Heinlein's Furure History stories. Harriman was the guy was the driving force behind the first Moon Landing. That was in the story The Man Who Sold the Moon.
He at least gets mentioned in a few other stories, but as I recall, the only other one he appears in is Requiem.
Well, you might like some of Heinlein's earlier stuff. Some folks draw the line at Starship Troopers, others draw it later (I Will Fear No Evil is what I peg as the low point).
The Juveniles and the older Future History stuff are generally considered to be halfway decent if not great. And many of the short stories are excellent.
Though a lot of people don't realize that the shorts they are objecting to are not "the same old idea" but the *first* stories to use those ideas. For example All You Zombies and By His Bootstraps are the source of those particular time-travel ideas.
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He at least gets mentioned in a few other stories, but as I recall, the only other one he appears in is Requiem.
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The Juveniles and the older Future History stuff are generally considered to be halfway decent if not great. And many of the short stories are excellent.
Though a lot of people don't realize that the shorts they are objecting to are not "the same old idea" but the *first* stories to use those ideas. For example All You Zombies and By His Bootstraps are the source of those particular time-travel ideas.
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Ever notice the parallels between _Requiem_ and the subplot and ending of _Space Cowboys_?
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On the other hand Robert Vaughan's character in Battle Beyond the Stars has a some resemblances in his fate.
ps. a number of local fans refer to Battle Beyond the Stars as "John Boy in space" :-)