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Heinlein had already had success as a writer of short fiction for the sci-fi pulp magazines; the juveniles established him as a novelist for major publishers. [ 4 ] To prepare for the task, he analyzed samples of several popular series for boys, [ 3 ] probably including Tom Swift , " Roy Rockwood ", and Carl H. Claudy 's stories for The ...
Dig Allen Space Explorer is a series of six science-fiction novels (1959–1962) by American author Joseph Greene. Much like Greene's earlier creation, Tom Corbett, Space Cadet , the series chronicles the adventures of a group of intrepid adolescent boys, led by boy hero Digby "Dig" Allen.
Rocket Ship Galileo, a juvenile science-fiction novel by the American writer Robert A. Heinlein, published in 1947, features three teenagers who participate in a pioneering flight to the Moon. It was the first in the Heinlein juveniles , a long and successful series of science-fiction novels published by Scribner's .
We are learning more and more just how much video games, science fiction, and fantasy shaped Elon Musk's worldview—and dreams for the future.
Here are the best sci-fi books for all readers, whether you haven’t touched a book since high school or you daily burn incense to the alter of Arthur C. Clarke. Ubik by Philip K. Dick
The Stones, a family of "Loonies" (residents of the Moon), purchase and restore a used spaceship and go sightseeing around the Solar System.. The twin teenage boys, named Castor and Pollux after the half-brothers of classical legend, buy used bicycles to sell on Mars, their first stop, where they run afoul of local regulations, but their grandmother Hazel Stone saves them from jail.
The Scott Saunders Space Adventure series are a series of young adult science-fiction novels written by amateur astronomer Patrick Moore. [1] As its title indicates the series depicts the adventures and trials of young astronaut Scott Saunders. The series consist of six books published from 1977 to 1980.
Tunnel in the Sky is a juvenile science fiction novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein, published in 1955 by Scribner's as one of the Heinlein juveniles.The story describes a group of students sent on a survival test to an uninhabited planet, who soon realise they are stranded there.