Title: Variable Star
Title Record # 184640
Authors: Robert A. Heinlein and Spider Robinson
Date: 2006-09-19
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Authors: Robert A. Heinlein and Spider Robinson
Date: 2006-09-19
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: Written by Spider Robinson based on a detailed 8-page outline written by Heinlein in 1955 and discovered in his papers after his death.
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Awards
| Place | Year and Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Preliminary Nominees | 2007 Prometheus | Prometheus Award for Best Libertarian SF Novel |
Publications
| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable Star | 2006-09-00 | Robert A. Heinlein, Spider Robinson | Tor (A Sci Fi Essential Book) | 0-765-31312-X | $24.95?$: US dollar |
318 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Stephan Martiniere |  |
| Variable Star | 2006-10-00 | Robert A. Heinlein, Spider Robinson | Tor / SFBC | 1219695 | $13.99?$: US dollar |
318 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Stephan Martiniere | |
| Variable Star | 2007-05-01 | Robert A. Heinlein, Spider Robinson | Blackstone Audio | 978-0-7861-7015-9 | $29.95?$: US dollar |
audio MP3 CD?Compact disc with mp3-encoded audio tracks |
novel | |||
| Variable Star | 2007-05-01 | Robert A. Heinlein, Spider Robinson | Blackstone Audio | 978-0-7861-6858-3 | $55.00?$: US dollar |
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks |
novel | |||
| Variable Star | 2007-05-01 | Robert A. Heinlein, Spider Robinson | Blackstone Audio | 978-0-7861-5884-3 | $32.95?$: US dollar |
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks |
novel | |||
| Variable Star | 2007-06-01 | Robert A. Heinlein, Spider Robinson | Blackstone Audio | $20.07?$: US dollar |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
novel | Stephan Martiniere | |||
| Variable Star | 2007-12-00 | Robert A. Heinlein, Spider Robinson | Tor | 0-765-35168-4 | $7.99?$: US dollar |
339 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Stephan Martiniere | |
| Variable Star | 2010-12-07 | Robert A. Heinlein, Spider Robinson | Tor | 978-1-4299-8345-7 | $7.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | Stephan Martiniere | ||
| Variable Star | 2019-01-15 | Robert A. Heinlein, Spider Robinson | Tor | 978-1-250-30502-2 | $18.99?$: US dollar |
318 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Stephan Martiniere | |
| Variable Star | date unknown | Robert A. Heinlein, Spider Robinson | Tor | 0-765-35168-4 | $7.99?$: US dollar |
339 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Stephan Martiniere | |
Reviews
- Review by Russell Letson (2006) in Locus, #548 September 2006
- Review by Eugene Reynolds (2006) in The New York Review of Science Fiction, November 2006
- Review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton] (2006) in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, December 2006
- Review by Nicholas Whyte (2007) in Strange Horizons, 29 January 2007
- Review by Bruce A. Beatie (2007) in SFRA Review #280
- Review by Larissa March (2008) in Aphelion, November 2008