Citizen of the Galaxy

Citizen of the Galaxy

Citizen of the Galaxy is a science fiction novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein, originally serialized in Astounding Science Fiction and published in hardcover in 1957 as one of the Heinlein juveniles by Scribner's...

• Akka — A planet where Creighton and Martha Rudbek were last seen alive.
• Far-Star — The planet Creighton and Martha Rudbek were headed to after Akka.
• Finster — A planet where Sisu trades. Populated by slug
  Slug
  Slug is a common name that is normally applied to any gastropod mollusc that lacks a shell, has a very reduced shell, or has a small internal shell...
  
  -like creatures which live in telepathic
  Telepathy
  Telepathy , is the induction of mental states from one mind to another. The term was coined in 1882 by the classical scholar Fredric W. H. Myers, a founder of the Society for Psychical Research, and has remained more popular than the more-correct expression thought-transference...
  
   symbiosis
  Symbiosis
  Symbiosis is close and often long-term interaction between different biological species. In 1877 Bennett used the word symbiosis to describe the mutualistic relationship in lichens...
  
   with lemur
  Lemur
  Lemurs are a clade of strepsirrhine primates endemic to the island of Madagascar. They are named after the lemures of Roman mythology due to the ghostly vocalizations, reflective eyes, and the nocturnal habits of some species...
  
  -like creatures with delicate hands. They are fond of colourful picture books and pin-up
  Pin-up girl
  A pin-up girl, also known as a pin-up model, is a model whose mass-produced pictures see wide appeal as popular culture. Pin-ups are intended for informal display, e.g. meant to be "pinned-up" on a wall...
  
   pictures.
• Hekate — A planet where the Great Gathering is held. Has the finest shipyards in the explored Galaxy and is a licensed bottler of Coca-Cola
  Coca-Cola
  Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...
  
  .
• Jubbul — A planet where Baslim first meets Thorby. With its capital at Jubbulpore, Jubbul is capital of the Nine Worlds and residence in chief of the Great Sargon.
• Losian — A planet where Sisu trades. Populated by a six-legged, two-mouthed race of aliens.
• Lotarf — A planet where Sisu trades. Famous for hard bargaining - "… if you buy a beer without an hour's dickering you're ahead."
• Mars — A planet where Rudbek of Rudbek owns a domehome.
• Proxima — A planet with an embassy on Terra.
• Riff — Home planet of Colonel Brisby, Commanding Officer of Guard Cruiser Hydra.
• Shiva III — A planet with a spaceport called New Finlandia. Registered home port of the Free Trader Sisu (Captain Fjalar Krausa).
• Terra (Earth) — Home planet of the human race.
• Thaf Beta VI — A planet through which Doctor Margaret Mader transits on her way home after her work in Sisu is complete.
• Thoth IV — A planet where Sisu trades. Mentioned only in passing.
• Ultima Thule — A Rim region Planet mentioned only in passing.
• Woolamurra — A planet where Sisu trades. The capital is New Melbourne and it appears to have been settled by Australians. Thorby contemplates jumping ship and Grandmother dies.

Starman Jones

Starman Jones

Starman Jones is a 1953 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein about a farm boy who wants to go to the stars. It was first published by Charles Scribner's Sons as part of the Heinlein juveniles series.-Plot summary:...

• Beta Corvi III — A planet where the inhabitants are humanoid. Beta Corvi
  Beta Corvi
  Beta Corvi is the second brightest star in the constellation of Corvus. It also has the name Kraz....
  
   is a star
  Star
  A star is a massive, luminous sphere of plasma held together by gravity. At the end of its lifetime, a star can also contain a proportion of degenerate matter. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the energy on Earth...
  
   in the constellation
  Constellation
  In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped around asterisms, patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky....
  
   Corvus.
• Epsilon Ceti IV — A planet, mentioned only in passing, populated by "… intelligent but phlegmatic crustaceans". Epsilon Ceti is a multiple star
  Multiple star
  A multiple star consists of three or more stars which appear from the Earth to be close to one another in the sky. This may result from the stars being physically close and gravitationally bound to each other, in which case it is physical, or this closeness may be merely apparent, in which case...
  
   in the constellation Cetus
  Cetus
  Cetus is a constellation. Its name refers to Cetus, a sea monster in Greek mythology, although it is often called 'the whale' today. Cetus is located in the region of the sky that contains other water-related constellations such as Aquarius, Pisces, and Eridanus.-Ecliptic:Although Cetus is not...
  
  .
• Epsilon Gemini V — A planet populated by 8 feet (2.4 m) Extraterrestrials with more than one left arm and "… multiple eyes, like a wreath of yellow grapes around the head". Epsilon Gemini
  Epsilon Geminorum
  Epsilon Geminorum is a star in the constellation of Gemini. It has the traditional name Mebsuta ....
  
   is a star in the constellation Gemini
  Gemini (constellation)
  Gemini is one of the constellations of the zodiac. It was one of the 48 constellations described by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations today. Its name is Latin for "twins", and it is associated with the twins Castor and Pollux in Greek mythology...
  
  .
• Gamma Leonis VI(b) — A planet known as 'New Mars', where the native sauria
  Sauria
  Sauria is a clade of reptiles that includes all living diapsids, as well as their common ancestor and all its extinct descendants. The ancestral saurian was probably a small lizard-like creature living in the Permian Period...
  
  ns are used as draft animals. Gamma Leonis
  Gamma Leonis
  Gamma Leonis is a binary star system in the constellation Leo. It has the traditional name Algieba or Al Gieba.-Name origin and history:...
  
   is a binary star system in the constellation Leo.
• Garson's Planet — A planet of Theta Centauri
  Theta Centauri
  Theta Centauri is a star in the constellation Centaurus. It is also has the traditional Arabic name Menkent...
  
  . The least unpleasant of the thirteen planets of that star, with a surface gravity
  Surface gravity
  The surface gravity, g, of an astronomical or other object is the gravitational acceleration experienced at its surface. The surface gravity may be thought of as the acceleration due to gravity experienced by a hypothetical test particle which is very close to the object's surface and which, in...
  
   of 1.25 g
  Standard gravity
  Standard gravity, or standard acceleration due to free fall, usually denoted by g0 or gn, is the nominal acceleration of an object in a vacuum near the surface of the Earth. It is defined as precisely , or about...
  
  , an unbreathable methane
  Methane
  Methane is a chemical compound with the chemical formula . It is the simplest alkane, the principal component of natural gas, and probably the most abundant organic compound on earth. The relative abundance of methane makes it an attractive fuel...
  
   atmosphere and very cold. The only reason it is settled is that it is relatively close to six plotted congruencies which makes it invaluable to interstellar transport.
• Hespera — A planet from which the spider puppy (Pseudocanis hexapoda hesperae) 'Mr Chips' originates and home of Miss Eldreth (Ellie) Coburn.
• Mars — A planet where the inhabitants, when visiting Earth, wear "…trefoil
  Trefoil
  Trefoil is a graphic form composed of the outline of three overlapping rings used in architecture and Christian symbolism...
  
   sunglasses
  Sunglasses
  Sunglasses or sun glasses are a form of protective eyewear designed primarily to prevent bright sunlight and high-energy visible light from damaging or discomforting the eyes. They can sometimes also function as a visual aid, as variously termed spectacles or glasses exist, featuring lenses that...
  
   and respirators".
• Paldron — A planet inhabited by "…wealthy elephantine amphibians…" who are "…anything but gentle…".

Starship Troopers

Starship Troopers

Starship Troopers is a military science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, first published as a serial in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction and published hardcover in December, 1959.The first-person narrative is about a young soldier from the Philippines named Juan "Johnnie" Rico and his...

• Terra (Earth) — Terran homeworld. Location of boot camp "Arthur Currie".
• Faraway — A Terran colony planet occupied by the Klendathu Arachnids.
• Hesperus — A Terran colony planet.
• Iskander — A Terran colony planet.
• Klendathu
  Klendathu
  Klendathu is the fictional homeworld of the extraterrestrial race known as the Bugs , in the fictional universe of the Robert A...
  
  — Home planet of the Arachnids. Location of "Operation Bughouse".
• Planet P — A planet occupied by the Arachnids as a forward base, attacked and excavated by the Terran Mobile Infantry in "Operation Royalty". Location of first captured Arachnid leaders, and 3rd Lt. Juan Rico's first command as an (probationary) officer.
• Sanctuary — A planet with an orbital stardock. A Mobile Infantry/Navy headquarters, R&R station, and backup headquarters of the Terran Federation. Its location was a carefully maintained secret enforced by implanted suicide orders in astrogation officers should they be captured. Described by Rico as being "like Earth, but retarded" due to a lack of Earth-like natural background radiation that prompted mutation and evolution of life.
• Sheol — An Arachnid colony planet, decimated by the Terrans.

Time Enough for Love

Time Enough for Love

Time Enough for Love is a science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, first published in 1973. The work was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1973 and both the Hugo and Locus Awards in 1974.-Plot:...

• Blessed — A theocratic planet with a state-supported slave trade.
• Felicity — A planet roughly equivalent to Old Home Terra-Earth, colonized with ostracized people (from Secundus).
• New Beginnings — A colony planet colonized by Lazarus Long
  Lazarus Long
  Lazarus Long is a fictional character featured in a number of science fiction novels by Robert A. Heinlein. Born in 1912 in the third generation of a selective breeding experiment run by the Ira Howard Foundation, Lazarus becomes unusually long-lived, living well over two thousand years with the...
  
   under the pseudonym 'Ernest Gibbons'.
• Ormuzd — A planet that suffered a quarter of a billion dead during a plague.
• Secundus — A planet colonized by the Howards in c2250.
• Tertius — A planet colonized by the Howards in c4300.

Time for the Stars

Time for the Stars

Time for the Stars is a science fiction novel by 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...

• Capella VIII — A planet (presumably of one of the binary pair Capella A/B
  Capella (star)
  Capella is the brightest star in the constellation Auriga, the sixth brightest star in the night sky and the third brightest star in the northern celestial hemisphere, after Arcturus and Vega. Although it appears to be a single star to the naked eye, it is actually a star system of four stars in...
  
   in the constellation Auriga
  Auriga (constellation)
  Auriga is a constellation in the northern sky. Its name is Latin for 'charioteer' and its stars form a shape that has been associated with the pointed helmet of a charioteer. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains among the 88 modern...
  
  ) mentioned only in passing.
• Ceres — A dwarf planet
  Dwarf planet
  A dwarf planet, as defined by the International Astronomical Union , is a celestial body orbiting the Sun that is massive enough to be spherical as a result of its own gravity but has not cleared its neighboring region of planetesimals and is not a satellite...
  
   for which a campaign ribbon
  Ribbon bar
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   was awarded.
• Constance — A planet in the Tau Ceti
  Tau Ceti
  Tau Ceti is a star in the constellation Cetus that is spectrally similar to the Sun, although it has only about 78% of the Sun's mass. At a distance of just under 12 light-years from the Solar System, it is a relatively close star. Tau Ceti is metal-deficient and so is thought to be less likely to...
  
   system. The first planet discovered by the torchship
  Torchship
  Torchship is a term used by Robert A. Heinlein in several of his science fiction novels and short stories to describe fictional rocket ships that can maintain high accelerations indefinitely, thus reaching speeds that approach the speed of light...
  
   Lewis and Clark
• Elysia — A planet in the Beta Ceti
  Beta Ceti
  Beta Ceti is the brightest star in the constellation Cetus. Although it has the Bayer designation "beta", it is actually brighter than Alpha Ceti. It has the traditional names Deneb Kaitos and Diphda...
  
   system. Inhabited by large amphibians.
• Ganymede — A moon of Jupiter
  Ganymede (moon)
  Ganymede is a satellite of Jupiter and the largest moon in the Solar System. It is the seventh moon and third Galilean satellite outward from Jupiter. Completing an orbit in roughly seven days, Ganymede participates in a 1:2:4 orbital resonance with the moons Europa and Io, respectively...
  
   from which the simultaneity
  Relativity of simultaneity
  In physics, the relativity of simultaneity is the concept that simultaneity–whether two events occur at the same time–is not absolute, but depends on the observer's reference frame. According to the special theory of relativity, it is impossible to say in an absolute sense whether two events occur...
  
   of telepathy was established.
• Inferno — A planet of the Beta Hydri
  Beta Hydri
  Beta Hydri is a star in the constellation Hydrus. It is about 24.4 light years away from Earth. It is larger and slightly more massive than the Sun....
  
   system. Surface gravity
  Surface gravity
  The surface gravity, g, of an astronomical or other object is the gravitational acceleration experienced at its surface. The surface gravity may be thought of as the acceleration due to gravity experienced by a hypothetical test particle which is very close to the object's surface and which, in...
  
   is twice that of Earth and temperature is such that ammonia
  Ammonia
  Ammonia is a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen with the formula . It is a colourless gas with a characteristic pungent odour. Ammonia contributes significantly to the nutritional needs of terrestrial organisms by serving as a precursor to food and fertilizers. Ammonia, either directly or...
  
   is liquid i.e. between -77.73 °C (195.42 K) and -33.34 °C (239.81 K).
• Jupiter — A planet, some moons of which, were open for emigration.
• Mars — A planet which was open for emigration and on which a "horrible mistake" was made during first contact
  First contact (science fiction)
  First contact is a common science fiction theme about the first meeting between humans and extraterrestrial life, or of any sentient race's first encounter with another one....
  
   with unspecified aliens.
• Pluto — A planet (although no longer recognised as such), the first Governor of which was the youngest child of a large family.
• Venus — A planet which was open for emigration.
• Whistle Stop — A planet of an un-named star in (from Earth) the constellation
  Constellation
  In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped around asterisms, patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky....
  
   Phoenix
  Phoenix (constellation)
  Phoenix is a minor constellation in the southern sky. It is named after the Phoenix, a mythical bird. It is faint: there are only two stars in the whole constellation which are brighter than magnitude 5.0...
  
  . Noted as "…not worth a stop."

Tunnel in the Sky

Tunnel in the Sky

Tunnel in the Sky is a science fiction book written by Robert A. Heinlein and published in 1955 by Scribner's as one of the Heinlein juveniles. The story describes a group of students sent on a survival test to an uninhabited planet...

• Byer's Planet — A planet scheduled for 'pacification'.
• Heavenly Mountains — A planet which is being colonized by the Australasian Republic. Its official designation is GO-8703-IV.
• Mithra — A planet where the dangerous snow ape lives.
• New Canaan — A colony planet described as a "rose without thorns".
• Ratoon — A planet which is occupied by non-humans but has diplomatic ties with Earth.
• Spica IV — A planet where the Bessmer's Griffin lives, an extremely tough to kill predator with no central nervous system.
• Tangaroa — A planet which is used as a location for the final examination in Advanced Survival. Its official designation is GO-73901-II.
• Territa — A colony planet located near the Hyades.
• Thule — A planet mentioned in passing.

External links

• List of Planets in Science Fiction