The Robert H. Heinlein novella Universe was published in the May 1941 issue of Astounding Science Fiction. Sequel novella Common Sense was published in ASF in October of the same year. Both were slightly modified by the author and published together as Orphans of the Sky in 1963.
This science fiction classic became a paradigm for many sf plots to follow. An interstellar ship drifting aimlessly through space is peopled by inhabitants who have forgotten its history. The ship is their universe as they farm, raise families, and battle the mutants that inhabit the ship's upper levels. Can young Hugh Hoyland unravel the ship's mysteries and convince its inhabitants of his discoveries? Heinlein adroitly explores issues of morality and the folly of blind loyalty while delivering an action-packed story full of believable characters.
The series
1950The Man Who Sold the Moon 
1951The Green Hills of Earth 
1951Universe 
1953Revolt in 2100 
1958Methuselah's Children 
1963Orphans of the Sky 
1967The Past Through Tomorrow 
1973Time Enough for Love 
1978The Notebooks of Lazarus Long 
1980The Number of the Beast 
1982Friday 
1985The Cat Who Walks Through Walls 
1987To Sail Beyond the Sunset Be the first reviewer
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