Glory Road
by Robert A. Heinlein
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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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Glory Road
1970, Berkley Publishing Corporation
mass market paperback
in English
0425043495 9780425043493
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First Sentence
"I know a place where there is no smog and no parking problem and no population explosion...no Cold War and no H-bombs and no television commercials...no Summit Conferences no Foreign Aid, no hidden taxes—no income tax."
Edition Notes
Reprint of the ed. published by Putnam, New York.
Dedication page reads: “For George H. Scithers and the regular patrons of the Terminus, Owlswick , & Ft. Mudge Electrick [sic] Street Railway”.
No dust jacket was included with Gregg Press editions. Hardcover book was bound in oxblood/maroon colored cloth with blank front and back covers, and just the book title, author, and “Gregg” in gold gilt on the spine.
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| June 19, 2009 | Edited by ::ffff:64.81.69.40 | Added notes, first sentence, and sub-genre info. |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | Imported from Scriblio MARC record |