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Science fiction writer Allen Carpentier finds adventure beyond his wildest fantasies when his soul is transported to Hell.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Not really sure why I picked this one but once started I was hooked. It is unlike anything else these two have produced - although there are echoes of the Ringworld - or more accurately the Ringworlds concept echoes the Inferno (Dante did get there first). The story is narrated by Alen Carpentier a moderately successful sci-fi writer whose death comes as an annoying end to an attempt to impress his fans. He wakes to find himself in what seems to be the outer circle of the Inferno as described by the Italian medieval poet Dante Aligheri. Is it really Hell or the monstrous construct of a future civilisation (Infernoland?) and why is his guide Benito vaguely familiar? Read and find out.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Tim the Grey
Format:Paperback
As said elsewhere, a second line SF author dies, and wakes up with a 'Benito' in somewhere he labels Infernoland.
After that, it is well crafted Dante meeting 2 Hardcore SF greats, and never stops entertaining, and intriguing.
I have owned my paperback for over 30 years(it cost 75P!), and STILL re-read it today. Value for Money? You bet...
After that, it is well crafted Dante meeting 2 Hardcore SF greats, and never stops entertaining, and intriguing.
I have owned my paperback for over 30 years(it cost 75P!), and STILL re-read it today. Value for Money? You bet...
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Just excellent - so good I keep lending my copy to people and have to buy new ones. No spoilers, but its the story of a writer in Hell - and really well done. Its a good adventure, but tackles the vexed diabolic questions of 'why Hell''how do I get out of here' and 'how come I, er, seem to know everyone?' really interestingly. Worth it just for the red hot offices where damned(literally)former bureaucrats burn for eternity...
I get the impression its a 'light' work by Niven and Pournelle, but benefits from it, because neither author is at their best with their attempts to be deep and meaningful in their doorstop trilogies.
I get the impression its a 'light' work by Niven and Pournelle, but benefits from it, because neither author is at their best with their attempts to be deep and meaningful in their doorstop trilogies.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent and recomended read.
I found it almost impossible to read Dante's original, this representation of his work was bought as a present for a person who had read my copy and needed one for herself. Read more
Published 17 months ago by David Haggerty
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good read
The book is excellent in content, it needs to be cheap as its a poor quality paperback, but surely that is what paperback's are about cheap and cheerful access to literarture.
Published on 18 Sep 2010 by E. Graham
4.0 out of 5 stars
a good book, but not up to "the mote in God's eye"
This is not my first book by this very impressive couple of authors, which is why I bought this book in the first place. Read more
Published on 25 May 2010 by PONZETTO G
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One of the 5 best books I have ever read
...and I have read HUNDREDS
I have waited thirty years for the follow up and finally "Escape From Hell" is out - paperback not for another year sadly.
I have waited thirty years for the follow up and finally "Escape From Hell" is out - paperback not for another year sadly.
Published on 1 Mar 2009 by P. Kennedy
5.0 out of 5 stars
Madcap journey through Hell
Niven and Pournell have taken Dante's Inferno and given it a sci-fi twist. The basics of Inferno are there, the vestibule of Hell, the concentric circles of Hell, the woods of the... Read more
Published on 3 Jun 2007 by Ms. H. Sinton
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