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 in 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, rue Dante, Nice, 2me etage, 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.
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. Tor
is proud to return this all-time classic to hardcover to be
discovered by a new generation of readers.
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