Between Planets
Classic Planetary Romance
Narrative Synopsis
Don Harvey is a citizen of nowhere: born in space to an Earth father and Martian mother. When open colonial war erupts between the imperial Earth Federation and the frontier republics of Venus and Mars, Don is caught in transit, finding himself carrying a seemingly innocent electronic ring that holds the key to an unstoppable technological weapon.
When governments fight, the man who belongs to neither side is the only one who can see both.
Notable Passage
Historical & Editorial Context
Introduced Heinlein's beloved Venusian "dragons", large sentient reptilian scholars of mathematics and philosophy.