Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Year: 1950
Type: NOVEL
Language: English
Wikipedia Entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmer_in_the_Sky
ISFDB Record Number: 1964
Note: Serialized in Boys' Life Aug-Nov 1950 as Satellite Scout.
User Rating: 7.43 VOTE
Current Tags: young-adult sf (1), to read 1950 (1) Add Tags
Variant Titles:
- Pioniere im Weltall [German] (1951) - Robert A. Heinlein
- Nybyggare I Rymden [Swedish] (1957) - Robert A. Heinlein
- Emigranten voor een Planeet [Dutch] (1961) - Robert Heinlein
- Farmer im All [German] (1970) - Robert A. Heinlein
Magazine Appearances:
- Satellite Scout (Part 1 of 4) (1950) - Robert A. Heinlein
- Satellite Scout (Part 2 of 4) (1950) - Robert A. Heinlein
- Satellite Scout (Part 3 of 4) (1950) - Robert A. Heinlein
- Satellite Scout (Part 4 of 4) (1950) - Robert A. Heinlein
Awards:
- 2001 Retro Hugo Award - Novel (Win)
Publications:
- Farmer in the Sky, (1950, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. Charles Scribner's Sons, $2.50, 216pp, hc) Cover: Clifford Geary
- Farmer in the Sky, (1950, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. S. J. Reginald Saunders, C$3.25, 216pp, hc)
- Boys' Life, August 1950, (Aug 1950, ed. Editors of Boys' Life, publ. Boy Scouts of America, magazine) Cover: Chesley Bonestell
- Boys' Life, September 1950, (Sep 1950, ed. Editors of Boys' Life, magazine)
- Boys' Life, October 1950, (Oct 1950, ed. Editors of Boys' Life, magazine)
- Boys' Life, November 1950, (Nov 1950, ed. Editors of Boys' Life, magazine)
- Pioniere im Weltall, (1951, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. Gebrüder Weiss, DM 6.80, 262pp, hc) Cover: Bernhard Borchert - [VERIFIED]
- Pioniere im Weltall, (1951, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. Gebrüder Weiss, DM 5.80, 262pp, hc) Cover: Bernhard Borchert
- Farmer in the Sky, (1953, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. Charles Scribner's Sons, 216pp, hc) Cover: Clifford Geary - [VERIFIED]
- Nybyggare I Rymden, (1957, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. Läraretidning (Saga #328), #328, 214pp, hc)
- Pioniere im Weltall, (1958, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. Fackelverlag, DM 6.80, 247pp, hc)
- Farmer in the Sky, (Sep 1958, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. Charles Scribner's Sons, 216pp, hc) Cover: Clifford Geary
- Emigranten voor een Planeet, (1961, Robert Heinlein, publ. De Verkenner (Junior-Jongensboeken #129), #129, ƒ0.95, 156pp, pb) Cover: Rein van Looy - [VERIFIED]
- Farmer in the Sky, (1962, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. Gollancz, 12/6, 216pp, hc) Cover: Alan Breese
- Farmer in the Sky, (Nov 1962, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. Charles Scribner's Sons, 216pp, hc) Cover: Clifford Geary
- Farmer in the Sky, (Feb 1964, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. Charles Scribner's Sons, 216pp, hc) Cover: Clifford Geary - [VERIFIED]
- Farmer in the Sky, (1967, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. Pan Books, #X713, 3/6, 174pp, pb)
- Farmer in the Sky, (Feb 1968, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. Dell, #2518, $0.50, 221pp, pb) Cover: Paul Lehr - [VERIFIED]
- Farmer in the Sky, (May 1968, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. Dell, #2518, $0.50, 221pp, pb) Cover: Paul Lehr
- Farmer in the Sky, (Sep 1968, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. Dell, #2518, $0.50, 221pp, pb) Cover: Paul Lehr
- Farmer in the Sky, (Nov 1968, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. Dell, #2518, $0.50, 221pp, pb) Cover: Paul Lehr - [VERIFIED]
- Farmer in the Sky, (Dec 1968, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. Dell, #2518, $0.50, 221pp, pb) Cover: Paul Lehr
- Farmer im All, (1970, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3184/85), #3184/85, DM 3.80, 223pp, pb) - [VERIFIED]
- Farmer in the Sky, (Mar 1970, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. Dell, #2518, $0.50, 221pp, pb) Cover: Paul Lehr
- Farmer in the Sky, (Dec 1971, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. Dell Laurel-Leaf, #2518, $0.50, 221pp, pb) Cover: Paul Lehr - [VERIFIED]
- Farmer in the Sky, (Aug 1972, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. Dell, #2518, $0.50, 221pp, pb) Cover: Paul Lehr - [VERIFIED]
- Farmer in the Sky, (1973, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. Pan Books, 0-330-10713-5, £0.30, 174pp, pb) - [VERIFIED]
- Farmer in the Sky, (Jun 1973, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. Atheneum, 0-684-12648-6, hc)
- Farmer in the Sky, (Apr 1975, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. Ballantine Books, 0-345-24375-7, $1.50, 221pp, pb) Cover: Lee Rosenblatt - [VERIFIED]
- Farmer in the Sky, (Jan 1976, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. Ballantine Books, 0-345-24375-7, $1.50, 221pp, pb) Cover: Lee Rosenblatt - [VERIFIED]
- Farmer in the Sky, (Mar 1978, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. Del Rey / Ballantine, 0-345-27596-9, $1.75, 221pp, pb)
- Farmer in the Sky, (Oct 1978, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. Del Rey / Ballantine, 0-345-27596-9, $1.75, 221pp, pb) Cover: Lee Rosenblatt - [VERIFIED]
- Farmer im All, (1979, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3184), 3-453-30085-8, DM 4.80, 223pp, pb)
- Farmer im All, (1980, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3184), 3-453-30085-8, DM 4.80, 190pp, pb)
- Farmer in the Sky, (Sep 1981, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. Del Rey / Ballantine, 0-345-30202-8, pb)
- Farmer in the Sky, (1983, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. Pan Books, 0-330-10713-5, £1.50, 174pp, pb) - [VERIFIED]
- Farmer in the Sky, (Jan 1985, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. Del Rey / Ballantine, 0-345-32438-2, $2.95, 224pp, pb) - [VERIFIED]
- Farmer in the Sky, (Feb 1985, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. Del Rey / Ballantine, 0-345-32438-2, 224pp, pb)
- Farmer in the Sky, (Jul 1990, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. VGSF / Gollancz, 0-575-04783-6, £3.99, 224pp, pb) Cover: Danny Flynn
- Farmer in the Sky, (Oct 1992, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. Del Rey / Ballantine, 0-345-32438-2, $4.95, 221pp, pb)
- Farmer im All, (May 2001, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. Bastei Lübbe (Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction #24286), 3-404-24286-6, 316pp, pb) Cover: James Warhola
- Farmer in the Sky, (Dec 2001, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. Books on Tape, 0-7366-8935-4, $48.00, audio cassette)
- Four Frontiers, (Jun 2005, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. Science Fiction Book Club, 0-7394-5345-9, $14.99, 709pp, hc, omni) Cover: Bruce Jensen - [VERIFIED]
- Farmer in the Sky, (May 2008, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. Baen, 1-4165-5540-4, $13.99, 316pp, tp) Cover: Bob Eggleton
- Farmer in the Sky, (Dec 2008, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. The Virginia Edition (The Virginia Edition #13), 978-1-897350-18-8, v+168pp, hc) - [VERIFIED]
- Farmer in the Sky, (Jun 2009, Robert A. Heinlein, publ. Baen, 1-4391-3277-1, $7.99, 320pp, pb)
Reviews:
- Review by Damon Knight (1950) in Worlds Beyond, February 1951, (1951)
- Review by Groff Conklin (1951) in Galaxy Science Fiction, February 1951
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1951) in Astounding Science Fiction, April 1951
- Review by The Editors (1951) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 1951
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1952) in Other Worlds Science Stories, April 1952
- Review by Gerald Bishop (1968) in Vector 49
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1969) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, May 1969
- Review by John Newsinger (1991) in Paperback Inferno, 88
- Review by Darrell Bain (2005) in My 100 Most Readable (and Re-Readable) Science Fiction Novels
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