Methuselah's Children

by Robert A. Heinlein

Overview

Lazarus Long, member of a select group bred for generations to live far beyond normal human lifespans, helps his kind escape persecution after word leaks out and angry crowds accuse them of withholding the "secret" of longevity. Lazarus and his companions set out on an interstellar journey and face many trials and strange cultures, like a futuristic Odysseus and his crew, before returning to Earth. This classic novel, set in Robert A. Heinlein's Future History universe, introduces the author's most beloved and widely quoted character (see THE NOTEBOOKS OF LAZARUS LONG).

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013840560
Publisher:	Spectrum Literary Agency, Inc.
Publication date:	12/12/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	422,060
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988), often called the Science Fiction Grand Master, was the author of such ground-breaking novels as STARSHIP TROOPERS, RED PLANET, STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND and THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS. He is generally considered the greatest and most influential science fiction writer of the twentieth century. In addition to being a bestselling author, Heinlein's novels won 4 Hugo awards, 3 "retro Hugo" awards, and the first "Grand Master Award" from the Science Fiction Writers of America. www.virginiaedition.com,

Date of Birth:

July 7, 1907

Date of Death:

May 8, 1988

Place of Birth:

Butler, Missouri

Place of Death:

Carmel, California

Education:

Graduate of U.S. Naval Academy, 1929; attended University of California, Los Angeles, 1934, for graduate study in physic

Editorial Reviews

"Not only America's premier writer of speculative fiction, but the greatest writer of such fiction in the world."

Stephen King

"There is no other writer whose work has exhilarated me as often and to such an extent as Heinlein."

Dean Koontz

"Heinlein wears imagination as though it were his private suit of clothes."

The New York Times - The NY Times

"Heinlein... has the ability to see technologies just around the bend. That, combined with his outstanding skill as a writer and engineer-inventor, produces books that are often years ahead of their time."

The Philadelphia Enquirer - The Philadelphia Inquirer

"Heinlein… has the ability to see technologies just around the bend. That, combined with his outstanding skill as a writer and engineer-inventor, produces books that are often years ahead of their time."

The Philadelphia Inquirer