Waldo  Magic, Inc., Robert A. Heinlein
Waldo  Magic, Inc., Robert A. Heinlein
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Waldo & Magic, Inc.

Author: Robert A. Heinlein

Narrator: Robert A. Heinlein

Unabridged: 8 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/01/2014


Synopsis

Don't count out the underdog... Two classic short novels by Robert A. Heinlein, science fiction’s Grand Master.WaldoNorth Power Air is in trouble. Their aircraft are crashing at an alarming rate and no one can figure out the cause. Desperate for an answer, they turn to Waldo, a crippled misanthropic genius who lives in a home in orbit around Earth, where the absence of gravity means that his feeble muscle strength does not confine him helplessly in a wheelchair. But Waldo has little reason to want to help the rest of humanity - until he learns that the solution to Earth’s problems also holds the key to his own.Magic, Inc.In a world where almost everything is done by magic spells, Magic, Inc., under the guise of an agency for magicians, is systematically squeezing the small independent magicians out of business. Then one businessman stood firm. And with the help of an Oxford-educated African shaman and a little old lady adept at black magic, he was willing to take on all the demons of Hell to resolve the problem - once and for all.

About Robert A. Heinlein

Robert A Heinlein is considered one of the Big Three of classic science fiction (along with Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke). Heinlein is a seven-time Hugo Award recipient and was given the first Grand Master Nebula Award for lifetime achievement. Heinlein’s juveniles alone have influenced generations of scientists, engineers and creators the world over (for instance, it was once estimated that everyone in the Apollo 11 mission control room had read and loved at least one Heinlein novel). His worldwide bestsellers include Have Space Suit — Will Travel, Stranger in a Strange Land, Starship Troopers, Time Enough for Love, and The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Marilyn on November 04, 2012

I'm astonished so many people read this and miss the point. Some folks apparently don't see any connection between the two stories and think these novellas are in a single volume by a fluke or "to fill up space." Either they didn't really read it or they are conceptually challenged, unable to make a......more

Goodreads review by Althea on June 28, 2016

Read as part of the 1941 Retro-Hugo Voters' Packet. The good: This story is a definite precursor to today's neo- urban fantasy genre. It's fascinating to see this early iteration of a tale featuring modern society mixed in with wizards-for-hire, witches, witch-finders, and an FBI agent disguised as a......more

Goodreads review by Manny on March 14, 2013

Waldo, the world's greatest expert on building remote controlled manipulators, wants to know why things are malfunctioning. It seems to be a problem that happens at very small scales. So he takes his smallest manipulator, and uses that to build an even smaller manipulator. Then he uses that to build......more

Goodreads review by César on November 06, 2017

Siempre que leo a Heinlein siento que es como si un tío de la familia me estuviera contando una historia de su vida. Me fascina la forma en que Heinlein cuenta sus historias en primera persona, es magnífico. Es difícil calificar una colección ya que las historias no están relacionadas. Supongo que lo......more

Goodreads review by Велислав on April 15, 2023

3.5 ⭐ Книгата съдържа две приятни повести, които обаче не са от най-силните творби на Хайнлайн... „Уолдо“ представлява интересна фантастика за живота на доста чудноват главен герой, а пък „Корпорация Магия“ - прилично градско фентъзи. „Нищо не беше се променило, а котката едва ли бе мигнала. Романтич......more