Gene C. (ORION9) - , reviewed on 5/11/2010 + 56 more book reviews

This is one of Heinlein's best stories, in my opinion. Against the current background of almost daily DNA discoveries and esoteric financial schemes, the story is all the more amazing considering it was originally published in 1942. The main character is the product of thirty generations of selective breeding and is, for all intents and purposes, a "super" man. His first problem is that he can see no reason that this breeding program should go on with his assistance any longer. The story only gets better from that point. Mr. Heinlein puts forth, among other things, a global economic scheme that makes quite a bit of good sense. I enjoyed this story immensely when I first read it forty years ago. I revisited the story just recently and have not changed my opinion. It is a thought provoking and entertaining read.

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