Podkayne of Mars
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| Author | Robert A. Heinlein |
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| Cover artist | Irv Docktor |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | G. P. Putnam's Sons |
Publication date | 1963 |
| Publication place | United States |
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Podkayne of Mars is a science-fiction novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein, originally serialised in Worlds of If (November 1962, January, March 1963), and published in hardcover in 1963. The novel features a teenage girl named Podkayne "Poddy" Fries and her younger brother, Clark, who leave their home on Mars to take a trip on a spaceliner to visit Earth, accompanied by their great-uncle.