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Glory Road

Robert A. Heinlein

1970290 pagesabout 4–7 hours
1970
first published
  • 1970Berkley Publishing Corporation · ENGISBN 9780425028346
  • 1970Berkley Publishing Corporation · ENGISBN 9780425031346
  • 1970Berkley Publishing Corporation · 290 pages · ENGISBN 9780425043493
  • 1981New English Library · ENGISBN 9780450048609
  • 1981New English Library · ENGISBN 9780450050305
  • 2004Tor · 319 pages · ENGISBN 9780765312211
  • 1996Baen · 304 pages · ENGISBN 9780671877040
  • 1993Baen · 304 pages · ENGISBN 9780671721671

Science-Fantasy novel by Robert Heinlein, famous American writer known for 'hard' Sci-Fi. Glory Road represents his unique venture into Sci-Fan ahead of its time; first serialized in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction & then published as hardcover in 1963, & in 1964 it was nominated for Hugo Award for Best Novel. E.C. "Oscar/Scar" Gordon recovering from a combat tour in Southeast Asia reads an unusual ad in the newspaper Personals that seems to describe him (well mostly)--brave, tall, proficient weapons, engineering & math, speak French/English, travel, high pay, great adventure, & of course danger. He answers the ad, meets the beautiful girl who has many names but says he can call "Star" which later seemed appropriate for the empress of twenty universes. Space adventure, sword-play, sorcery, & more.

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