Heinlein still offers a rollicking ride even after all these years.--The Oklahoman The Pursuit of the Pankera is mostly in his middle style and occasionally hearkens back to his earliest pulp action writings.
An absolutely essential and \'must read\' Novel for the legions of Robert Heinlein fans, The Pursuit of the Pankera: A Parallel Novel about Parallel Universes is an extraordinary work of science fiction mdash
Midwest Book Review Heinlein still offer.
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.
Heinlein\'s audacious experiment.
And here it finally is: Robert A.
A recent re-examination of these fragments, however, made it clear that put together in the right order they constituted the complete novel.
Over time the manuscript was largely forgotten but survived in fragments.
The Pursuit of the Pankera was never published and there have been many competing theories as to why (including significant copyright issues in 1977).
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.
From that point on the plot lines diverge completely.
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.
He effectively wrote two Parallel novels about Parallel universes.
However, unknown to most fans, Heinlein had already written a Parallel Novel about the four characters and Parallel Universes in 1977.
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.
Heinlein wrote The Number of the Beast, which was published in 1980.
Robert A.
Together, the two novels offer fascinating insight into an inflection point in the evolution of one of science fiction\'s greatest writers.--Booklist 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.
Heinlein still offers a rollicking ride even after all these years.--The Oklahoman The Pursuit of the Pankera is mostly in his middle style and occasionally hearkens back to his earliest pulp action writings
