Robert Anson Heinlein

Engineered from the finest genes, and trained to be a secret courier in a future world, Friday operates over a near-future Earth, where chaos reigns. Working at Boss's whimsical behest she travels from far north to deep south, finding quick, expeditious solutions as one calamity after another threatens to explode in her face.... Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Friday

Robert A. Heinlein

Beautiful Friday, a genetically engineered courier of the future, travels from New Zealand to Canada to beyond, as she engages in a series of daring and intriguing assignments. By the author of Starship Troopers. Reprint.

Sarah Sammis

I enjoyed the book a lot more than I expected to though it is flawed in places. There are almost too many plot threads making for a chaotic first half of the book. Heinlein used a very chit-chatty voice for telling the story of Friday's quest for a family and sometimes it works and a lot of time it doesn't. I did like the near future world he describes where the major countries have fallen apart into smaller feudal countries: such as California, Texas, Chicago, British Canada, and so on. The second round of revolutions though becomes too much of a distraction.

Andrew John Kinney

This book was published the same year Blade Runner came out (1982), and I've often wondered if there was a connection - Blade Runner was based on Philip Dick's 1968 novel, but there are definite similarities. I read this book while on a military deployment that was mostly boredom, and thank goodness I had this book, because I would have been climbing the walls otherwise. Very entertaining, and interesting how Heinlein understood prejudice against strong women 35+ years ago.

Friday

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