Inferno - Brossura

Niven, Larry; Pournelle, Jerry

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0765316765 ISBN 13: 9780765316769

Casa editrice: Orb Books, 2008

Riassunto

A science-fiction re-imagining of Dante's Inferno, updated to set the stage for its forthcoming sequel, finds writer Allen Carpentier awakening at the gates of hell after an accident and trekking through the Nine Layers of Hell to gather material for a book. Reprint. 30,000 first printing.

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L'autore:

Larry Niven is the award-winning author of the Ringworld series, along with many other science fiction masterpieces, and fantasy novels including the Magic Goes Away series. He has received the Nebula Award, five Hugos, four Locus Awards, two Ditmars, the Prometheus, and the Robert A. Heinlein Award, among other honors. He lives in Chatsworth, California.

Jerry Pournelle (1933-2017) was an essayist, journalist, and science fiction author. He had advanced degrees in psychology, statistics, engineering, and political science. As a science fiction author, he is best known for his many collaborations with Larry Niven, including Inferno, Beowulf's Children and The Mote in God's Eye.

Pournelle was the first ever winner of the John W. Campbell Award for Best new Writer in 1973.

Product Description:

After being thrown out the window of his luxury apartment, science fiction writer Allen Carpentier wakes to find himself at the gates of hell. Feeling he's landed in a great opportunity for a book, he attempts to follow Dante's road map. Determined to meet Satan himself, Carpentier treks through the Nine Layers of Hell led by Benito Mussolini, and encounters countless mental and physical tortures. As he struggles to escape, he's taken through new, puzzling, and outlandish versions of sin--recast for the present day.

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• Editore: Orb Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0765316765
• ISBN 13: 9780765316769
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 237