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E. C. “Scar” Gordon was on the French Riviera recovering from a tour of combat in Southeast Asia, but he hadn’t 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 étage, 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 he’d 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. Heinlein’s one true fantasy novel, Glory Road is as much fun today as when he wrote it after Stranger 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 readable—a favorite of all who have read it. Glory Road is a masterpiece of escapist entertainment with a typically Heinleinian sting in its tail.
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"I enjoy reading Heinlein! Brillent twists and turns with tons of adventure and fun. This book though obviously written decades ago, has the feel akin to the old comic books with a slightly better plot line. Some of those comic books were really good."
— Joihelene (4 out of 5 stars)
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“A triumph.”
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“Glory Road maintains a delicacy, a bravura, and a joy that not only are notable, but clearly consign it to his heptology of major SF novels.”
— Samuel R. Delany, American author and literary critic -
“Fairy-tale spinning in space for the young in heart and years by the two-time winner of the Hugo Award.”
— Kirkus Reviews
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Finalist for the 1964 Hugo Award for Best Novel
Glory Road Listener Reviews
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Pekka Lehtikoski, 12/3/2021
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" This is my favorite book by my favorite author "
— Robert, 2/10/2014 -
" should be mandatory for anyone who is 15 in age or spirit. "
— Marc, 2/8/2014 -
" just time to reread heinlein. my copy had an essay on heinlein and how this fits with Farnham's Freehold and the Moon is a Harsh Mistress. "
— Bruce, 2/8/2014 -
" entertaining pulp, typical Heinlein free-love OD, good (now) archetypal slacker hero (Stripes?), aged ok-leaning towards MASH attitude "
— April, 2/3/2014 -
" Enjoyable, but the adventure ends 3/4 of the way through the book, leaving the remaining quarter to wind down and explain previous stuff--rather an anti-climax. "
— Pete, 1/20/2014 -
" If you've read Glory Road, you may be amused by this Quiz question. "
— Manny, 1/18/2014 -
" My guess is, Heinlein wrote some great books and some to pay the rent. This was clearly the latter - by far the worst of his books I've read. "
— Nadia, 1/15/2014 -
" Will love if you love a mix of scifi/fantasy, strong women, sex, and battling for good in an all or nothing setting. First read when I was a kid - I had to have missed a lot! There's so much here and Heinlein is a suberb writer. "
— Mock, 1/7/2014 -
" Loved it! I want to travel to Center now. "
— Chris, 10/29/2013 -
" The only Heinlein fantasy novel is as excellent as anything he writes. As per usual, he takes many of the cliches of the genre and turns them on their head. Very true, funny, and accurate as hell. "
— Sarah, 10/5/2013 -
" One of my early fantasy favorites that has been on my personal bookshelves for years and re-read many times. Complete with an off-planet quest, somewhat confused but swashbuckling hero and a mysterious, beautiful female leader. Just plain fun. "
— Sharon, 9/7/2013 -
" It's hard to get five stars out of me, but I really thought about it. Call it 4.5. Not so much for the writing(even though it's as good as everything else Heinlein wrote), as far the basic ideas and plot. No, I'm not going to spoil it, read it. "
— Barry, 8/20/2013 -
" The best fictional adventure story about adventure stories ever and the most realistic, fully-rounded male protagonist ever. "
— Edward, 8/19/2013 -
" Heinlein's twist of fantasy and sci-fi. I thought that "Scar" Gordon was one of RAH's better characters. I've enjoyed reading this book several times, and I'm sure that I'll read it again soon. "
— Matt, 7/25/2013 -
" I'm not a Heinlein fanatic, but this one seems in retrospect to be a departure from what else of his that I have read, as it's less sci-fi and more fantasy. Lighter on the this-is-how-it-works details he usually crams in, heavier on pulp. Still, a thoroughly enjoyable read. "
— Collin, 5/7/2013 -
" I've got better luck getting into a Twilight novel than this one... "
— Mathew, 12/6/2012 -
" I could read this book over and over again. I loved it! An adventure to say the least! "
— Angi, 9/5/2012 -
" A bit a whimsical adventure. It has a little philosophical discussion about culture and societal expectations. It was an enjoyable read with a bit of a disappointing ending. "
— Yougo, 6/8/2012
About Robert A. Heinlein
Robert A. Heinlein (1907–1988) is widely recognized as one of the greatest science fiction authors of all time, a status confirmed in 1974 when the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America gave him their first Grand Master Award for lifetime achievement. A four-time Hugo Award winner, he is best known for such works as Starship Troopers, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, and the sensational bestseller Stranger in a Strange Land. Several of his books were New York Times bestsellers, and his worldwide bestsellers have been translated into twenty-two languages.
About Bronson Pinchot
Bronson Pinchot, Audible’s Narrator of the Year for 2010, has won Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Awards, AudioFile Earphones Awards, Audible’s Book of the Year Award, and Audie Awards for several audiobooks, including Matterhorn, Wise Blood, Occupied City, and The Learners. A magna cum laude graduate of Yale, he is an Emmy- and People’s Choice-nominated veteran of movies, television, and Broadway and West End shows. His performance of Malvolio in Twelfth Night was named the highlight of the entire two-year Kennedy Center Shakespeare Festival by the Washington Post. He attended the acting programs at Shakespeare & Company and Circle-in-the-Square, logged in well over 200 episodes of television, starred or costarred in a bouquet of films, plays, musicals, and Shakespeare on Broadway and in London, and developed a passion for Greek revival architecture.