In Podkayne of Mars, Heinlein skillfully combines the traditional interests of the genre—technology, foreign worlds, and alien creatures. His descriptions of the space vessel and its operations are technically detailed. He depicts futuristic societies on Mars, a pioneer world, and on Venus, a civilized but corrupt planet that is run like a business by the Corporation. Its citizens are "stockholders," and their capital, Venusberg, is a bustling metropolis of casinos, lavish shops, and bizarre nightlife.
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