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Escape from Hell

By: Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle
Narrated by: Tom Weiner
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After being thrown out of the window of his luxury apartment, science fiction writerAllen Carpentierwoke to find himself at the gates of Hell. Seeing a greatopportunityfor a book, he attempted to follow Dante'sroad map and trekked through thenine circles of Hell. Led by Benito Mussolini,he encountered countless mental andphysicaltortures.

Allan Carpentier escaped from Hell once, but he remained haunted by what he saw and endured. He has now returned, on a mission to liberate those souls unfairly tortured and confined.

Partnering with the legendary poet and suicide, Sylvia Plath, Carpentier is a modern-day Christ who intends to harrow Hell and free the damned. But now that he's returned to this Dantesque inferno, can he ever again leave?

Escape from Hellis the breathtaking follow-up to Niven and Pournelle's classic science fiction reimagining of Dante'sInferno.

©2009 Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle (P)2009 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Science Fiction
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Critic reviews

“An iconoclastic, action-packed fantasy thriller from two of the greatest masters of our age.”

(Douglas Preston, New York Times bestselling author)

"A dazzling tour de force."

(Poul Anderson)

“A fast, amusing and vivid book, by a writing team noted for intelligence and imagination.”

(Robert Zelazny)

“This well-constructed tale will inspire many readers to seek out the original Divine Comedy.”

(Publishers Weekly)

“[Niven and Pournelle's] collaborative narrative magic is as compelling as ever.”

(Booklist)
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I read the original way back and it became one of my favourite reads. I've probably read it a couple of dozen times over the years and always wondered what happened to Alan after he climbed back down. I did enjoy this sequel, although not as much as the original as that had the benefit of being such a novel concept that kept you guessing about the setting almost for as long as Alan! My only complaint is the audio - the performance was as good as the original but there's a weird clicking in the background almost as if the sound engineer was chewing gum open mouthed for the entire recording. Apart from that it's definitely a book I'll return to more than once.

Satisfactory conclusion to Inferno

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I really enjoyed this book especially the narration, he does such a wonderful narration, different kind of voice for all thw characters. Brilliant book brilliant listen superb!! 5 stars!!

An Absolutely Amazing Listen and Read

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Worth reading if you have read inferno. Would appreciate a further sequel to complete tge trilogy.

Interesting sequel

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I fell in love with the book inferno many years ago and was ever so pleased to see it on audible. Then I found out there is a sequel, and this is everything you would expect. Dante's Hell is brought to life by the wonderful story, and the characters are brought to life by Tom Weiner. This is an absolute must to have in your library.

Absolutely brilliant.

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