Farmer in the Sky (Baen Book)

SUMMARY: The Earth is crowded and food is rationed, but a colony on Ganymede, one of the moons of Jupiter, offers an escape for teenager Bill Lermer and his family. Back on Earth, the move sounded like a grand adventure, but Bill soon realizes that life on the frontier is dangerous, and in an alien world with no safety nets, nature is cruelly unforgiving of even small mistakes. Bill’s new home is a world of unearthly wonders—and heartbreaking tragedy. He will face hardships, survive dangers, and grow up fast, meeting the challenge of opening up a new world for humanity and finding strengths within himself that he had never suspected existed. Teenager Bill Lermer And His Father Emigrate From The Mechanical And Organized World Of An Overpopulated Earth To Become Colonists On Ganymede, The Third Moon Of Jupiter. By Robert A. Heinlein. A Condensed Version Of Farmer In The Sky Was Published In Boy's Life Magazine Under The Title Of Satellite Scouts--t.p. Verso. Includes Bibliographical References. Teenager Bill Lermer and his family emigrate from the mechanical and organized world on an overpopulated Earth to become frontier colonists on Ganymede, the third moon of Jupiter, a dangerous quest that will bring them face to face with unexpected danger, hardship, tragedy, and challenge. Reprint. Farmer In The Sky is a 1950 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein about a teenaged boy who emigrates with his family to Jupiter's moon Ganymede, which is in the process of being terraformed.