Forward himself appeared to be pretty pro capitalist in his sci fi writings. The very first sentence in Saturn Rukh is “Got a job for you, it pays a billion.”
Issac Asimov used the name Dr.Robert Forward in a humorous story,probably not the same one as in this story he made one of his usual puns with the name Forward
That was my impression as well. I really enjoyed his sci fi novels, and my first thought when he died a few years back was pretty selfish: no more new Forward novels for me to read.
Thanks- I’ve just placed a hold at my library for that title.