“[Heinlein] made footsteps big enough for a whole country to follow. And it was our country that did it… We proceed down a path marked by his ideas. That’s legacy enough for any man. He showed us where the future is.” —Tom Clancy

“Like Carlos Baker’s Hemingway, this is an essential and exhaustive life.” —Joe Haldeman

“Patterson offers a meticulous life-portrait of America’s most pivotal science fiction author. In following Robert Heinlein’s journey, step-by-step, we come to understand the persistent themes of his work. Perseverance, compassion, courage, curiosity, and–above all–a drive to confront the future on its own terms, eye-to-eye.” —David Brin