![]() ![]() Heinlein floated the idea of listing her as the co-author, wanting her to take some of the blame for a novel that he himself felt no pride in, fearing that Dalgliesh's hatchet job had produced a story that would harm his reputation. ![]() ![]() He eventually gave in and removed several sections, including a couple of pages about the legal use of guns by the young boys in his Martian world and a section centering on the production of eggs by the fuzzy little bouncer Willis - she eliminated every mention of sex in the book, despite the fact that each such mention was beyond innocuous. Alice Dalgliesh, Heinlein's editor at Scribner's, objected to several themes and ideas in the original manuscript, much to Heinlein's justified consternation. It's hard to think of it as juvenile fiction, though, because it is a fantastically fun read that introduces thought-provoking ideas on sociological and otherwise adult subjects. Red Planet is one of Robert Heinlein's most enjoyable, best-selling and important juvenile novels. ![]()
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