Red Planet

Overview: Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988), often called the Science Fiction Grand Master, was the author of such ground-breaking novels as STARSHIP TROOPERS, RED PLANET, STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND and THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS. He is generally considered the greatest and most influential science fiction writer of the twentieth century. In addition to being a bestselling author, Heinlein's novels won 4 Hugo awards, 3 "retro Hugo" awards, and the first "Grand Master Award" from the Science Fiction Writers of America. Jim Marlow And His Strange-looking Martian Friend Willis Were Allowed To Travel Only So Far. But One Day Willis Unwittingly Tuned Into A Treacherous Plot That Threatened All The Colonists On Mars, And It Set Jim Off On A Terrfying Adventure That Could Save--or Destroy--them All! From The Paperback Edition. A young colonist on Mars befriends a strange round creature called Willis who gets him into trouble when he goes away to school, but whose presence and friendship finally enable the colonials to negotiate a treaty with the Martians