Escape from Hell - Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle

Escape from Hell

ByLarry Niven & Jerry Pournelle

  • Release Date: 2009-02-17
  • Genre: Fantasy
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 53 Ratings

Description

In a harrowing journey through the depths of hell, one man seeks to liberate the unfairly damned.

Allan Carpenter escaped from hell once but remained haunted by what he saw and endured. He has now returned, on a mission to free those souls unjustly tortured and confined.

Partnering with the legendary poet and suicide, Sylvia Plath, Carpenter is a modern-day Christ determined to harrow hell and rescue the condemned. But having descended back into this Dantesque Inferno, can he ever again leave?

Escape from Hell is an epic tale blending fantasy, the supernatural, and dystopian elements in a sweeping adventure. From acclaimed authors Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, this cerebral and suspenseful novel will captivate fans of occult and supernatural thrillers.

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Reviews

  • Larry and Jerry!

    5
    By Mikey WP
    You mix Larry, Jerry and Dante and what do you get? Freakin awesome lit.
    I've loved Larry Niven's work since I was a child. But this. This is Epic!

  • A Hellish read

    3
    By Longscar
    I'll have to re-read this a few more times before I manage to "get" the story. I really enjoyed the original "Inferno" and have descended into Infernoland many times over the years. However, the current incarnation is so choppy and tries so hard to be literature that it is a hard read and therefore not nearly as much fun as the first one.

    Having said that, I believe the Larry and Jerry collaboration to be one of the best, if not the best in all of science fiction. However, this is not their best work.

  • Good read, good sequel.

    5
    By Sizz-Lorr_81
    I read the first Inferno about 12 years ago at the suggestion of a high school physics teacher and loved it. This is an excellent addition to that novel. Niven and Pournell can write wonderful hard core science fiction. A great amount of research went into making sure the people encountered during this trip through hell were historically accurate. They are fairly equally represented through time.

    Overall I believe that this book was definitely worth $8 and will re-read it at some point in the future.

  • Escape from Hell

    5
    By drira
    Outstanding work, highly recommended, I've been reading this as I sit by the bed of my dying father,which in some ethereal way gave this work even greater meaning.
    I believe this work transcends the original.

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