About this title: Answering a somewhat cryptic ad, an adventurer nicknamed "Scar" winds up on a quest to retrieve a missing computer component at the behest of a beautiful woman claiming to be a scientist.
Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is described below.
Description: Good. Nice copy! INT: tanned pages, no rips, tears, bent page corners, or markings of any kind. EXT: edge wear, spine & cover creases, missing cover corner. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Baen Books
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780671877040ISBN:0671877046
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Nice soft cover, lightly read, slight shelf wear to cover, light crease on spine, light aging to pages, stk #2031f9. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 304 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Acceptable. Spine is well creased. Covers show considerable wear. Acceptable Grade D reading copy. Pages tanning. Used books may have price stickers. Most orders ship on the next business day. read more
Edition: Not Stated
Binding: Paper/SEWN
Publisher: Berkley Books
Date Published: 1970
Description: Good. No Jacket as Issued. Mass Market Paperback. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Creases on front wrap, wear on spine top and bottom, bumping. Binding tight, pages clean. read more
Binding: Perfect Bound Paper
Publisher: Avon
Date Published: 1966
Description: Good + No Jacket as Issued. Mass Market Paperback. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Corners bumped and minor wear to edges. Lower left and upper right corners of back cover show multiple light creases. Spine creased as well. PO's initials written of FEP in blue pen. Binding tight, pages clean. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Baen
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780671877040ISBN:0671877046
Description: Acceptable. Overall below average used book. May have highlighting, underlining, notes, price sticker on cover, or be an ex-library book. read more
"This novel bleeds into fantasy, unusual for Heinlein, even though he keeps star gates around for shuffling our hero off to other worlds. By my taste, once you're wielding a sword and taking on dragons, science fiction is a stretch. :-)
That said, this novel was immensely fun. Though not one of Heinlein's great character novels, I still sympathized withe character. I can't say what's great about it. Its plot doesn't have the punch of the early novels. The characters aren't as strong as most of the later ones. But it is a page-turned, and... fun!"
"Apparently, this is one of Heinlein's few attempts at fantasy. He does it quite well and it is notable for two things. Firstly, Heinlein cannot resist the need to rationalise the miraculous. Magic arises from a more advanced mathematics and science than our own. Secondly, we see this fantastic world through the eyes of a protagonist drawn from our contemporary world. He is a character we can all relate to and, through his eyes, relate to the fantastic events that transpire.
Most importantly though is that there is no simple "happy ever after". What happens after and how one makes the adjustment back to mundane existence is an important part of this story. Can one return to to normal afterwards or is is one forever changed?
There is a fair bit of Heinlein's social commentary and didacticism in places but that's only to be expected. It is at least thought provoking even if you don't agree with everything he says. He is continuing to impress me with his versatility as a writer and look forward to my bext Heinlein installment."
"I like to reread books by favorite authors, and I read all of Heinlein's stuff when I was a teenager. Most of them are hard to find now, so when I see them in a used bookstore I usually snap them up. For the most part, this one is justly forgotten. I'd describe what it's about, but it doesn't really matter. Oh, all right, why not: a soldier meets a gorgeous Amazon at a nude beach in France and follows her to an alternate universe where he fights dragons with swords. He acts like a typical Heinlein hero, but not as interesting. Happy now?"
"After I Will Fear No Evil I was hesitant to pick up another Heinlein book, but we have so many on our shelves. Heinlein spends too much time emphasizing Star's inherent femininity, making her cloying and obnoxiously obsequious. However there's never a point where she seems to need saving and she puts a great deal of energy into broadening her hero's horizons, expanding his mind. The twist at the end is quite suitably pulled off and definitely worth sticking around for if only because it reveals a refreshingly intelligent reason for Star's temperament. It's also worth sticking around for because in the end this is not a story about men and women but a clever, cutting critique of accepted moral and social conventions."
We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.
rating
