A review by spacecomics
Assignment in Eternity by Robert A. Heinlein
4.0
Not my favorite Heinlein stories, but I know some people claim they are favorites. Others say "Gulf" espouses elitism. That's arguable, but if it does, I noticed the third and longest story, "Lost Legacy," is clearly anti-elitist.
"Jerry Was A Man" reminded me distinctly of the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Measure Of A Man," in which Data was on trial and his humanity was debated. This story is about a genetically modified anthropoid rather than an android, but otherwise it's about the same issue, written some 40 years earlier.
Both "Lost Legacy" and "Elsewhen" were among Heinlein's earliest stories and the style is more similar to the early pulp fiction than his later, more polished works. "Gulf" is partly intriguing, partly theory of semantics and education that I found interesting. "Jerry Was A Man" is more satirical and subtly cynical.
"Jerry Was A Man" reminded me distinctly of the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Measure Of A Man," in which Data was on trial and his humanity was debated. This story is about a genetically modified anthropoid rather than an android, but otherwise it's about the same issue, written some 40 years earlier.
Both "Lost Legacy" and "Elsewhen" were among Heinlein's earliest stories and the style is more similar to the early pulp fiction than his later, more polished works. "Gulf" is partly intriguing, partly theory of semantics and education that I found interesting. "Jerry Was A Man" is more satirical and subtly cynical.