The Pursuit of the Pankera Lib/E: A Parallel Novel about Parallel Universes

Author:   Robert A Heinlein ,  David Weber ,  James Patrick Cronin ,  Jennifer Jill Araya
Publisher:   Blackstone Publishing
Edition:   Library Edition
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9781094175829


Publication Date:   23 June 2020
Format:   Audio  Audio Format
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The Pursuit of the Pankera is one of the most audacious experiments ever done in science fiction by the legendary author of the classic bestseller Starship Troopers. Robert A. Heinlein wrote The Number of the Beast, which was published in 1980. In the book Zeb, Deety, Hilda, and Jake are ambushed by the alien Black Hats and barely escape with their lives on a specially configured vehicle (the Gay Deceiver) which can travel along various planes of existence, allowing them to visit parallel universes. However, unknown to most fans, Heinlein had already written a parallel novel about the four characters and parallel universes in 1977. He effectively wrote two parallel novels about parallel universes. The novels share the same start, but as soon as the Gay Deceiver is used to transport them to a parallel universe, each book transports them to a totally different parallel world. From that point on the plot lines diverge completely. While The Number of the Beast morphs into something very different, more representative of later Heinlein works, The Pursuit of the Pankera remains on target with a much more traditional Heinleinesque storyline and ending, reminiscent of his earlier works. The Pursuit of the Pankera was never published, and there have been many competing theories as to why (including significant copyright issues in 1977). Over time the manuscript was largely forgotten but survived in fragments. A recent re-examination of these fragments, however, made it clear that they constitute the complete novel. And here it finally is: Robert A. Heinlein's audacious experiment. A fitting farewell from one of the most inventive science fiction writers to have ever lived: a parallel novel about parallel universes as well as a great adventure pitting the forces of good versus evil only the way Heinlein could do.

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Author:   Robert A Heinlein ,  David Weber ,  James Patrick Cronin ,  Jennifer Jill Araya
Publisher:   Blackstone Publishing
Imprint:   Blackstone Publishing
Edition:   Library Edition
ISBN:  

9781094175829


ISBN 10:   109417582
Publication Date:   23 June 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Audio
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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The Pursuit of the Pankera is old-school Heinlein: the writer we all loved taking us on one more great ride...This lost gem is a must. -- Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author This previously unpublished manuscript by Grand Master Heinlein will be in demand by his many fans and readers interested in the history of the genre. -- Booklist


This previously unpublished manuscript by Grand Master Heinlein will be in demand by his many fans and readers interested in the history of the genre. -- Booklist The Pursuit of the Pankera is old-school Heinlein: the writer we all loved taking us on one more great ride...This lost gem is a must. -- Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author


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Robert Anson Heinlein (1907-1988) took a variety of jobs before beginning to write science fiction in 1939. He became the dominant science fiction writer of the modern era, a writer whose influence on the field was immense. He won science fiction's Hugo Award for best novel seven times, and several of his books were New York Times bestsellers. In 1975 he received the first Grand Master Award for lifetime achievement. David Weber is author of the New York Times bestselling Honor Harrington series as well as other popular novels, including some based on his Starfire science fiction strategy game. He lives in South Carolina with his wife and their three children. Read by James Patrick Cronin, Jennifer Jill Araya, Richard Ferrone, and Bernadette Dunne Jennifer Jill Araya has been trained as an opera singer and orchestral cellist, lending a musicality and depth of understanding to her narration that help bring her authors' stories to life. When she's not narrating, Jennifer can be found hiking, biking, running, or generally exploring her home city of Cincinnati with her husband Arturo and their two children. Richard Ferrone has recorded over 150 audiobooks including thrillers, romances, science fiction, and inspirational novels. He has earned numerous Audie Awards for narration, as well as Audie nominations. He was also recognized as an AudioFile Voice of the Last Century and a Rising and Shining Star. A science fiction fan, he narrated Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy. He has also narrated works by James Patterson, Dashiell Hammett, Walter Mosley, John Sandford, Eric Van Lustbader, and Stuart Woods. Bernadette Dunne is the winner of more than a dozen AudioFile Earphones Awards and has twice been nominated for the prestigious Audie Award. She studied at the Royal National Theatre in London and the Studio Theater in Washington, DC, and has appeared at the Kennedy Center and off Broadway.

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