The Man Who Sold the Moon (Signet S1644) - Softcover

Heinlein, Robert A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451016440 ISBN 13: 9780451016447

Publisher: New American Library, 1959

Synopsis

The Man Who Sold the Moon, the first entry in Heinlein's Future History, assembles six of Heinlein's earliest short stories from the late 1930s and 1940s: Lifeline, Let There Be Light, The Roads Must Roll, Blow-Ups Happen, The Man Who Sold the Moon, and Requiem.

About this title

From the Back Cover

D.D. Harriman is a billionaire with a dream: the dream of Space for All Mankind. The method? Anything that works. Maybe, in fact, Harriman goes too far.

But he will give us the stars....

About the Author

Robert A Heinlein is considered one of the Big Three of classic science fiction (along with Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke). Heinlein is a seven-time Hugo Award recipient and was given the first Grand Master Nebula Award for lifetime achievement. Heinlein’s juveniles alone have influenced generations of scientists, engineers and creators the world over (for instance, it was once estimated that everyone in the Apollo 11 mission control room had read and loved at least one Heinlein novel). His worldwide bestsellers include Have Space Suit — Will Travel, Stranger in a Strange Land, Starship Troopers, Time Enough for Love, and The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress.

Edition details

• Publisher: New American Library
• Publication date: 1959
• ISBN 10: 0451016440
• ISBN 13: 9780451016447
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 159