science in it. I guess I can place his work in their time and enjoy them. The cohesion of his worldview in this novel calms my very literal mind.
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This is another of Heinlein’s young adult novels and far from his best. It is vaguely reminiscent of Starship Troopers in that our hero, Matt, is in military training—in this case in the Patrol. The Patrol has maintained the peace in the solar system for a hundred years by threatening to nuke the cities of nations who break the peace. This is classic Heinlein who was clearly a strong believer in the threat of punishment (and actual physical punishment) as a way of teaching proper behavior. The novel is about educating young men to take on honorable work to maintain the peace. I didn’t feel it was nearly as effective as others of his young adult books. The storyline was only modestly engaging and while most of his novels are extremely re-readable, I can’t see myself reading this one again. If I ever do, I’ll up the poor rank by one star.
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I wish that Mr. Heinlien knew how much he did infulen the future, or maybe he did, for anuone who has not been yet exposed to one of the greast minds ever to ply pen to paper, you are in for a mind blowing experience. these books were concieved 80 years ago...
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