Glory Road, Robert A. Heinlein, Afterword by Samuel R. Delany
Glory Road, Robert A. Heinlein, Afterword by Samuel R. Delany
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Glory Road

Author: Robert A. Heinlein, Afterword by Samuel R. Delany

Narrator: Bronson Pinchot

Unabridged: 9 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/14/2012

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy


Synopsis

E. C. Scar Gordon was on the French Riviera recovering from a tour of combat in Southeast Asia, but he hadnt 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 with 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, 17 rue Dante, Nice, 2me tage, 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 hed 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. And she sends him on the adventure of a lifetime. Robert A. Heinleins one true fantasy novel,Glory Roadis as much fun today as when he wrote it afterStranger 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 readablea favorite of all who have read it.Glory Roadis a masterpiece of escapist entertainment with a typically Heinleinian sting in its tail.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bradley on February 09, 2017

Re-reading my least favorite of Heinlein's works, because who knows? Maybe an older eye can shed some light upon this most shameful of tales rife with sexism, unabashed fantastical thinking (that works because this is a fantasy), or the fact that there *might* be a good reason why Heinlein only wrot......more

Goodreads review by Mike (the Paladin) on October 14, 2017

So American service man gets wounded and badly scarred in a heroic act no one sees....he leaves the service intent on "bumming around" a while and meets, "HER". And "SHE" is frankly a WOMAN, she also turns out to be an/the Empress of the multiverse. Good read, not typical Heinlein fare. I read it the......more

Goodreads review by Велислав on July 12, 2024

4.5 ⭐ „Пътят на славата“ е много хубаво фентъзи! Робърт Хайнлайн е написал любопитна приключенска история с приятна приказна атмосфера, в която е вплел своите житейски възгледи и ирония към човечеството. Главният герой е бивш американски войник, който временно живее във Франция. Към даден момент той......more

Goodreads review by Michael on January 08, 2009

When I picked up my copy of "Glory Road," I was met with a cover depicting a buxom woman in tights, a dwarf and a guy dressed like Robin Hood battling what appears to be a fire-breathing dinosaur and a blurb proclaiming this one of the "best SF novels of all-time." And I thought to myself--this is p......more

Goodreads review by Craig on September 10, 2023

Glory Road was nominated for a Hugo Award as best novel of the year when it appeared in 1963 but lost to Clifford D. Simak's Way Station. It's been called Heinlein's only fantasy novel, though I'd say it's quite similar to his later novel The Number of the Beast (and the alternate version, The Pursu......more