Double Star

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Double Star is a classic science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein that follows an out-of-work actor hired to impersonate a prominent politician in a complex interplanetary political scheme.

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Double Star canonical 1
Double Star (novel) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel ⓘ
science fiction novel ⓘ
author Robert A. Heinlein ⓘ
awarded Hugo Award for Best Novel ⓘ
awardYear 1956 ⓘ
centralTheme identity ⓘ
performance ⓘ
political impersonation ⓘ
politics ⓘ
containsElement conspiracy ⓘ
disguise ⓘ
interplanetary politics ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 1956 ⓘ
genre science fiction ⓘ
hasAdaptation radio adaptation ⓘ
hasAlternateTitle Double Star (novel) ⓘ
linked to: Double Star
hasCoverArtist Ed Emshwiller ⓘ
hasFormat audiobook ⓘ
ebook ⓘ
hardcover ⓘ
paperback ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn later political science fiction works ⓘ
hasISBN 978-0-345-31540-2 ⓘ
hasPageCount about 192 pages ⓘ
hasSubject actors ⓘ
politicians ⓘ
space travel ⓘ
isStandalone true ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryForm prose ⓘ
literaryMovement Golden Age science fiction ⓘ
mainCharacter John Joseph Bonforte ⓘ
Lorenzo Smythe ⓘ
medium print ⓘ
narrativePerspective first-person ⓘ
notableFor portrayal of political process in a spacefaring future ⓘ
originalPublisher Doubleday ⓘ
partOf Robert A. Heinlein bibliography ⓘ
protagonistOccupation actor ⓘ
publisherCountry United States ⓘ
setting Luna ⓘ
Mars ⓘ
Solar System ⓘ
subgenre political science fiction ⓘ
targetAudience adult readers ⓘ
timePeriodOfStory future ⓘ

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Robert A. Heinlein → notableWork → Double Star ⓘ
Double Star → hasAlternateTitle → Double Star (novel) ⓘ
linked to: Double Star