Revolt on Alpha C by Robert Silverberg maybe, or...
Red Planet by Heinlein... or it could have been
Witch World or
Beast Master by Andre Norton
hmmm
makes me want to go back and reread them all...
my mother is an avid (and I mean rabidly avid
) science fiction and fantasy reader, her second passion was mysteries.
we went to the library once every 2 weeks as far back as I can remember. I had my own box for my books.
my father is a history reader. He doesn't collect books like my mother, but he loves to talk about them.
I was and am extremely fortunate.