When I saw the character in the wheelchair I immediately thought of the Poul Anderson story "Call me Joe": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_me_Joe http://en.

When I saw the character in the wheelchair I immediately thought of the Poul Anderson story "Call me Joe": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_me_Joe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_me_Joe I haven't heard anything about Poul Anderson being credited as the inspiration for this story.