{"product_id":"variable-star-paperback","title":"Variable Star - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert A. Heinlein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Science Fiction Grand Master Robert A. Heinlein, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eStarship Troopers\u003c\/i\u003e, comes \u003ci\u003eVariable Star\u003c\/i\u003e, an unfinished novel originally conceived in 1955, and completed by Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author Spider Robinson. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Joel Johnston first met Jinny Hamilton, it seemed like a dream come true. And when she finally agreed to marry him, he felt like the luckiest man in the universe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere was just one small problem. He was broke. His only goal in life was to become a composer, and he knew it would take years before he was earning enough to support a family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Jinny wasn't willing to wait. And when Joel asked her what they were going to do for money, she gave him a most unexpected answer. She told him that her name wasn't really Jinny Hamilton---it was Jinny Conrad, and she was the granddaughter of Richard Conrad, the wealthiest man in the solar system. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd now that she was sure that Joel loved her for herself, not for her wealth, she revealed her family's plans for him---he would be groomed for a place in the vast Conrad empire and sire a dynasty to carry on the family business. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMost men would have jumped at the opportunity. But Joel Johnston wasn't most men. To Jinny's surprise, and even his own, he turned down her generous offer and then set off on the mother of all benders. And woke up on a colony ship heading out into space, torn between regret over his rash decision and his determination to forget Jinny and make a life for himself among the stars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe was on his way to succeeding when his plans--and the plans of billions of others--were shattered by a cosmic cataclysm so devastating it would take all of humanity's strength and ingenuity just to survive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFaithful to the spirit of Heinlein's original vision, and laced with contemporary touches that will appeal to modern readers, \u003ci\u003eVariable Star\u003c\/i\u003e is a rare treat for the Grand Master's many fans.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert A. Heinlein\u003c\/b\u003e is universally acknowledged as modern science fiction's greatest author. At his death, in 1987, he left a legacy of books and stories that has profoundly influenced the course of the field for generations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut one of Heinlein's most ambitious works was never finished. In 1955, he began work on a novel to be titled \u003ci\u003eVariable Star, \u003c\/i\u003e completing a detailed outline and making extensive notes for the book, only to set it aside to focus on other novels, including \u003ci\u003eTunnel in the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e and the Hugo Award-winning \u003ci\u003eDouble Star\u003c\/i\u003e. For more than half a century, the work lay forgotten among Heinlein's papers. Upon its rediscovery, the Robert A. Heinlein Trust selected an author to finish the work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe author chosen was, appropriately enough, a writer \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e has hailed as the New Robert Heinlein: \u003cb\u003eSpider Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e, the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of such modern science fiction classics as \u003ci\u003eStardance\u003c\/i\u003e and Melancholy Elephants. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eProfits from the book will help fund the annual $500,000 Heinlein Prize for innovation in commercial manned spaceflight, a goal Mr. Heinlein considered crucial to humanity's long-term survival.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 15, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42124601163911,"sku":"9781250305022","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/3d1af2ec6b269c99ebb6376de0dfce2a.webp?v=1732571402","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/variable-star-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}