All-new afterword by popular Jon and Lobo series creator, Mark L. Van Name. Two classic Robert A. Heinlein books in one volume:<i>The Man Who Sold the Moon</i> and <i>Orphans of the Sky.</i> Journeys into space, one taking humans to space by hook or by crook, the other the classic first-time tale of a generation vessel with passengers who do not realize they are in a spaceship.<br><br>Two classic Robert A. Heinlein books in one volume, with an all-new introduction by Mark L. Van Name, author of the Jon and Lobo military SF series.<br><br><i>The Man Who Sold the Moon: </i>D. D. Harriman is a billionaire with a dream: the dream of space for all mankind. The method?<i>Anything that works.</i> Maybe, in fact, Harriman goes too far. But he will give us the stars.<br><br><i>Orphans of the Sky: </i>Hugh had been taught that, according to the ancient sacred writings, the Ship was on a voyage to faraway Centaurus. But he also understood that this must be allegory for a voyage to spiritual perfection. After all, the real world was only metal corridors and nothing else, right? And then Hugh begins to suspect the truth.<br><br>Two all-time classics from seven-time Hugo winner and Dean of Science Fiction, Robert A. Heinlein.<br><br><b>About Robert A. Heinlein:</b><br>“Not only America's premier writer of speculative fiction, but the greatest writer of such fiction in the world.” –Stephen King<br><br>“One of the grand masters of science fiction.” –<i>Wall Street Journal</i><br><br>Comprehensive Teacher's Guide available at Baen.com