None of this is explained or expanded upon, nor is it really relevant to the plot. He enters a code combination for the door (as opposed to knocking or ringing a doorbell), then awaits "face check" (from context some sort of video camera rather than some kind of fish-eye lens in the door). Dilating Door: In the first few paragraphs of the novel the protagonist arrives at the office door of his friend.There's also a condemnation of the Uterine Replicator concept you don't want to risk the genetics for a healthy womb deteriorating - if civilization ever collapsed and humans had to breed naturally again, a lack of healthy reproductive systems and knowledge of reproductive care would doom the entire species. Designer Babies: Beyond This Horizon has the same gamete-selection process and discrimination as in Gattaca, but it's treated much better by being actually scientific traits are studied extensively before being integrated into the general population, there is a protected class of "control naturals" just in case any of the selected genes turn out to be a bad idea, and the gene-selected humans won a war against an an empire of caste species to show that individual survival drive trumps "Brave New World"-style human insect hives with custom-bred units.Author Catchphrase: Characters say "So?", with context making it clear it's meant in the sense of "Is that so?".Though to be fair that's pretty easy: just give out really crappy basics, kinda like issuing everyone on a dole an orange jumpsuit and feeding them on prison loaf: surely it would let you survive on the dole, but would you like living like that for any extended period of time? However, they still had money and the economics made sense in context. Artistic License – Economics: This story is set in a society where everyone is given the basics for free.When his friend informs him that chemical reactions are too slow, the hero replies that it's human reflexes that make the difference. Archaic Weapon for an Advanced Age: Lethal duels with rayguns are commonplace, but the hero makes a replica of an obsolete weapon, the '.45'.Heinlein, first published as a Serial Novel in 1942. Beyond This Horizon is a Science Fiction novel by Robert A.
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