FridayA beautiful interplanetary agent, a glorious product of genetic engineering, operates from and over a near-future Earth. |
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User Review - gwernin - LibraryThingI'm still reading this. Plot is the usual Heinlein mish-mash of technology (some out of date now, some on the verge, some yet to come), plus assorted sex (mentioned but w/o details), but some of the political insights are frighteningly pertinent to out current situation. Read full review
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User Review - bobholt - LibraryThingAll of the things that make vintage Heinlein cringe-worthy without the benefit-of-doubt of having been written in the fifties. Kind of a fun story, but gets tedious at times, and needs a deus ex machina or two to rescue the main character. Read full review
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| Title | Friday |
| Author | Robert Anson Heinlein |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1982 |
| Length | 368 pages |
| Subjects | › › Fiction / General Fiction / Science Fiction / Adventure Fiction / Science Fiction / General |
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