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. Inferno by larry niven overdrive rakuten overdrive. Feeling hes landed in a great opportunity for a book, he attempts to follow dantes road map. Larry niven is also known in science fiction fandom for niven s law. Larry niven is an american author of hard science fiction, best known for his ringworld series, which is part of the largely known space universe. Inferno inferno series book 1 kindle edition by niven, larry, pournelle, jerry. Originally published in galaxy from august 1975 october 1975, inferno was first published in book form by pocket books as a paperback in 1976. Reading the larry niven books in order involves, however, picking up his fleet of worlds, heorot, and mankzin wars book series as well. As a science fiction author, he is best known for his many collaborations with larry niven, including inferno, beowulfs children and the mote in gods eye. Jerry pournelle 19332017 was an american science fiction writer, essayist, and journalist who contributed for many years to the computer magazine byte. The first edition of the novel was published in october 1975, and was written by larry niven. Escape from hell by larry niven, jerry pournelle books. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 288 pages and is available in paperback format. Dec 25, 2015 modeled off of dante alighieris inferno and c.
We also have a selection of larry s stories hosted with permission on our exclusives page. Inferno by niven, larry and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Nivens most famous contribution to the sf genre comes from his novel ringworld, in which he envisions a ringworld. Escape from hell inferno larry niven, jerry pournelle on. Escape from hell ebook written by larry niven, jerry pournelle. There, 25 years have passed since humanity quarantined the mysterious aliens known as moties within the confines of their. Read inferno by larry niven available from rakuten kobo. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. People have the craziest reasons for picking a favorite book, or scene, or story. In my own case, one small scene in inferno is enough to make me reread it many times. I absolutely love inferno by larry niven and jerry pournelle, since after reading this book for the first time, i felt encouraged to try out the original source for their story, dante alighieris divine comedy, surely one of greatest works of literature ever. Lewis the great divorce, niven and pournelle parody the pedantic mindset of the hard scifi writer. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
Here are all the larry niven books in reading order for his work over the last 50 or so years. Below is a list of larry nivens books in order of when they were originally published and in chronological order. Jack cohen who has agreed to help us construct a new ecological creature to be part of a short novel involving some of the characters from beowulfs children. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. There is no cause so right that one cannot find a fool following it. The first edition of the novel was published in 1970, and was written by larry niven. After being thrown out the window of his luxury apartment, science fiction writer allen carpentier wakes to find himself at the gates of hell. Niven larry, pournelle jerry, stirling s m, ing dean. Inferno 1975 by larry niven and jerry pournelle from. Escape from hell by larry niven, jerry pournelle books on. Acclaimed writing pair larry niven and jerry pournelle offer a new twist on dantes. Much like isaac asimov, his books follow a set of rules, which include never fire a laser at a mirror.
The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 237 pages and is available in mass market paperback format. Escape from hell inferno series book 2 and millions of other books are available for instant. Inferno is quite literally a cake walk through hellpournelle and niven have had the chutzpah to rewrite dantes infernoyou are right there in the netherreaches of the ultimate sam peckinpah movie with all the matteroffact solidity of a hal clement novel. Inferno by larry niven and jerry pournelle and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Even for those who have never read the divine comedy such as myself, this tale of a trip to hell is familiar to many. All the works by jerry pournelle pournelle science fiction. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read escape from hell. Inferno is the modern day telling of dantes 14 th century epic poem. Inferno audio book by larry niven, jerry pournelle. Free download or read online inferno pdf epub book. And the late, great allen carpentier begins his oneway journey into the dim nether regions where flamecolored demons wield diabolically sharp pitchforks and tormented vixens reign forever in a pond of sheer ice. Listen to inferno audio book by larry niven, jerry pournelle.
The main characters of this fantasy, science fiction story are allen carpentier, benito mussolini. 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. Dec 02, 2008 listen to inferno audiobook by jerry pournelle, larry niven. Jerry pournelle audiobooks download instantly today. Inferno ebook by larry niven 9781429933452 rakuten kobo.
Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Escape from hell ebook by larry niven,jerry pournelle book 2. 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. Inferno is quite literally a cake walk through hell. Larry niven and steve barnes came over just after my morning walk and we had a conference on a notion for a new book in the avalon beowulfs children series. It was nominated for the 1976 hugo and nebula awards for best novel. Having loved the divine comedy, i found this to be a wonderful and witty tribute to dante alighieris masterpiece with the characteristic skepticism and humor of jerry pournelle and larry niven. Acclaimed writing pair larry niven and jerry pournelle offer a new twist on dantes classic tale, inferno. Inferno by larry niven,jerry pournelle book resume. Hoopla had it in audio all i had to do was download it. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Why is the goodreads blurb for this book completely wrong. But, when even larry niven and jerry pournelle are surprised by the success of one of their books, you know you have stumbled upon an insignificant moment of genre historyyyyy.
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. The 1976 hugo and nebula nominated novel by niven and. Larry niven became a published author in 1966 with the novel world of ptavvs part of the known space universe. One of the famed american science fiction writers of our time is larry niven whose real names are laurence van cott niven. The main characters of this science fiction, fiction story are louis gridley wu, teela brown.
Larry niven is also known in science fiction fandom for nivens law. We also have a selection of larrys stories hosted with permission on our exclusives page. Listen to inferno audiobook by jerry pournelle, larry niven. Pournelle, jerry and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This content was uploaded by our users and we assume good faith they have the permission to share this book. Volume 1 ebook written by larry niven, jerry pournelle. Inferno is a fantasy novel written by larry niven and jerry pournelle, published in 1976. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading inferno inferno series book 1. Free download or read online ringworld pdf epub book. Inferno by larry niven and jerry pournelle diabolical plots. The writers pay great homage to the original in a humble and relatable story, and i really enjoyed the depth of the characters for such a short novel. Larry niven project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Larry niven and jerry pournelle wrote an interesting update rewrite maybe spoof. 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.
Feb 17, 2009 escape from hell ebook written by larry niven, jerry pournelle. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. 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. An unearthly voice hisses unholy welcome, and the late, great allen carpentier begins his oneway journey into the dim nether regions where flamecolored demons wield diabolically sharp pitchforks and tormented vixens reign forever in a pond of sheet ice. The ideas genesis came from nivens attempts to imagine a more efficient version of a dyson sphere, which could produce the effect of surface gravity. Mar 22, 2020 now larry niven and jerry pournelle, award winning authors of such bestsellers 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. Harry bennett an unearthly voice hisses unholy welcome. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read inferno. Larry niven ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. All the works by jerry pournelle pournelle science.