text ¶ Starman Jones ´ Robert A. Heinlein
The stars were closed to Max Jones To get into space you either needed connections a membership in the Guild or a whole lot money than Max the son of a widowed poor mother was every going to h Astrogators in spaceOne of Heinlein's earlier juvenile novels this is one where RAH describes in great detail the machinations of the astrogators uite a bit dated now with computers and it is amusing to imagine as he did a trio of math geniuses sitting in chairs with slide rules charting out a space ship's course but that was part of his charm Some thin characterizations along with some very 1950sish language but Heinlein was working his very peculiar magic and this is all the while a fine sci fi story 2019 Re readWas this 1953 publication an influence on Star Trek the original series and Lost in Space Was Max Jones an idea for James KirkTheir characters are very different but this bildungsroman does follow our protagonist from farm boy to ship’s captain in spectacular fashion in a way that would be suited to fiery Kirk The description of 3D chess would indicate the possibility that Roddenberry and crew had read this Likewise getting some decimals misplaced resulted in the spaceship in Heinlein’s story to be lost could have been a seed for the later 1965 TV seriesHeinlein published his twelve Scribner’s juvenile books between 1947 and 1958 and this one is the seventh Starman Jones describes Max Jones’ journey from the hills of the Ozarks to command of the Starship Asgard and the many adventures he had on the wayThis is packed full of Heinlein’s campy wisecracks and homey logic but also tells a damn fine SF story and one particularly enjoyable to anyone who’s stood watch of naval ships as RAH adds his personal knowledge of all things nautical and in his own inimitable way
Robert A. Heinlein ´ Starman Jones reader
Starman JonesAve What Max does have going for him are his uncle’s prized astrogation manuals book on star navigation that Max literally commits to memory word for word euation for euation From the First Another typical great Heinlein YA novel about a farm boy who makes good The main characters in this book aren't angels They break the law bad ones mostly for reasons they think are sufficient I always thought so reap the conseuences afterward but still come out ahead Max is a hillbilly has an impossible situation at home He runs away gets fake ID with the help of a rough but kind stranger He gets a job on a space ship cleaning pet cages Menial but honest work that he knows does to the best of his ability Then he gets a break the adventure takes offThe moral message running through this book; do the right thing do it as best you can Think for yourself Great book for middle school through adult