Editing Double Star (section)

== Critical reception ==
The noted science-fiction writer and critic [[James Blish]] was no fan of Heinlein's treatment of his first-person protagonists in a number of his novels. Writing in 1957, however, Blish says that "The only first-person narrator Heinlein has created who is a living, completely independent human being is The Great Lorenzo of ''Double Star''.  Lorenzo is complete all the way back to his childhood—the influence of his father upon what he thinks is one of the strongest motives in the story—and his growth under pressure is consistent with his character and no-one else's."<ref>[[James Blish]], ''The Issues at Hand'', pp. 53-54.</ref>

''[[Galaxy Science Fiction|Galaxy]]'' reviewer Floyd C. Gale praised the novel, finding it "an excellent example of Heinlein's ability to take one of the oldest plots in any literature ... and present it as an enjoyable reading experience."<ref>"Galaxy's 5 Star Shelf", ''[[Galaxy Science Fiction]]'', September 1955, p. 110</ref> Admitting "a certain reservation, even disappointment," [[Anthony Boucher]] nevertheless concluded that Heinlein was "simply creating an agreeably entertaining light novel, and in that task he succeeds admirably."<ref>"Recommended Reading," ''[[The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction|F&SF]]'', June 1956, p. 101.</ref>

At the 1957 [[Worldcon]] it received the [[Hugo Award]] for [[Hugo Award for Best Novel|Best Novel]] (Heinlein's first).<ref name="WWE-1956">{{cite web
|url=http://www.worldswithoutend.com/books_year_index.asp?year=1956
|title=1956 Award Winners & Nominees
|work=Worlds Without End
|access-date=2009-07-26}}</ref>

In 2012, the novel was included in the [[Library of America]] two-volume boxed set ''American Science Fiction: Nine Classic Novels of the 1950s'', edited by [[Gary K. Wolfe]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/13/classic-sci-fi-novels-get-21st-century-enhancements-from-library-of-america/ |title=Classic Sci-Fi Novels Get Futuristic Enhancements from Library of America |author=Dave Itzkoff |date=July 13, 2012 |department=Arts Beat: The Culture at Large (blog) |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=January 9, 2013}}</ref>