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Old 08-23-2012, 12:01 AM   #14042
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Originally Posted by CRussel View Post
Well, it's targeted at the same audience, certainly. But it's not "space opera", it's "Fisherman's Opera" if you will. But certainly some of the same appeal. I _like_ Heinlein's YA books, in general, and I liked this in many of the same ways.
I was thinking of Heinlein's usual plot: young person faces problems, learns from them to become a trustworthy, self-reliant person.
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