Author | Robert A. Heinlein & Spider Robinson |
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Cover artist | Stephan Martinière |
Language | English |
Genre | Science fiction |
Publisher | Tor Books |
Publication date | September 19, 2006 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardcover) |
ISBN | 0-7653-1312-X |
OCLC | 64427497 |
813/.54 22 | |
LC Class | PS3515.E288 V37 2006 |
Variable Star is a 2006 science fiction novel by American author Spider Robinson, based on the surviving seven pages of an eight-page 1955 novel outline by the late Robert A. Heinlein († 1988).[1] The book is set in a divergent offshoot of Heinlein's Future History and contains many references to works by Heinlein and other authors. It describes the coming of age of a young musician who signs on to the crew of a starship as a way of escaping from a failed romance. Robinson posted a note on his website in 2009 noting that his agent had sold a trilogy of sequels based on the novel and its characters.