The epic saga of an earthling, born and educated on Mars, who arrives on our planet with superhuman powers and a total ignorance of the mores of man.

Success is in reach when electronics engineer Dan Davis invents a household robot that could do almost anything. His greedy partner and fiancée trick him into a long sleep--suspended animation for thirty years. But he discovers he has the ability to travel back in time and seek revenge after he is awoken in a different world in A.D. 2000.

Firsthand account of Heinlein's travels around the world.

"Along with a critical essay by Orson Scott Card reassessing science fiction in the twentieth century, Masterpieces includes short fiction by writers who have forged a permanent place for science fiction in the popular culture of today ... and tomorrow. It offers a glimpse of the greatest works that mixed science with fiction in trying to figure out humanity's place in the universe. Featuring bold, brave, and breathtaking stories, this definitive...