Heinlein Juveniles - The Scribner's Juveniles

The Scribner's Juveniles

The novels are not related to each other by character or setting; the later novels are not sequels to the earlier ones. The first novel, Rocket Ship Galileo, is about an effort to reach the Moon. The next few (through Farmer in the Sky) revolve around interplanetary travel within the solar system. The next few (Starman Jones through Time for the Stars) revolve around various versions of the early phase of interstellar travel. In the next novel (Citizen of the Galaxy), interstellar travel is well-established and easy for humans, and the central problem is one of the maintenance of law and order in the galaxy. The protagonist of the next and last Scribner's juvenile, Have Space Suit—Will Travel, travels to the Lesser Magellanic Cloud and interacts with an intergalactic civilization. The last book submitted to Scribner's, Starship Troopers, portrays an interstellar war between mankind and several other species.

• Rocket Ship Galileo, 1947
• Space Cadet, 1948
• Red Planet, 1949
• Between Planets, 1951
• The Rolling Stones aka Space Family Stone, 1952
• Farmer in the Sky, 1953
• Starman Jones, 1953
• The Star Beast, 1954
• Tunnel in the Sky, 1955
• Time for the Stars, 1956
• Citizen of the Galaxy, 1957
• Have Space Suit—Will Travel, 1958