Title: Double Star

Title: Double Star Title Record # 2080
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Date: 1956-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Synopsis: Lorenzo Smythe, the excellent yet unemployed actor, meets Dak Broadbent in a bar on the Moon. Broadbent hires Lorenzo for an unspecified role, but Broadbent turns out to be an assistant to the famous interplanetary politician and leader of the Expansionist party: John J. Bonforte. Bonforte, however, has been kidnapped by the political opposition on Mars, and due to Lorenzo’s physical similarity to Bonforte, his staff wants Lorenzo to impersonate the politician for an important Martian ceremony.

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Serializations

Translated Serializations

Year	Language	Title
1957	Portuguese	Estrela Dupla
1957	Spanish	Intriga Estelar
1958	French	Double étoile [as by Robert Heinlein]
1961	Swedish	Dubbelstjärna
1961	German	Ein Doppelleben im Kosmos
1962	German	Doppelgänger auf zwei Planeten
1963	Spanish	Estrella doble
1970	Dutch	Dubbelster
1972	Italian	Stella doppia
1975	French	Double étoile
1995	German	Ein Doppelleben im Kosmos
1995	Turkish	İkiz Yıldız^?
2018	German	Doppelstern

Year	Title
1956	Double Star (Part 1 of 3)
1956	Double Star (Part 2 of 3)
1956	Double Star (Part 3 of 3)
2017	Double Star (Part 1 of ??)
2017	Double Star (Part 2 of ??)
2017	Double Star (Part 3 of ??)

Year	Language	Title
1957	Italian	Stella doppia (Complete Novel)

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
1	1956 Hugo	Best Novel
44	1987 Locus	All-Time Best SF Novel
41	1998 Locus	All-Time Best SF Novel before 1990

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog#	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Double Star	1956-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Doubleday		$2.95	186	hc^?	novel	Mel Hunter
Double Star	1956-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Doubleday		C$3.50	186	hc^?	novel	Mel Hunter
Astounding Science Fiction, February 1956	1956-02-00	ed. John W. Campbell, Jr.	Street & Smith Publications, Inc.		$0.35	164	digest^?	mag	Freas
Astounding Science Fiction, March 1956	1956-03-00	ed. John W. Campbell, Jr.	Street & Smith Publications, Inc.		$0.35	164	digest^?	mag	Emsh
Astounding Science Fiction, April 1956	1956-04-00	ed. John W. Campbell, Jr.	Street & Smith Publications, Inc.		$0.35	164	digest^?	mag	Freas
Astounding Science Fiction, July 1956 (UK)	1956-07-00	ed. John W. Campbell, Jr.	Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd		1/9	128	digest^?	mag	Freas
Astounding Science Fiction, August 1956 (UK)	1956-08-00	ed. John W. Campbell, Jr.	Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd		1/9	128	digest^?	mag	Emsh
Astounding Science Fiction, September 1956 (UK)	1956-09-00	ed. John W. Campbell, Jr.	Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd		1/9	132	digest^?	mag	Freas
Double Star	1956-12-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Doubleday / SFBC		$1.20	190	hc^?	novel	Mel Hunter
Estrela Dupla	1957-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #39)			224	pb^?	novel	Lima de Freitas
Intriga Estelar	1957-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	E.D.H.A.S.A. (Nebulae #35)	35		215	pb^?	novel
Double Star	1957-10-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library	S1444	$0.35	159	pb^?	novel	Richard Powers
Double Star	1957-11-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library of Canada	S1444	$0.35	159	pb^?	novel	Richard Powers
I Romanzi del Cosmo #7	1957-12-00	ed. Tom Arno	Milano: Ponzoni	7	150 Lit	160	digest^?	mag	Luigi Garonzi
Double Star	1958-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Michael Joseph		13/6	208	hc^?	novel
Double étoile	1958-00-00	Robert Heinlein	Hachette (Le Rayon Fantastique #59)			252	pb^?	novel	G. Pichard
Double Star	1959-11-00	Robert A. Heinlein	The Science Fiction Book Club (UK)	41	5/6	208	hc^?	novel	C. W. Bacon
Double Star	1960-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Panther	1120	2/6	158	pb^?	novel	Richard Powers
Ein Doppelleben im Kosmos	1961-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Weiss		DM 7.80	230	hc^?	novel	Bernhard Borchert
Ein Doppelleben im Kosmos	1961-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Weiss		DM 6.80	230	hc^?	novel	Bernhard Borchert
Dubbelstjärna	1961-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Biblioteksförlag (Prisma (Sweden))			196	hc^?	novel
Doppelgänger auf zwei Planeten	1962-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Pabel (Utopia Grossband #176)	176	DM 1.00	80	digest^?	novel	R. S. Lonati
Estrella doble	1963-03-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Cenit (Ciencia ficción (Cenit) #47)	47		227	pb^?	novel	Giralt
Double Star	1963-10-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Panther	1120	2/6	127	pb^?	novel
Double Star	1964-01-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library	D2419	$0.50	128	pb^?	novel	Richard Powers
Double Star	1964-01-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library of Canada	D2419	C$0.50	128	pb^?	novel	Richard Powers
Ein Doppelleben im Kosmos	1965-07-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3049)	3049	DM 2.40	157	pb^?	novel
Double Star	1968-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Panther	25022	3/6	143	pb^?	novel
Double Star	1968-11-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library of Canada	P3669	C$0.60	128	pb^?	novel	Richard Powers
Double Star	1969-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Panther	0-586-02502-2	5/-	144	pb^?	novel
Dubbelster	1970-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Bruna (Zwarte Beertjes #1388)	90-229-1388-0	ƒ2.75	191	pb^?	novel	Dick Bruna
Stella doppia	1972-11-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Editrice Nord (Cosmo Serie Oro. Classici della Narrativa di Fantascienza #5)		2,000 Lit	xlii+ 260	hc^?	novel	Gruppo Ajna
Double Star	1974-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Panther	0-586-02502-2	£0.45	143	pb^?	novel	Anthony Roberts
Double Star	1975-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library		$1.25	128	pb^?	novel	Gene Szafran
Double étoile	1975-04-25	Robert A. Heinlein	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #589)			222	pb^?	novel	Siudmak
Double Star	1976-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Panther	0-586-02502-2	£0.50	142+ [1]	pb^?	novel	Anthony Roberts
Dubbelster	1977-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Bruna (Bruna SF #75)	90-229-9075-3		220	pb^?	novel	Karel Thole
Double Star	1978-06-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Gregg Press	0-8398-2446-7	$10.00	xviii+ 186	hc^?	novel
Double Star	1979-10-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library	0-451-08905-7	$1.75	128	pb^?	novel	Vincent Di Fate
Double Star	1980-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library	0-451-08905-7	$1.75	128	pb^?	novel	Vincent Di Fate
A Heinlein Trio	1980-10-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Nelson Doubleday / SFBC	2193	$4.98	502	hc^?	omni	Gary Viskupic
Ein Doppelleben im Kosmos	1982-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3922)	3-453-30848-4	DM 3.80	157	pb^?	novel
Double étoile	1986-02-25	Robert A. Heinlein	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #589)	2-277-11589-4		222	pb^?	novel	Donald Grant
Double Star	1986-11-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Grafton	0-586-02502-2	£1.95	189	pb^?	novel
Double Star	1986-11-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-33013-7	$3.95	243	pb^?	novel	Barclay Shaw
Double Star	1986-11-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-33013-7	C$5.50	243	pb^?	novel	Barclay Shaw
A Heinlein Trio	1987-08-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Nelson Doubleday / SFBC	02193	$	502	hc^?	omni	Gary Viskupic
Ein Doppelleben im Kosmos	1990-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Bertelsmann (Science Fiction & Fantasy Club)				hc^?	novel	Tim White
Double Star	1993-07-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-33013-7	$4.95	243	pb^?	novel	Barclay Shaw
Ein Doppelleben im Kosmos	1995-08-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Bastei Lübbe (Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction & Fantasy #23167)	3-404-23167-8	DM 9.90	190	pb^?	novel	Kelly Freas
İkiz Yıldız^?	1995-09-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Metis Yayınları^? (Metis Bilimkurgu)	975-342-084-6		180	pb^?	novel	Tim White
Double Star: Library Edition	2001-09-01	Robert A. Heinlein	Blackstone Audiobooks	0-7861-9503-7	$24.95		audio MP3 CD^?	novel
Stella doppia	2005-08-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Arnoldo Mondadori Editore (Urania Collezione #31)	31	€ 4.90	244	pb^?	novel	Franco Brambilla
Double Star	2007-01-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Meisha Merlin (The Virginia Edition #6)	1-59222-121-1		vii+ 133	hc^?	novel	Donato Giancola
Double Star	2008-04-00	Robert A. Heinlein	The Virginia Edition (The Virginia Edition #6)	978-1-897350-08-9		vii+ 133	hc^?	novel
Double Star	2009-04-09	Robert A. Heinlein	Paw Prints	978-1-4395-5037-3	$16.99		hc^?	novel
Double Star	2011-06-09	Robert A. Heinlein	Spectrum Literary Agency		$7.99		ebook^?	novel
American Science Fiction: Five Classic Novels 1956-1958	2012-09-27	Gary K. Wolfe	The Library of America (The Library of America #228)	978-1-59853-159-6	$35.00	835	hc^?	omni	Ralph Brillhart
American Science Fiction: Nine Classic Novels of the 1950s	2012-09-27	Gary K. Wolfe	The Library of America	978-1-59853-157-2	$70.00	803+ 835	hc^?	omni	Richard M. Powers
Double Star	2013-09-12	Robert A. Heinlein	Gollancz (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II))	978-0-575-12203-1	£8.99	xi+ 208	tp^?	novel	Vincent Chong
Double Star	2013-09-12	Robert A. Heinlein	Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II))	978-0-575-11294-0	£4.99		ebook^?	novel
Double Star	2015-10-15	Robert A. Heinlein	Phoenix Pick	978-1-61242-285-5	$12.99	170	tp^?	novel
Double Star	2015-10-17	Robert A. Heinlein	Phoenix Pick	978-1-61242-286-2	$2.99		ebook^?	novel
Double Star	2015-10-23	Robert A. Heinlein	Phoenix Pick	978-1-61242-289-3	$29.99	200	hc^?	novel
Galaxy's Edge Magazine, Issue 24, January 2017	2017-01-00	ed. Mike Resnick	Arc Manor/Phoenix Pick	978-1-61242-332-6	$6.99	112	tp^?	mag
Galaxy's Edge Magazine, Issue 25, March 2017	2017-03-00	ed. Mike Resnick	Arc Manor/Phoenix Pick	978-1-61242-344-9	$6.99	108	tp^?	mag
Galaxy's Edge Magazine, Issue 26, May 2017	2017-05-00	ed. Mike Resnick	Arc Manor/Phoenix Pick	978-1-61242-358-6	$6.99	112	tp^?	mag
Doppelstern	2018-03-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Heyne	978-3-453-31738-3	€9.99	288	pb^?	novel
Double Star	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet	P3669	$0.60	128	pb^?	novel	Richard Powers
Double Star	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet	Y6606	$1.25	128	pb^?	novel	Gene Szafran
Double Star	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet	P3669	$0.60	128	pb^?	novel	Gene Szafran
Double Star	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library	P3669	$0.60	128	pb^?	novel	Gene Szafran
Double Star	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library	T5566	$0.75	128	pb^?	novel	Gene Szafran
Double Star	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library	W8188	$1.50	128	pb^?	novel	Gene Szafran
Double Star	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-33013-7	$6.99	243	pb^?	novel	Barclay Shaw
Double Star	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet	Y6606	$1.25	128	pb^?	novel	Gene Szafran
Double Star	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library	P3669	$0.60	128	pb^?	novel	Richard Powers
Double Star	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-33013-7	$5.99	243	pb^?	novel	Barclay Shaw
Double Star	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library	0-451-12695-5	unknown	128	pb^?	novel
Double Star	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library	0-451-08905-7	$1.75	128	pb^?	novel	Vincent Di Fate
Double Star	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library	P3669	$0.60	128	pb^?	novel	Richard Powers
Robert A. Heinlein" Six Prophetic Novels by the Dean of Science Fiction	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library		$4.50	192+ 158+ 159+ 128+ 176+ 192	pb^?	omni
Ein Doppelleben im Kosmos	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Tosa			189	pb^?	novel

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Reviews

Review by Anthony Boucher (1956) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 1956
Review by Villiers Gerson (1956) in Amazing Stories, July 1956 , reprinted in:
Amazing Stories, July 1956, (2013)
Review by Hans Stefan Santesson (1956) in Fantastic Universe, July 1956
Review by Randall Garrett (1956) in Science Fiction Quarterly, August 1956
Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1956) in Astounding Science Fiction, August 1956
Review by Damon Knight (1956) in Infinity Science Fiction, August 1956
Review by Henry Bott (1956) in Imagination, August 1956
Review by Floyd C. Gale (1956) in Galaxy Science Fiction, September 1956 , reprinted in:
Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], No. 44, (1956)
Review by Calvin M. Knox (1957) in Science Fiction Adventures, March 1958, (1958)
Review by Kenneth F. Slater (1958) in Nebula Science Fiction, Number 32 , reprinted in:
Nebula Science Fiction [US], November 1958, (1958)
Review [French] by Igor B. Maslowski (1958) in Fiction, #60
Review [French] by Maurice-Bernard Endrebe (1958) in Galaxie (1ère série), #60 November 1958
Review by John D. Roles (1958) in Vector 2 Autumn 1958
Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1964) in Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, July 1964
Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1970) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, August 1970
Review by Graham Andrews (1987) in Paperback Inferno, #65
Review by Graham Sleight (2007) in Locus, #559 August 2007
Review [French] by Herbefol (2010) in Bifrost, #57
Review by Sarah Pinsker (2014) in Big Sky, #4: SF Masterworks 2
Review by Jonathan Thornton (2014) in Big Sky, #4: SF Masterworks 2