Have Space Suit—Will Travel
1958 SF novel by Robert A. Heinlein / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Have Space Suit—Will Travel is a science fiction novel for young readers by American writer Robert A. Heinlein, originally serialized in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (August, September, and October 1958) and published by Scribner's in hardcover in 1958. The last Heinlein novel to be published by Scribner's, it was nominated for a Hugo Award in 1959[1] and won the Sequoyah Children's Book Award for 1961. Heinlein's engineering expertise enabled him to add realistic detail; during World War II, he had been a civilian aeronautics engineer at a laboratory which developed pressure suits for use at high altitudes.[2][3][4]
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Author | Robert A. Heinlein |
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Cover artist | Ed Emshwiller |
Language | English |
Series | Heinlein juveniles |
Genre | Science fiction |
Publisher | Scribner's |
Publication date | 1958 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardcover & paperback) |
Preceded by | Citizen of the Galaxy |