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Original Title:	Inferno
ISBN:	0671826581 (ISBN13: 9780671826581)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Inferno #1
Characters:	Allen Carpentier, Benito Mussolini
Literary Awards:	Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novel (1976), Nebula Award Nominee for Novel (1976), Ditmar Award Nominee for Best International Long Fiction (1976)

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This is the 6th Pocket printing. Cover Artist: Harry Bennett An unearthly voice hisses unholy welcome. And the late, great Allen Carpentier begins his one-way journey into the dim nether regions where flame-colored demons wield diabolically sharp pitchforks and tormented vixens reign forever in a pond of sheer ice. Here, in this land of torment and terror, he discovers the amazing truth of the ultimate adventure that lies beyond the grave. Frank Herbert -"The somber beauty of INFERNO brought up to the twentieth century with care and humor and with some sins Dante didn't even suspect."

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Title	:	Inferno (Inferno #1)
Author	:	Larry Niven
Book Format	:	Mass Market Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 237 pages
Published	:	December 2nd 1978 by Pocket (first published October 1975)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Science Fiction. Fiction

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Interesting, but also kinda meh.

Storyline: 2/5Characters: 2/5Writing Style: 2/5World: 2/5I have this notion that spoofs and satires ought to be held to a high standard. It can't be that difficult to slip in some jokes and irony into a story, and life tells me that the common man can mock. So the quality satirist must add depth, detail, allegories, and metafictional awareness. Because destruction comes so much more easily than construction, I envision the satirist as taking on the dual challenge - deconstructing that which is

(Original review: http://hill-kleerup.org/blog/2009/06/...)"Inferno", for those who havent read it, is a revisiting of Dantes playground, only in this case its an untimely dead mid-grade SF writer dealing disbelievingly with a somewhat updated Hell, led by a mysterious figure who promises the way out can be found at the bottom. Great satire, fun SF, and some decent philosophy, too.The Authors Preferred Edition introduces a bit more text mostly explanations and expansions on the philosophical

Very little that expanded or deepened my understanding of Dante's Inferno. I see the science fiction, but it is not fresh or helpful to me. The agnostic narrator Allen Carpentier found his journey into Hell worthwhile as he came to realize something of the power and the mystery of the Divine. Since I have those two clues as to what God might be, I found this book to be easy reading. I told some GR friends that I would read it, and I have.

What I liked about it?- Dante's Inferno, but better. Dante was never afraid of his journey through hell - Allen Carpentier (our protagonist) most definitely is. He has a lot more riding on it, and that makes it much more captivating.- Cameos from history's most infamous characters- Gory, but funny as hell (pun intended).What I didn't like about it?- It ended. Should you read it?Hell yes. Ha! It was morbidly hilarious, and indulged my twinge for the dark side of religion, complete with scary

A retelling of Inferno by Dante, through the eyes of science fiction writer Allen Carpentier. Our protagonist meets his untimely end while trying to impress science fiction fans at a con meetup by mixing an overly large alcohol bottle and a balcony ledge. Nominated in 1976 for both the Hugo and Nebula awards, this is a humorous take on a traditionally somber trip through hell. While the overlay of Dante's world is apparent, newer additions were sprinkled throughout would, such as hoarders

Battled through for book club. Most boring book in the world.