Hamilton has a body filled with some of the best characteristics that man can have, and the only problem is that he doesn't give a darn. The plot centers on Hamilton Felix, whose genetic makeup has been recorded, tracked and tweaked for over five generations to make his genetic pool one of several 'Star line' groups. On the plus side, it does contain good, sound genetics that later scientific advances haven't significantly outmoded. Heinlein equals kitsch? First published in 1942, this reprint title by one of the masters of modern science fiction is not one of his best efforts, with its dated '40s jargon, a ham-fisted attempt at romance and a plot that really doesn't go anywhere. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. “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 Big mistake! The revolutionaries are about to find out that recruiting a superman was definitely not a good idea. Knowing of Hamilton’s disenchantment with the modern world, they want him to join their Glorious Revolution. A secret cabal of revolutionaries plan to revolt and seize control. However, his life is about to become less boring. He is, as far as genetics can produce one, the ultimate man, yet sees no meaning in life. And he is the culmination of a star line each of his last thirty ancestors chosen for superior genes. Disease, hunger, poverty and war are found only in the history tapes, and applied genetics has brought a lifespan of over a century. Big mistake! The revolutionaries are about to find out that recruiting a superman is definitely not a good idea.Utopia has been achieved. Knowing of Hamilton's disenchantment with the modern world, they have recruited him to join their Glorious Revolution. A secret cabal of revolutionaries who find utopia not just boring, but desperately in need of leaders who know just What Needs to be Done, are planning to revolt and put themselves in charge. However, Hamilton's life is about to become less boring. And this ultimate man can see no reason why the human race should survive, and has no intention of continuing the pointless comedy. Hamilton is, as far as genetics can produce one, the ultimate man.

And applied genetics has given men and women the bodies of athletes and a lifespan of over a century.īut Hamilton Felix is bored. For centuries, disease, hunger, poverty and war have been things found only in the histories. With an all new afterword by Tony Daniel. Short-sighted utopians in a futurist society recruit a disaffected 'superior' man, and get far more than they bargain for.

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