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Johann Sebastian Bach Smith is old–in his late nineties, he’s kept going by rather extreme life-support measures, but he can afford it he’s easily one of the wealthiest people on the planet. So this story of a most-unusual sex change has a special sort of resonance with me, and I can read it with a unique set of eyes. You see, six years ago, I came out as a transsexual, and began the process of transitioning to life full-time as a woman. Robert Heinlein’s work–particularly his later work, after the mid-1960s–is nothing if not thought-provoking.įor me, at least, I Will Fear No Evil gave me much to think about not only on my first reading years ago, but on my second reading recently. It was his last work, released 1987, and it amazed me in its frank treatment of social, moral, and sexual issues I’ve often said since that once you’ve read that one, you’re corrupted beyond all redemption, and nothing else Heinlein ever wrote will surprise you. My first exposure to Heinlein was To Sail Beyond The Sunset, which I read at a relatively young age. Robert Heinlein, often dubbed “the Dean of Science Fiction,” is a difficult author to review, in my opinion. His mind is still keen, so he has surgeons transplant his brain into a new body —the body of his gorgeous, recently deceased secretary, Eunice.īut Eunice hasn't completely vacated her body. Johann Sebastian Bach Smith is immensely rich— and very old. Publisher's Website, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo,