Science fiction: 99 Cent Ordeal of Richard Feverel ( sci fi, science fiction, Edgar rice Burroughs, space opera )

Meredith defied Victorian convention and expectations in his three-part story of Richard Feverel's childhood, adolescence, and manhood. Abandoned by his mother, who leaves to be with her lover, Richard's father must raise the boy himself. The father has his own strict "System," based on Science and Reason. Richard eventually rebels and marries a woman whose social class does not win his father's approval Final reconciliation comes at a high price for both father and son.Highly Recommended!