Citizen of the Galaxy
Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Citizen of the Galaxy (1957) is a Robert A. Heinlein novel for young readers. Thorby, a boy sold as a slave, is bought by an old beggar who is secretly a spy, and who teaches him languages and mathematics. Thorby goes on to live among the Free Traders, the space navy and finally on Earth, where he learns who he really is and takes on the fight against the slave trade.
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- Bill Gates: “I read every book by Edgar Rice Burroughs and Robert Heinlein.”