8 Top adventure books like Citizen of the Galaxy by Robert A. Heinlein

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Citizen of the Galaxy

By: Robert A. Heinlein

3.50

Format: 92 pages,

In a distant galaxy, the atrocity of slavery was alive and well, and young Thorby was just another …

If you liked the adventure plot in Citizen of the Galaxy by Robert A. Heinlein , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. The Demolished Man

By: Alfred Bester

3.97

Format: 250 pages, Paperback

In a world in which the police have telepathic powers, how do you get away with murder? Ben Reic… read more

Similar categories in Alfred Bester's The Demolished Man book and Robert A. Heinlein's Citizen of the Galaxy

  • science fiction
  • classics
  • fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
"The mind is the reality. You are what you think."

-Alfred Bester, The Demolished Man

"İnsana fazla güç verip bunları kullanmasına engel olan işlevini kaybetmiş kusurlarını ortadan kaldırmayan, aman bilmez evrim gücüne öfkelenmişti."

-Alfred Bester, The Demolished Man

"It was not exasperation.... It was anger for the relentless force of evolution that insisted on endowing man with increased powers without removing the vestigial vices that prevented him from using t…"

-Alfred Bester, The Demolished Man

"Here were the somatic messages that fed the cauldron; cell reactions by the incredible billion, organic cries, the muted drone of muscletone, sensory sub-currents, blood-flow, the wavering superheter…"

-Alfred Bester, The Demolished Man

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2. Downbelow Station (The Company Wars, #1)

By: C.J. Cherryh

3.90

Format: 526 pages, Mass Market Paperback

A legend among sci-fi readers, C. J. Cherryh's Union-Alliance novels, while separate and complete i… read more

Similar categories in C.J. Cherryh's Downbelow Station (The Company Wars, #1) book and Robert A. Heinlein's Citizen of the Galaxy

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
"Their minds were geared to the old problems and to their own problems and their own politics."

-C.J. Cherryh, Downbelow Station (The Company Wars, #1)

"It was a scientific success, bringing back data enough to keep the analysts busy for years… but there was no glib, slick way to explain the full meaning of its observations in layman’s terms. In publ…"

-C.J. Cherryh, Downbelow Station (The Company Wars, #1)

"What the visual media could not carry into living rooms, the general public could not long remain exercised about. Statistically, a majority of the electorate could not or did not read complicated is…"

-C.J. Cherryh, Downbelow Station (The Company Wars, #1)

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3. Way Station

By: Clifford D. Simak

4.03

Format: 210 pages, Paperback

Enoch Wallace is an ageless hermit, striding across his untended farm as he has done for over a cen… read more

Similar categories in Clifford D. Simak's Way Station book and Robert A. Heinlein's Citizen of the Galaxy

  • science fiction
  • classics
  • fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
"Delectable,"

-Clifford D. Simak, Way Station

"He needed sun and soil and wind to remain a man."

-Clifford D. Simak, Way Station

"Here lies one from a distant star, but the soil is not alien to him, for in death he belongs to the universe."

-Clifford D. Simak, Way Station

"He had given them everything that a human being had with the one exception of that most important thing of all -- the ability to exist within the human world."

-Clifford D. Simak, Way Station

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4. Startide Rising (The Uplift Saga, #2)

By: David Brin

4.04

Format: 458 pages, Mass Market Paperback

David Brin's Uplift novels are among the most thrilling and extraordinary science fiction ever writ… read more

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  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
"Tormentas de estrellas Sobre el fragor de las olas... ¿Nos mojaremos, amor?"

-David Brin, Startide Rising (The Uplift Saga, #2)

"Even in dying, a Thennanin ship was reputed to be not worth putting out of its misery. In battle they were slow, unmaneuverable—and as hard to disable permanently as a cockroach."

-David Brin, Startide Rising (The Uplift Saga, #2)

"The propensity of Earthlings to get into trouble, and to learn thereby, was the reason my owners agreed to this mad venture – although no one expected such a chain of unusual calamities as befell thi…"

-David Brin, Startide Rising (The Uplift Saga, #2)

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5. The Songs Of Distant Earth

By: Arthur C. Clarke

4.39

Format: None pages, Paperback

Just a few islands in a planetwide ocean, Thalassa was a veritable paradise - home to one of the sm… read more

Similar categories in Arthur C. Clarke's The Songs Of Distant Earth book and Robert A. Heinlein's Citizen of the Galaxy

  • science fiction
  • classics
  • fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
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6. Brothers in Arms (Vorkosigan Saga, #5)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

4.00

Format: 162 pages, Paperback

In the wake of unexpected planetary peace and the disappearance of the Dendarii payroll, mercenary … read more

Similar categories in Lois McMaster Bujold's Brothers in Arms (Vorkosigan Saga, #5) book and Robert A. Heinlein's Citizen of the Galaxy

  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
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7. The Stainless Steel Rat (Stainless Steel Rat, #4)

By: Harry Harrison

3.67

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

In the vastness of space, the crimes just get bigger and Slippery Jim diGriz, the Stainless Steel R… read more

Similar categories in Harry Harrison's The Stainless Steel Rat (Stainless Steel Rat, #4) book and Robert A. Heinlein's Citizen of the Galaxy

  • science fiction
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of Citizen of the Galaxy by Robert A. Heinlein

8. Citizen of the Galaxy

By: Robert A. Heinlein

3.50

Format: 92 pages,

In a distant galaxy, the atrocity of slavery was alive and well, and young Thorby was just another … read more

Similar categories in Robert A. Heinlein's Citizen of the Galaxy book and Robert A. Heinlein's Citizen of the Galaxy

  • classics
  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • science fiction
Cover of Memory (Vorkosigan Saga, #10) by Lois McMaster Bujold

9. Memory (Vorkosigan Saga, #10)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

4.43

Format: 509 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Forced to abandon his undercover role as leader of the Dendarii Mercenaries, Miles Vorkosigan persu… read more

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  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
"Save me from the virtuous."

-Lois McMaster Bujold, Memory (Vorkosigan Saga, #10)

"God save me from another such victory."

-Lois McMaster Bujold, Memory (Vorkosigan Saga, #10)

"You try to give away what you want yourself."

-Lois McMaster Bujold, Memory (Vorkosigan Saga, #10)

"Perfect preservation isn't life, it’s death."

-Lois McMaster Bujold, Memory (Vorkosigan Saga, #10)

10. Heechee Rendezvous (Heechee Saga, #3)

By: Frederik Pohl

3.69

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Once the galaxy was ruled by Heechee, benevolent aliens with almost godlike powers. 500,000 years a… read more

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11. Midworld (Humanx Commonwealth, #4)

By: Alan Dean Foster

3.00

Format: 1118 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Born was a child of the rain forest that covered Midworld, part of the primitive society that the p… read more

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12. The Three Witches and The Master

By: Max Nowaz

4.30

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

When a beautiful naked woman Eve, unexpectedly turns up at his back door, Adam, an amateur wizard, … read more

Similar categories in Max Nowaz's The Three Witches and The Master book and Robert A. Heinlein's Citizen of the Galaxy

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • adventure
"Where’s my uncle?"

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

"You can’t escape me, I’m coming for you soon,"

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

"I haven’t got a clue why his bones disintegrated, but look at the bright side,"

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

"He desperately tried to think of a story to explain his involvement in her sudden appearance, without mentioning the book of magic in his possession. "

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

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13. Taming Flame

By: Therisa Peimer

4.30

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Flaminius's days of bouncing between beds are snatched away the instant he sets eyes on his perfect… read more

Similar categories in Therisa Peimer's Taming Flame book and Robert A. Heinlein's Citizen of the Galaxy

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • adventure
"Tightening his embrace around his wife and little Theo, he vowed, "I will do everything in my power to continue being worthy of the faith you have in me."

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"Why do you have such faith in me, Aurelia?" "I've told you a million times that I love you, you make me feel safe and cherished, and you care deeply for our people. Why wouldn't I have faith in you?"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"I'm so proud of you I could burst, but in the interest of saving the poor cleaning staff the hassle, I would, instead, like to take you to our room and lick you from stem to stern until you beg me to…"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"A virgin," Flaminius smiled deviously. "I'll take her." Instantly, surprised chatter erupted. Mother Guardian held up her hand for silence. "You cannot be serious, Sire." "Oh, but I am," he replied w…"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

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14. The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

By: Barry Kirwan

4.23

Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition

In 2063, Earth's overheated climate and war-ravaged cities are near breaking point. A new habitable… read more

Similar categories in Barry Kirwan's The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1) book and Robert A. Heinlein's Citizen of the Galaxy

  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • science fiction
"People rarely search for bodies in ceilings…"

-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

"It has no eyes. Zack, why doesn’t it have any eyes? "

-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

"Vasquez faced off Vince. “We’ll meet in hell for sure."

-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

"Your life is a beer glass Micah, but you want champagne"

-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

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15. Get the Boy, Own the Future

By: Gabriel F.W. Koch

4.30

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

In the distant future, climate change and pole shifts have nearly destroyed life on earth. Time tra… read more

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16. The Polymorph

By: Max Nowaz

4.29

Format: None pages, ebook

Arbitrator, Jim Brown is returning to Earth after completing a successful mission to put down a rev… read more

Similar categories in Max Nowaz's The Polymorph book and Robert A. Heinlein's Citizen of the Galaxy

  • science fiction
  • fiction
"One thing I have learnt is that you may do a lot of evil things, but if you are ever afforded a chance to be good, then you should take it. You will feel better about yourself."

-Max Nowaz, The Polymorph

"If you always try to subjugate people by coercion, because you are strong, then sooner or later you will run into somebody who is just as strong, if not stronger. Then you'll be in trouble."

-Max Nowaz, The Polymorph

"He was planning to take my shape and marry you. Then he was going to kill your father and take over his business empire." "And you? What are your plans?" "I have no plans to kill your father."

-Max Nowaz, The Polymorph

"Every morning when I wake up, I ask myself, "Why was I born?" Then I answer myself, "You were born to be successful." If you can learn to define your own success and not let others dictate it, you ca…"

-Max Nowaz, The Polymorph

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17. Our Blue Orange (Godfrey Davis, #1)

By: A.R. Merrydew

4.23

Format: 307 pages, Kindle Edition

When inventor Godfrey Davis arrived at the ministry that Monday morning he had his first experience… read more

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  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
"Sir, I think you need to read this,’ he said, nervously handing over the mainframe’s dissertation of its own wellbeing."

-A.R. Merrydew, Our Blue Orange (Godfrey Davis, #1)

"Steve shook his head in amazement. ‘If that GOD person hadn’t left that case, we wouldn’t have any of this.’ Thomas agreed. ‘Personally, I can’t praise him enough.’     "

-A.R. Merrydew, Our Blue Orange (Godfrey Davis, #1)

"Semilla’s Phlegm-O-Matic promptly made an observation. ‘Wow Semilla look at that shuttle.’ ‘Keep your voice down Raymond we’re in danger,’ Semilla hissed. ‘Raymond?’ Burt said incredulously. ‘I had t…"

-A.R. Merrydew, Our Blue Orange (Godfrey Davis, #1)

"With one hand disturbing a colony of parasitic life forms in his uncombed hair, he yawned loudly. ‘Morning Steve,’ Thomas said scratching his grubby face. His breath drifted across the space between …"

-A.R. Merrydew, Our Blue Orange (Godfrey Davis, #1)

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18. The Last Sunset

By: March Lions

4.34

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

Two baby girls seating in the rear of a car are involved in a terrible accident and their mother di… read more

Similar categories in March Lions's The Last Sunset book and Robert A. Heinlein's Citizen of the Galaxy

"Trust is a strange bedfellow."

-March Lions, The Last Sunset

"I don't want to be caught with my pants down."

-March Lions, The Last Sunset

"He sounds like a politician running for office."

-March Lions, The Last Sunset

"The truth has a way of coming out of the closet."

-March Lions, The Last Sunset

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19. Homo Cosmicus 2: Titan: A Science Fiction Novel

By: Todor Bombov

4.37

Format: 152 pages, Paperback

2nd Book in Sci-Fi Series Is Set on Saturn’s Moon Homo Cosmicus-2: Titan is a sci-fi novel, sui … read more

Similar categories in Todor Bombov's Homo Cosmicus 2: Titan: A Science Fiction Novel book and Robert A. Heinlein's Citizen of the Galaxy

  • science fiction
"While an elderly man in his mid-eighties looks curiously at a porno site, his grandson asks him from afar, “‘What are you reading, grandpa?’"

-Todor Bombov, Homo Cosmicus 2: Titan: A Science Fiction Novel

"Let’s get to know each other. My name’s William, William More, but you can call me Willy. I’m an engineer-chemist who graduated from MIT. So . . . but you’re all alike to me . . . of course, you woul…"

-Todor Bombov, Homo Cosmicus 2: Titan: A Science Fiction Novel

Cover of Gods of Another Kind (Another Kind, #3) by Steven Decker

20. Gods of Another Kind (Another Kind, #3)

By: Steven Decker

4.39

Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition

Something is very wrong in the birthplace of humanity. Luckily, it’s not Earth. Earth Station has … read more

Similar categories in Steven Decker's Gods of Another Kind (Another Kind, #3) book and Robert A. Heinlein's Citizen of the Galaxy

  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • science fiction
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21. Against the Machine: Evolution

By: Brian Van Norman

4.33

Format: 250 pages, Paperback

Earth, 2212: The novel, third in the Against The Machine trilogy, yet free standing on its own, tel… read more

Similar categories in Brian Van Norman's Against the Machine: Evolution book and Robert A. Heinlein's Citizen of the Galaxy

  • science fiction
"Manager Mangione,"

-Brian Van Norman, Against the Machine: Evolution

"What’s your business, Sir?"

-Brian Van Norman, Against the Machine: Evolution

"Rule # 1: keep the crowd’s interest."

-Brian Van Norman, Against the Machine: Evolution

"Why is your species so dissatisfied?"

-Brian Van Norman, Against the Machine: Evolution

15 Top fiction books like Citizen of the Galaxy by Robert A. Heinlein

Transform Your Habits

The Demolished Man

Alfred Bester

3.97

Transform Your Habits

Downbelow Station (The Company Wars, #1)

C.J. Cherryh

3.90

Transform Your Habits

Way Station

Clifford D. Simak

4.03

Transform Your Habits

Startide Rising (The Uplift Saga, #2)

David Brin

4.04

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Fluency (Confluence, #1)

Jennifer Foehner Wells

3.83

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Rewrite Redemption

J.H. Walker

3.60

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Bound By Blood

Danielle Bourdon , Kimberly Hoyt

5.00

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A Connecticut Fashionista In King Arthur's Court

Mari Mancusi

3.48

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