The Puppet Masters, Robert A. Heinlein
The Puppet Masters, Robert A. Heinlein
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The Puppet Masters

Author: Robert A. Heinlein

Narrator: Bronson Pinchot

Unabridged: 10 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/11/2020

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction


Synopsis

First came the news that a flying saucer had landed in Iowa. Then came the announcement that the whole thing was a hoax. End of story. Case closed.Except that two agents of the most secret intelligence agency in the US government were on the scene and disappeared without reporting in. And four more agents who were sent in also disappeared. So the head of the agency and his two top agents went in and managed to get out with their discovery: an invasion is underway by slug-like aliens who can touch a human and completely control his or her mind. What the humans know, they know. What the slugs want, no matter what, the human will do. And most of Iowa is already under their control.Sam Cavanaugh was one of the agents who discovered the truth. Unfortunately, that was just before he was taken over by one of the aliens and began working for the invaders, with no will of his own. And he has just learned that a high official in the Treasury Department is now under control of the aliens. Since the Treasury Department includes the Secret Service, which safeguards the President of the United States, control of the entire nation is near at hand.

About Robert A. Heinlein

Robert Anson Heinlein (1907–1988) took a variety of jobs before beginning to write science fiction in 1939. He became the dominant science fiction writer of the modern era, a writer whose influence on the field was immense. He won science fiction’s Hugo Award for best novel seven times, and several of his books were New York Times bestsellers. In 1975 he received the first Grand Master Award for lifetime achievement. 

About Bronson Pinchot

Bronson Pinchot is an experienced narrator and actor who has appeared in multiple films and television shows. His film and television credits include Risky Business, Beverly Hills Cop, True Romance, and Perfect Strangers. A lover of Greek Revival architecture and soft shell crab, he currently resides in Manhattan.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mario the lone bookwolf on December 20, 2022

Heinlein, did you really combine a very sexist plot element with the assumption that no gay people exist as the icing on the cake of your very awkward, biased, and wanna be subliminal writing? Body horror initialization I don´t know how many mind control, body horror, parasite,… tropes had already bee......more

Goodreads review by Tadiana ✩Night Owl☽ on January 25, 2019

This is the Heinlein book where evil alien slugs take over everyone's brains, causing nationwide chaos. This novel was written in 1951 and is set in 2007 (whew! no mind-controlling slugs around yet ... at least not that I'm aware of. Though the current state of politics makes me wonder ...). The stor......more

Goodreads review by Manny on December 02, 2018

Evil, slug-like aliens land on Earth. They attach themselves to people and take over their minds. After a while, everyone has to walk around completely naked, so that you can spot the ones who have a slug attached. I just can't understand why Paul Verhoeven didn't film this. He could have combined S......more

Goodreads review by Christy on July 25, 2008

Robert Heinlein's The Puppet Masters is both an action-oriented adventure story about parasitic slug aliens attempting to take over the world and its citizens and social commentary on Communism and the Red Scare. As such, it appeals to young adult readers, who are looking for excitement and aliens,......more

Goodreads review by Paul on March 01, 2024

If your neighbour offers you a back rub - watch out! No moral messages or satire! Nothing deep, subliminal, fancy, or indirect and hidden! THE PUPPET MASTERS is straight-up hard driving sci-fi action thriller based on the simple theme of alien invasion! Given the underlying culture of 1950s USA, the......more