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Author(s):

Robert A Heinlein

First Pub:

1982

Genre(s):

Science Fiction

First Read:

1992

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Subject(s):

Science fiction

Chapters:

33 chapters

Internal ID:

220

Series:

No series

Copyright:

Dedication:

This book is for

Ann	Elinor	Pepper
Anne	Gay	Polly
Barbie	Jeanne	Roberta
Betsy	Joan	Tamea
Bubbles	Judy-Lynn	Rebel
Carolyn	Karen	Ursula
Catherine	Kathleen	Verna
Dian	Marilyn	Vivian
Diane	Nichelle	Vonda
Eleanor	Patricia	Tumiko

and always - semper toujours! - for Ginny.

R.A.H.

First Sentence:

As I left the Kenya Beastalk capsule he was right on my heels.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

It's a warm and happy feeling.

Comments:

No comments on file

Extract not on file

Added: 29-Dec-2002

Last Updated: 13-Nov-2023

12-Jul-1983

Del Rey

Mass Market Paperback

Date Issued:

Cir 12-Jul-1983

Format:

Mass Market Paperback

Cover Price:

$7.99

Pages*:

357

Read:

Once

Cover Link(s):

amazon.com

Internal ID:

33370

Publisher:

Del Rey

ISBN:

0-345-30988-X

ISBN-13:

978-0-345-30988-4

Printing:

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Michael Whelan - Cover Artist

FRIDAY
"..is a superbeing. Engineered from the finest genes, and trained to be a secret courier in a future world of chaotic ferocity and intrigue, she can think better, fight better, and make love better than any of the normal people around her."
- The New York Times Book Review

FRIDAY
"...is all woman... She is as strong and resourceful and decisive as any Heinlein hero; in addition she is loving (oh, yes) and tender and very, very female. This, like so many of Heinlein's works, is as joyous to read as it is provocative."
- Theodore Sturgeon
Los Angeles Times

A LITERARY GUILD ALTERNATE

A DUAL MAIN SELECTION
OF THE PLAYBOY BOOK CLUB

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Notes and Comments:

First Ballantine Books Edition: August 1983
Thirty-first printing based on the number line
Canada: $10.99

12-Jul-1983
Del Rey
Mass Market Paperback

Author(s)

Robert A Heinlein
Birth: 07 Jul 1907 Butler, Missouri, USA
Death: 08 May 1988 Carmel, California, USA

Awards

1983	Libertarian Futurist Society	Prometheus Award	Nominee
1983	Locus Magazine	Best SF Novel	Nominee
1983	Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America	Nebula Award - Best Novel	Nominee
1983	World Science Fiction Society	Hugo Award - Best Novel	Nominee

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