Rite of Passage
In 2198, one hundred and fifty years after the desperate wars that
destroyed an over-populated Earth, Man lives precariously on a hundred
hastily-established colony worlds and in the seven giant Ships that
once ferried men to the stars.
Mia Havero's Ship is a small, closed society. It tests its children by
casting them out to live or die in a month Trial in the hostile wilds
of a colony world. Mia Havero's Trial is fast approaching and in the
meantime she must learn not only the skills that will keep her alive
but the deeper courage to face herself and the world.
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Alexei Panshin
Alexis Adams Panshin (born 1940) is an American science fiction and fantasy author and critic. He has written critical works and novels, including the 1968 Nebula Award-winning novel Rite of Passage. He writes under the name Alexei and is called Alexei by his family.
The first widely public noticed book of his was Heinlein In Dimension. Robert A. Heinlein was strongly against to it, and attempted to stop its publication, threatening to sue the publishers. As a result, sections were published in fanzines, winning a Hugo award for best fan activity. That, in turn, helped the book achieve professional publication.
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