![]() So Thorby begins a journey that takes him from one end of the galaxy to the other, and his journey that started with him in the depths of slavery catapults him to the highest levels of society. When Baslim is hunted down and killed as a spy, Thorby is forced to obey the last request of his Pop and escape on one of the ships of the Free Traders, a insular yet Proud Merchant Race who owe a debt to Baslim that can't be repaid - although adopting Thorby would be a good start. Thorby eventually learns that Baslim is far more than he appears, as the old man teaches him lessons about how to both think and live as a free man, while enlisting his help in spying on the ships arriving at the port. Now, in the slave markets of the space port of Jubbulpore (capital of the Nine Worlds), he's bought by the beggar Baslim the Cripple, for the token sum of nine minims. Heinlein first published as a serial in 1957 and part of the twelves works he wrote for juveniles.įor as long as Thorby can remember, he's been a slave, futilely resisting as he was sold to a succession of masters. ![]() ![]() Citizen of the Galaxy is a science fiction novel by Robert A. ![]()
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