Inferno - Softcover

Niven, Larry; Pournelle, Jerry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0765355949 ISBN 13: 9780765355942

Publisher: Tor Science Fiction, 2017

Synopsis

Acclaimed writing pair Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle offer a new twist on Dante's classic tale, Inferno.

After being thrown out the window of his luxury apartment, science fiction writer Allen Carpentier wakes to find himself at the gates of hell. Feeling he's landed in a great opportunity for a book, he attempts to follow Dante's road map. Determined to meet Satan himself, Carpentier treks through the Nine Layers of Hell led by Benito Mussolini, and encounters countless mental and physical tortures. As he struggles to escape, he's taken through new, puzzling, and outlandish versions of sin--recast for the present day.

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Review:

"The somber beauty of Inferno brought up to the twentieth century with care and humor and some sins Dante didn't even suspect."
--Frank Herbert

"Inferno is quite literally a cakewalk through hell, with a science fiction writer as Dante and Benito Mussolini as Virgil."
--Norman Spinrad

"A fast, amusing, and vivid book by a writing team noted for intelligence and imagination."
--Roger Zelazny

"A dazzling tour de force."
--Poul Anderson

About the Author:

LARRY NIVEN is the New York Times bestselling author of the Ringworld series, along with many other science fiction masterpieces, and fantasy including the Magic Goes Away series. He has received the Nebula Award, five Hugos, four Locus Awards, two Ditmars, the Prometheus, and the Robert A. Heinlein Award, among other honors.

JERRY POURNELLE (1933-2017) was an essayist, journalist, and science fiction author. He had advanced degrees in psychology, statistics, engineering, and political science. As a science fiction author, he is best known for his many collaborations with Larry Niven, including Inferno, Beowulf's Children and The Mote in God's Eye.

Pournelle was the first ever winner of the John W. Campbell Award for Best new Writer in 1973.

About this edition

• Publisher: Tor Science Fiction
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0765355949
• ISBN 13: 9780765355942
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 229