Author: Heinlein, Robert A. (Robert Anson), 1907-1988 (Keywords)

Luna is an open penal colony and the regime is a harsh one. Not surprisingly, revolution against the hated authority is planned. But the key figures in the revolt are an unlikely crew.

Just outside our galaxy the atrocities of slavery thrive, and young Thorby is just another orphaned boy sold at auction. But when he crosses paths with a mysterious crippled beggar, his destiny is forever changed.

Told through the eyes of Starship Trooper Johnny Rico, Robert A. Heinlein's classic story of war and warriors is set 5000 years in the future.