. . "Variable Star"@en . . "64427497" . . . "ISBN 0-7653-1312-X" . "For the astronomical object, see Variable star.Variable Star is a 2006 novel written by Spider Robinson based on the surviving seven pages of an eight-page 1955 novel outline by the late Robert A. Heinlein. The book is set in a divergent offshoot of Heinlein's Future History and contains many references to works by Heinlein and other authors. It describes the coming of age of a young musician who signs on to the crew of a starship as a way of escaping from a failed romance."@en . . "813/.54 22" . "PS3515.E288 V37 2006" .