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According to the author, the book was completed in several weeks and was fun to write. Some of his other works, such as Stranger in a Strange Land and The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, took him several years and were relatively difficult.
Various editions of the novel have been published:
- 1963, G. P. Putnam's Sons, hardcover
- January 1976, Berkley Publishing Group, paperback, ISBN 0-425-02834-8
- January 1976, Berkley Publishing, paperback, ISBN 0-425-03134-9
- November 1977, Berkley Publishing, paperback, ISBN 0-425-03783-5
- October 1979, Berkley Publishing, paperback, ISBN 0-425-04349-5
- April 1982, Berkley Publishing, paperback, ISBN 0-425-04865-9
- May 1983, Berkley Publishing, paperback, ISBN 0-425-06438-7
- February 1984, Berkley Publishing, paperback, ISBN 0-425-07311-4
- December 1984, Berkley Publishing, paperback, ISBN 0-425-08156-7
- August 1985, Berkley Publishing, paperback, ISBN 0-425-08898-7
- August 1986, Berkley Publishing, paperback, ISBN 0-425-09666-1
- August 1, 1991, Ace Books, paperback, ISBN 0-441-29401-4
- May 1, 1993, Baen Books, hardcover, 304 pages, ISBN 0-671-72167-4
- January 1, 1996, Baen, paperback, 304 pages, ISBN 0-671-87704-6
- October 1, 1999, Sagebrush, library binding, ISBN 0-7857-1328-X
- October 1, 2004, Tor Books, hardcover, 320 pages, ISBN 0-7653-1221-2
Star is one of several characters Heinlein included in his 1985 novel The Cat Who Walks Through Walls. Star is also mentioned in The Number of the Beast.
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