Starman Jones Author:Robert Heinlein Max Jones inherits his uncle's library and an intense determination to follow in his footsteps, but the Astrogator's Guild is restricted to hereditary membership, son following father, and Max is denied acceptance. Stunned and angered by this rejection and by the confiscation of his precious books, Max runs away and gains illegal entry on board... more » the Asgard, scheduled for a long space voyage. But this spiteful action results in more than he bargained for as the ship becomes lost in space and faces a forced landing on an unknown star.« less