Time for the Stars
- 244
- Pages
- about 4.5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Time for the Stars”, one of Heinlein’s novels for young readers, turns the twin paradox into an engaging adventure. Some readers single out its theme of separation, as one brother leaves for space while the other stays on Earth. Others are struck by how firmly its far future clings to the gender roles of the 1950s, whether they find that jarring or simply curious.
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About the book
Time for the Stars is a juvenile science fiction novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein, published by Scribner's in 1956 as one of the Heinlein juveniles. The basic plot line is derived from a 1911 thought experiment in special relativity, commonly called the twin paradox, proposed by French physicist Paul Langevin.
Reading order · Heinlein juveniles
Full order & progress →- Rocket Ship GalileoStart here
–Not ranked yet - Space Cadet
7.67.6 / 10 - Red Planet
7.67.6 / 10 - Farmer in the Sky
7.67.6 / 10 - The Rolling Stones
–Not ranked yet - Starman Jones
7.77.7 / 10 - The Star Beast
–Not ranked yet - Tunnel in the Sky
–Not ranked yet - Time for the StarsThis book
7.67.6 / 10 - Citizen of the Galaxy
7.67.6 / 10 - Have Space Suit—Will Travel
7.57.5 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.3 across 56 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 28% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Science fiction average of 7.8. That is how 7.6 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.4 | 10 | 18% |
| Hardcover | 7.2 | 46 | 82% |
Frequently asked
How long is Time for the Stars?
It has 244 pages — shorter than 87% of the ranked books in Science fiction.
In this book
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