The Norton Book of Science Fiction
1993
Ursula K. Le Guin, Brian Attebery, Brian Attebery, Karen Joy Fowler, Orson Scott Card, Margaret Atwood
The man who sold the moon
4.3/ 5
10 ratings
About This Book
In 1949, Heinlein wrote this story about an entrepreneur who foresaw that future of manned space flight could not be left to governments. His protagonist, D.D. Harriman, risked his reputation, his fortune and his very life to make his dream a reality. The prescience of Heinlein's tale is embodied in a modern-day entrepreneur, who looks beyond the moon to Mars. The future of humans in space cannot be trusted to governments, whose inefficiencies would make it impossible. Though almost seventy years old, this story is more pertinent today than ever.
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Book Details
First Published
1950
Pages
267 pages
Rating
4.3 / 5
Ratings
10
Editions
35
Publisher
New English Library
Language
ENG, FRE
Status
Published
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