Podkayne of Mars

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Podkayne of Mars is a science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein that follows a Martian teenager’s adventurous journey through space and explores themes of gender roles, politics, and coming of age.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
science fiction novel
author Robert A. Heinlein NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtist Irving Freeman NERFINISHED
exploresTopic Martian colonization
gender expectations in future societies
interplanetary diplomacy
personal responsibility
firstPublishedIn 1962
genre science fiction
space travel fiction
young adult science fiction
hasAlternateEnding yes
hasCharacter Clark Fries NERFINISHED
Podkayne Fries NERFINISHED
Podkayne's parents
Tom Fries NERFINISHED
hasForm standalone novel
language English
literaryTheme coming of age
family dynamics
gender roles
politics
mainCharacter Clark Fries NERFINISHED
Podkayne Fries NERFINISHED
Uncle Tom Fries NERFINISHED
narrationType first-person narration
narrator Podkayne Fries NERFINISHED
notableFor controversial alternate endings
depiction of a teenage female protagonist in space
originalMedium magazine serialization
pageCount 191
partOf Heinlein juvenile tradition NERFINISHED
plotElement family space voyage
interplanetary political intrigue
protagonist Podkayne Fries NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1963
publisher G. P. Putnam's Sons NERFINISHED
serializedIn Worlds of If NERFINISHED
setting Mars NERFINISHED
Venus NERFINISHED
outer space
targetAudience science fiction readers
young adult readers
timePeriodOfSetting future
workChronology later Heinlein juvenile-style work

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Robert A. Heinlein notableWork Podkayne of Mars