num_pages: 221
description: Bill knew his destiny lay in the stars, but how was he to get there? George Lemer was shipping out for Ganymede to join the fledgling colony, and Bill wanted to go along. But his father would not hear of it - far too dangerous a mission! Bill finally talked his way aboard the colony ship Mayflower - and discovered his father was right!
language: English
title: Farmer in the Sky
titlecomplete: Farmer in the Sky
characters: Bill Lermer
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Adventure, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult, Space, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics, Novels, Hugo Awards
ratings_count: 9583
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Retro Hugo Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Ballantine Books