It is both a classic and an anomaly in heinleins canon a superb parable, in which. Heinlein proves himself as adept with sword and sorcery as with rockets and slide rules and the result is exciting, satirical, fastpaced, funny and tremendously readable a favorite of all who. Glory road kindle edition by heinlein, robert a download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Robert heinlein was of course already a great science fiction writer one usually at odds with the establishments pc dogma of. The elements of epic in the great tradition are here but. Glory road book by robert a heinlein half price books. May 14, 2012 heinlein proves himself as adept with sword and sorcery as with rockets and slide rules, and the result is exciting, satirical, fastpaced, funny, and tremendously readablea favorite of all who have read it. Very good, with moderate reading creases along the spine and slight soiling to the covers, no writingmarkings. The thought that i have had is that it seems like there is a heinlein book for almost every significant phase of a mans life. Heinlein proves himself as adept with sword and sorcery as with rockets. Heinlein s one true fantasy novel, glory road is as much fun today as when he wrote it after stranger in a strange land. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Glory road is a science fantasy novel by american writer robert a. The beginning and the ending both have the seeds of a good book.
Glory road by robert heinlein book cover, description, publication history. Written in 1962, this is heinlein s only fullfledged fantasy novel, and that in itself makes it an interesting read. Find books like glory road from the worlds largest community of readers. Heinlein 19071988 was the dominant science fiction writer of the modern era, a. Glory road by heinlein, robert a used books and rare. By comparison, glory road is a novel with the semblance of. All of our paper waste is recycled within the uk and turned into corrugated cardboard. His followup novel, glory road, was not precisely heinlein s first fantasy piecehis 1959 novella the that was precisely the conundrum that future scifi grand master robert heinlein faced in 1962, after winning the award for stranger in a strange land, and he responded to the problem by switching gears a bit. More of a fantasy adventure than science fiction, it seems to me that heinlein was very much in a. Glory road represents his unique venture into scifan ahead of its time. Glory road is, in my never humble opinion, one of the finest books ever written.
Published march 21st 2006 by orb books first published september 1st 1963. Heinlein 19071988 was the dominant science fiction writer of the modern era, a writer whose influence on the field was immense. Fates trick by matt costello, 1988, a game book inspired by glory road requiem. Heinlein proves himself as adept with sword and sorcery as with rockets and slide rules, and the result is exciting, satirical, fastpaced, funny, and tremendously readablea favorite of all who. Books similar to glory road meet your next favorite book. His followup novel, glory road, was not precisely heinleins first fantasy piecehis 1959 novella the that was precisely the conundrum that future scifi grand master robert heinlein faced in 1962, after. Net login register for bookmarks and favorites menu login. Glory road, in particular, reveals the author near the top of his form pringle, modern fantasy. More of a fantasy adventure than science fiction, it seems to me that heinlein was very much in a transitional phase. Glory road is a breathtaking tale of an ordinary man thrust into a totally alien world. It was nominated for the hugo award for best novel in 1964.
Heinlein and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Robert heinlein glory road robert heinlein grumbles from the grave robert heinlein have space suitwill travel. Written in 1962, this is heinleins only fullfledged fantasy novel, and that in itself makes it an interesting read. Glory road is quite different from what you might expect of a novel by robert heinlein. It is a different sort of scifi novel, i notice that. Heinlein proves himself as adept with sword and sorcery as. Heinlein wrote glory road to ridicule the high fantasy genre. Buy glory road by robert a heinlein online at alibris. Btw, the opponent oscar gordon must defeat to retrieve the. Fates trick a crossroads adventure gamebook by matt costello, set in the world of robert a. More of a fantasy adventure than science fiction, it seems to me that heinlein was very much in a transitional phase while writing this book. Mar 21, 2006 glory road is quite different from what you might expect of a novel by robert heinlein. Heinlein 19071988 was productive during a writing career that spanned the last 49 years of his life.
All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the. Heinlein 19071988 will welcome the reissue of the sf authors 1963 fantasy adventure, glory road. But, alas, the middle of glory road is page after page of this sort of thing. Heinleins one true fantasy novel, glory road is as much fun today as when he wrote it after stranger in a strange land. Glory road was nominated for the hugo award in 1964. The glory road led beyond the stars to a far, strange dimension a world of peril, adventure and enchantment for a warweary young american. Click download or read online button to get glory road heinlein pdf book now. Heinlein himself reported that the book only took several weeks and was a lot of fun to write. Heinlein 19071988 is widely acknowledged to have been the single most important and influential author of science fiction. Mar 21, 2006 heinlein proves himself as adept with sword and sorcery as with rockets and slide rules and the result is exciting, satirical, fastpaced, funny and tremendously readable a favorite of all who have read it. Some of his most popular works include glory road, as well as his controversial bestsellers starship troopers, stranger in a strange land, and the short story all you zombies. I read all of the heinlein novels as i was growing up, including glory road which i have since reread several times.
Glory road first edition robert heinlein bauman rare books. The swordplay in glory road is informed by heinleins knowledge of fencing, the sport he participated in while a cadet at the us naval academy. Well, this experiment can be considered a great success and glory road is a fascinating adventure well worth your time. The first edition of the novel was published in september 1st 1963, and was written by robert a.
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Heinleins wit, wisdom, social commentary and humor are on full display in this brilliant fantasy novel that presents other worlds to illuminate and evaluate our own. Heinlein proves himself as adept with sword and sorcery as with rockets and slide rules and the result is exciting, satirical, fastpaced, funny and tremendously readable a favorite of all who have read it. If so it would certainly be easier to see the book in a better light. Sciencefantasy novel by robert heinlein, famous american writer known for hard scifi. Heinlein bibliography includes 32 novels, 59 short. The elements of epic in the great tradition are here but changed by the talent and magic of robert heinlein to create a story as original and striking as his classic stranger in a strange land.
Heinlein s wit, wisdom, social commentary and humor are on full display in this brilliant fantasy novel that presents other worlds to illuminate and evaluate our own. But to give him credit, heinlein does go for a somewhat nontraditional denouement and clumsily pokes at the happilyeverafter ending to see if it holds up. The main characters of this fantasy, science fiction story are e. It is both a classic and an anomaly in heinleins canon a superb parable, in which the higher workings that control mans destiny are deftly exposed to view slusser, classic years, 60.
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