longevity, estate planning

[pezcat]

Hello,

I remember in the 80's a book that had a theme of family building and breeding choices. That was a subplot but I can't even remember the main antagonist. Was that in Heinlein's "Job"? Back then I was reading a lot of Donaldson and Feist but I don't think it was either. Any help will be appreciated.

Philip

 

[Parson]

This sounds like Heinlein. The book I remember, hoping we're on the same wave length here had to do with the question of "Are we more than our genes?" Some of the major events in the book were when a man from the 20's is unfrozen in the future and he meets the protagonist who is a man of impeccable breeding but is "only" a maker of games. The man from the past wants to join in the real society rather than being just an oddity and wants to sell American football.

The society is one of Heinleins "armed" communities. Everyone either has a weapon or wears a "brassard of peace." The book also touches on re-incarnation because an old woman in the book is "re-incarnated" in the man's daughter. The government is basically hands off, and one of the conflicts in the story involves a group who tries to gain power by stealing the cryogenic vat where the DNA of the world(?) is kept.

I remember more details but of course name and author actually escape me. Is this your book?

 

[chrispenycate]

The book Parson's describing is "Beyond this Horizon" by Heinlein, and yes, it's got family and breeding choices; I'm tempted to say 'what Heinlein doesn't?' (Well, Job, of course, since after armageddon breeding is a bit controversial, if possible at all).

But the theme(s) is so commonplace it's going to be hard nailing it down without a little more information.

 

[zaltys13]

Could be Heinleins Time enough for love.

 

[Abernovo]

In fact, if it's Heinlein, it could be any of the Howard Family/Lazarus Long books.