First published 2004
In 1938, Navy pilot Perry Nelson dies in a car crash. He wakes up decades later in the year 2086, in a world transformed. Struggling to make sense of this strange new reality, Perry must confront the jarring contrast between his old life and the semi-utopian society he now inhabits. As he navigates this unfamiliar world, he grapples with his role and purpose, and the weight of the life he left behind. Heinlein's time-traveling tale is a thought-provoking exploration of progress, personal identity, and the power of perspective.
Genres: science-fiction, 20th-century, 21st-century, alternate-history
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, time-travel
Setting: 2086
Period: 1938
263 pages · Hardcover · Scribner