But the timing on the rerelease probably has more to do with the imminent like now release of the sequel, escape from hell. Unlike dante, niven and pournelle have decided not to take their protagonist, allen carpenter, to purgatory. Inferno by larry niven overdrive rakuten overdrive. One of the famed american science fiction writers of our time is larry niven whose real names are laurence van cott niven. In 1966 larry niven created the ultimate tourist with his awardwinn.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Escape from hell inferno series book 2 kindle edition. Escape from hell is the breathtaking followup to niven and pournelles classic science fiction reimagining of dantes inferno. Escape from hell inferno is a fantasy novel written by larry niven and jerry pournelle, published in 1976. In inferno, a sciencefiction author named allen carpentier awakes after an apparent suicide and finds himself on the outskirts of what he calls infernoland and later realizes is actually hell. Over the course of his career niven has added to this first law a list of nivens laws which he describes as how the universe works as far as he can tell. It collects several of niven s known space short stories from his golden age of the late1960s, including the beowulf shaeffer stories. Man of steel, woman of kleenex audiobook by larry niven. Pat frank alas babylon audiobook pat frank alas babylon. Escape from hell by larry niven, jerry pournelle alibris. Allan carpenter escaped from hell once but remained haunted by wh.
After being thrown out of the window of his luxury apartment, science fiction writerallen carpentierwoke to find himself at the gates of hell. Feb 17, 2009 larry niven is the awardwinning author of the ringworld series, along with many other science fiction masterpieces, and fantasy novels including the magic goes away series. Some of larry s books and short stories are available in various ebook formats, including kindle, which can be downloaded from online publishers by clicking the links below. After being thrown out the window of his luxury apartment, science fiction writer allen carpentier wakes to find himself at the gates of hell. Buy escape from hell by larry niven, jerry pournelle online at alibris. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Escape from hell was long coming but is a very worthy successor to larry nivens inferno. He has received the nebula award, five hugos, four locus awards, two ditmars, the prometheus, and the robert a.
Larry niven s novel, ringworld, is the winner of the 1970 hugo award for best novel, the 1970 nebula award for best novel, and the 1972 ditmars, an australian award for best international science fiction. Larry niven is a wellknown american scifi author who has been writing for the last 50 or so years and is best known for his ringworld sciencefiction series which has received several awards, including the hugo, locus, ditmar, and nebula awards. Although outofprint, neutron star is a book worth getting for any fan of science fiction. Related books you might enjoy the ringworld throne by larry niven. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading escape from hell inferno series book 2. Listen to escape from hell audiobook by jerry pournelle, larry niven. Larry niven crashlander pdf download abesemagals blog. Larry niven is also known in science fiction fandom for niven s law. Larry niven passing perry crater base, time uncertain.
Review of inferno by larry niven and jerry pournelle sffaudio. Larry niven became a published author in 1966 with the novel world of ptavvs part of the known space universe. Escape from hell inferno, book 2 by larry niven and jerry pournelle book cover, description, publication history. Acclaimed writing pair larry niven and jerry pournelle offer a new twist on dantes classic tale, inferno. Escape from hell by larry niven, jerry pournelle nook.
The authors are so accomplished it should hardly be less but escape from hell is simply not on par with their great novels. It is a sequel to inferno, the 1976 book by the same authors. He is a fivetime winner of the hugo award, along with a nebula and numerous others. Online library lucifers hammer larry niven lucifers hammer larry niven. Escape from hell inferno larry niven, jerry pournelle on. Escape from hell was long coming but is a very worthy successor to larry niven s inferno.
Larry niven is also known in science fiction fandom for nivens law. I kid you not, pournelle and niven have had the chutzpah to rewrite dantes inferno as if they were some unholy hybrid of roger zelazny, robert heinlein, and phil. In this sequel to inferno, carpenter continues his journey to free shades in hell, meanwhile hell is changing around him. Anathema, allen, it puzzles me that a man can shoot thirtytwo fullgrown men and women before the sheriffs men gun him down. Some of larrys books and short stories are available in various ebook formats, including kindle, which can be downloaded from online publishers by clicking the links below.
Great story telling is still alive in science fiction because of larry niven, and his finest work is the. Inferno has been described as a cakewalk through hell, but there is a great deal more to it than is suggested by that blurb. Allan carpenter escaped from hell once but remained haunted by what he saw and endured. Acclaimed writing pair larry niven and jerry pournelle offer a new twist on. Feeling hes landed in a great opportunity for a book, he attempts to follow dantes road map. There, 25 years have passed since humanity quarantined the mysterious aliens known as moties within the confines of their. Readers who enjoyed inferno will most likely enjoy escape from hell, but maybe not in the same measure. Passing perry crater base, time uncertain by larry niven orb books recently reprinted larry niven and jerry pournelles classic novel, inferno, and tor books will bring out the longawaited sequel, escape from hell, in february. Escape from hell inferno niven, larry, pournelle, jerry on. Betrayer of worlds prelude to ringworld ebook by larry niven,edward m.
Larry niven project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Escape from hell by larry niven and jerry pournelle is the long awaited sequel to their classic adaptation and updating of dantes inferno, titled appropriately enough, inferno. Escape from hell niven, larry, pournelle, jerry on. Over the course of his career niven has added to this first law a list of niven s laws which he describes as how the universe works as far as he can tell. Back in 1974, i read and reread, and reread larry niven and jerry pournells inferno. Escape from hell read online free book by larry niven in. Seeing a greatopportunityfor a book, he attempted to follow dantesroad map and trekked through thenine circles of hell. Larry niven is the multiple hugo, locus, and nebula awardwinning author of science fiction short stories and novels, including the ringworld series, as well as many other science fiction masterpieces. Escape from hell larry niven, author, jerry pournelle, author. Escape from hell inferno series book 2 kindle edition by larry niven, jerry pournelle. Walls 1,000 miles high at each rim will let in the sun and prevent much air from escaping. The novel continues the story of deceased science fiction writer allen carpenter who spelled his name carpentier on his novels in his quest to help other damned souls in hell. Jerry pournelle 2009 escape from hell weiner audiobook jerry pournelle 2009 escape from hell weiner.
There is no cause so right that one cannot find a fool following it. Escape from hell ebook by larry niven, jerry pournelle. The allen carpentier character is, i assume, an analogue of nivenpounelle, an sf writer of the hard variety. A urmat pentru scurta vreme california institute of technology. It collects several of nivens known space short stories from his golden age of the late1960s, including the beowulf shaeffer stories. It was nominated for the 1976 hugo and nebula awards for best novel. Lerner author 2012 protector known space series larry niven author tom weiner narrator 20 the flying sorcerers david gerrold author larry niven author 2009 ringworlds children known space. Escape from hell inferno, book 2 by larry niven and jerry pournelle. Buy escape from hell tor science fiction by niven, larry, pournelle, jerry from amazons fiction books store. Larry niven and jerry pournelle, awardwinning authors of such best sellers as footfall and the legacy of heorot, return us to the mote, and to the universe of kevin renner and horace bury, of rod blaine and sally fowler. Larry niven and jerry pournelle basically do this in inferno, in which they send a sciencefiction writer to dantes hell after sending him to a ridiculous death and see how he deals with it. Escape from hell by larry niven and jerry pournelle book. Led by benito mussolini,he encountered countless mental andphysicaltortures.
Larry niven is the awardwinning author of the ringworld series, along with many other science fiction masterpieces and. Apr 20, 2014 the authors are so accomplished it should hardly be less but escape from hell is simply not on par with their great novels. That was the premised presented by larry niven and jerry pournelle in their 1976 scifi classic novel, inferno. We also have a selection of larrys stories hosted with permission on our exclusives page. Escape from hell audiobook, written by larry niven. Nivens convergent series takes a standard plot of a young man who has sold his soul but introduces a converging sequence to beat the demonic fiend at the game. Larry niven is the author of ringworld, the coauthor of the mote in gods eye and lucifers hammer, the editor of the mankzin war series, and has written or coauthored over 50 books. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. He has now returned, on a mission to liberate those souls unfairly tort. Larry niven is the awardwinning author of the ringworld series, along with many other science fiction masterpieces, and fantasy novels including the magic goes away series. Its rather fitting that its been rereleased now with all the hubub about religion vs.
If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed. For readers new to either niven or pournelle, i cannot advise starting here. Pournelle, jerry, 1933publication date 2009 topics hell publisher. Escape from hell is a fantasy novel written by larry niven and jerry pournelle. Escape from hell larry niven tor science fiction reprint edition march 30, 2010 isbn. That chasm sinks so deep that we could not sight its bottom anywhere until we had climbed along the rock arch to its greatest height. Listen to escape from hell by jerry pournelle, larry niven at. Eric robinson, who puts himself in cardiac arrest in order to scientifically study neardeath experiences. We also have a selection of larry s stories hosted with permission on our exclusives page. As he struggles to escape, hes taken through new, puzzling, and outlandish. Below is a list of larry nivens books in order of when they were originally published and in chronological order. Our hero allen carpenter or carpentier finds himself again going from top to bottom encountering people from new orleans levee boards to ground zero.