The Man Who Sold the Moon ; First edition cover. Though almost seventy years old, this story is more pertinent today than ever. The future of humans in space cannot be trusted to governments, whose inefficiencies would make it impossible. All but one of these stories deal either directly or indirectly with the moon and the means of getting there. Author : Robert A. Heinlein: Cover artist: Hubert Rogers: Country: United States: Language: English: Genre: Science fiction: Publisher: Shasta Publishers: Publication date. The Man Who Sold the Moon is the title of a 1950 collection of science fiction short stories by American writer Robert A. Heinlein. The Man Who Sold the Moon is the title of a 1950 collection of science fiction short stories by Robert A. Heinlein.. The Man Who Sold the Moon is usually considered the first assortment of Heinlein’s Future Historical past tales, which confirmed us, in the Golden Age of SF, how Heinlein noticed humanity increasing past Earth into area. Audio CD, 9781480523357, 1480523356 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 '40s.All but one of these stories deal either directly or indirectly with the moon and the means of getting there. It consists of a lot of Heinlein’s early brief tales and on this first set includes love, dying, union points and certainly one of Heinlein’s most enduring characters. Click here for the lowest price! The Man Who Sold the Moon by Robert A. Heinlein, Buck Schirner. The stories, part of Heinlein's Future History series, appear in the first edition as follows: .

Introduction by John W. Campbell, Jr., editor of Astounding Science Fiction; Foreword by Robert A. Heinlein '"Let There Be Light"' (1940; originally published in Super Science Stories)

Allen Bain’s Bainframe has acquired rights to Robert A. Heinlein’s 1951 novella 'The Man Who Sold The Moon' to develop for television. 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. The prescience of Heinlein's tale is embodied in a modern-day entrepreneur, who looks beyond the moon to Mars.