Don Harvey is a resident of the Interplanetary Federation-yet no planet can claim him as its. His mother was created on Venus and his father on the planet, and Don himself was created on the spaceship in trajectory between planets.

When his parents abruptly summon him away from school on the planet to join them on Mars he does not have any idea he’s going to be plunged into deadly interplanetary intrigue. However the dispatch Don is vacationing on can be unexpectedly diverted to Venus, where in fact the colony has released a revolution against Earth’s control. What’s more, Earth troops have got on Venus and are searching for him. Smooth broke and homeless, Don will have to muster all his assets to stay alive

A riveting coming old story place against a backdrop of the war between planets, this vintage Heinlein novel crackles with action, experience, politics, wit, and brilliant speculation about the globe to come.