Автор: Heinlein Robert A. Название: Glory Road ISBN: 0765312220 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780765312228 Издательство: Holtzbrink(MPS)/MPS Цена: 2708 р. Наличие на складе: Есть (1 шт.) Описание: E. C. "Scar" Gordon was on the French Riviera recovering from a tour of combat in Southeast Asia, but he hadn't given up his habit of scanning the Personals in the newspaper. One ad in particular leapt out at him: "ARE YOU A COWARD? This is not for you. We badly need a brave man. He must be 23 to 25 years old, in perfect health, at least six feet tall, weigh about 190 pounds, fluent English, with some French, proficient in all weapons, some knowledge of engineering and mathematics essential, willing to travel, no family or emotional ties, indomitably courageous and handsome of face and figure. Permanent employment, very high pay, glorious adventure, great danger. You must apply in person, rue Dante, Nice, 2me étage, apt. D." How could you not answer an ad like that, especially when it seemed to describe you perfectly? Well, except maybe for the "handsome" part, but that was in the eye of the beholder anyway. So he went to that apartment and was greeted by the most beautiful woman he'd ever met. She seemed to have many names, but agreed he could call her "Star." A pretty appropriate name, as it turned out, for the empress of twenty universes. Robert A. Heinlein's one true fantasy novel, " Glory Road "is as much fun today as when he wrote it after "Stranger in a Strange Land." Heinlein proves himself as adept with sword and sorcery as with rockets and slide rules and the result is exciting, satirical, fast-paced, funny and tremendously readable -- a favorite of all who have read it. "Glory Road" is a masterpiece of escapist entertainment with a typically Heinleinian sting in its tail. Tor is proud to return this all-time classic to hardcover to be discovered by a new generation of readers.
Автор: Heinlein Robert A. Название: Red Planet ISBN: 0345340396 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780345340399 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 789 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A young colonist on Mars befriends a strange round creature called Willis who gets him into trouble when he goes away to school, but whose presence and friendship finally enable the colonials to negotiate a treaty with the Martians.
Автор: Heinlein Robert A. Название: Rolling Stones ISBN: 034532451X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780345324511 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 789 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The Number of the Beast is a mind-bending experiment by one of the greatest writers in science fiction who ever lived and the author of the classic bestseller, Starship Troopers. It is a parallel book about parallel universes.
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Most readers did not realize in 1980 (when it was originally published) that the novel had a sister book, written in 1977, that was never published. That book is finally being published under the title The Pursuit of the Pankera. .
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Both novels deal with parallel universes, share the same main characters and have the same first one-third of the book. However, from that point on (after they make a jump to a parallel universe) the novels diverge completely. .
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And here is where the second part of the experiment comes in. While The Pursuit of the Pankera continues the adventure in a very customary Heinlein manner, reminiscent of his earlier works, The Number of the Beast becomes something very different. .
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On surface, the book is about two men and two women who are attacked by aliens and then embark on roller coaster ride of an adventure through a myriad of universes. But as Jack Kirwan wrote in The National Review, "describing The Number of the Beast thus is like saying Moby Dick is about a one-legged guy trying to catch a fish." .
The Number of the Beast is a homage to science fiction, to his friends and to characters used in other books, also serving as a parody and a lesson to anyone willing to listen, in a way only Robert A. Heinlein could have presented it.
Автор: Heinlein Robert A. Название: The Puppet Masters ISBN: 1647100461 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781647100469 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Цена: 2663 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Heinlein Robert A. Название: Podkayne of Mars ISBN: 1612422942 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781612422947 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 6202 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Heinlein Robert A. Название: Double Star ISBN: 164710033X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781647100339 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2663 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Part of the exclusive new CAEZIK Notable line of books.
Many of Heinlein's fans consider the novels he wrote in the fifties amongst the author's strongest work; when he was at the peak of his talents. Double Star is considered by many to be the finest of his titles. Brian Aldiss called it his "most enjoyable novel."
Whether it is the simplicity of a lively tale, the complexity of the situation, or the depth of characterization, the book has developed a loyal following. It also won Heinlein his first Hugo.
The story revolves around Lawrence Smith--also known as "Lorenzo the Great"--a down-and-out actor wasting the remainder of his life in bars.
When he encounters a space-pilot who offers him a drink, before he knows what is going on, he is on Mars involved in a deep conspiracy with global consequences. He is given a mission where failure would not only mean his own death, it would almost certainly mean an all-out planetary war.
"Heinlein's novels of the 1940s and 50s shaped every single science fiction writer of my generation and everyone currently writing science fiction. Or making science fiction movies ... and Double Star is an excellent example of all the reasons why."--Connie Willis
CAEZIK Notables is a new line of science fiction and fantasy titles that have had a significant impact on their respective genre. Each book has a unique place in the development of speculative fiction. Every title published under the CAEZIK notables line will have a matching cover set and will carry an introduction by an expert in the field.
Автор: Heinlein Robert A. Название: Stranger In A Strange Land ISBN: 0441788386 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780441788385 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 2031 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Heinlein Robert A. Название: Time for the stars ISBN: 1612423752 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781612423753 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3917 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Heinlein Robert A. Название: Take Back Your Government ISBN: 1612420613 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781612420615 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 3133 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Heinlein Robert A. Название: Friday ISBN: 161242385X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781612423852 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 4701 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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"His best since The Moon is a Harsh Mistress." Jerry Pournelle
"A charming protagonist in a story as sleekly engineered as a starship. This one should fly."--Publishers Weekly
"One of Heinlein's best, which is to say one of the best in all of Science Fiction--terrific story with a superbly realized heroine and world."--Poul Anderson
Friday is a secret courier and ardent lover. Employed by a man she only knows of as "Boss", she is given the most awkward and dangerous cases, which take her from New Zealand to Canada, and through the new States of America's disunion, all the way out into the stars and the new colony of Botany Bay.
Thrust into one calamity after another, she uses her enhanced wits and very many skills to evade, seduce or even kill her way out of any sticky situation she finds herself in. For she is both superior and inferior to the average human.
As an AP--artificial person--the best humanity has to offer has been written into Friday's DNA. Yet she is often treated like a second class citizen--if she were ever able to claim citizenship. Her mother was the test tube and her father the knife, as the saying goes, so she has less rights than the biologically-born human, and no soul, according to the church.
But in Friday Heinlein has created one of the most enlightened, warm, engaging and humane characters in the science fiction field, gifting us a novel of female empowerment that was well ahead of its time.
"One of Heinlein's best, which is to say one of the best in all of Science Fiction--terrific story with a superbly realized heroine and world."--Poul Anderson
Описание: The Pursuit of the Pankera is one of the most audacious experiments ever done in science fiction.
The legendary 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 put together in the right order they constituted 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.
Автор: Heinlein Robert A. Название: Space Cadet ISBN: 0345353110 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780345353115 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 676 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A young man reports for the final tests for appointment as a cadet in the Interplanetary Patrol, survives the tests, studies in the school ship, and goes on a regular Patrol vessel and encounters danger on Venus.
Автор: Heinlein Robert A. Название: Star Beast ISBN: 0345350596 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780345350596 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 789 р. Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
Описание: John Thomas Stuart finds out that the ideas of his unusual pet, Lummox, about their relationship are quite different from his own.
Автор: Heinlein Robert A. Название: Starman Jones ISBN: 0345328116 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780345328113 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 789 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: When his step-mother marries a no-account man, a country lad joins a hobo and together they fake their way into the Space Stewards, Cooks, and Purser's Clerks brotherhood to get an opportunity for space travel in an age when only the wealthy are so privilege
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