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“Tom Weiner adopts a gruff, cocky, and impatient manner for Carpentier. His strong pace is effective in depicting Carpentier's arrogance and the extent to which that arrogance is modulated as he moves through his journey and develops a fondness for Mussolini. The residents of hell whom Carpentier encounters illustrate various sins relevant to the twentieth century. Weiner relies on a range of expressive accents in portraying them.”—AudioFile

"A dazzling tour de force."—Poul Anderson

"A fast, amusing and vivid book, by a writing team noted for intelligence and imagination."—Roger Zelazny

LARRY NIVEN is the multiple Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author of the Ringworld series, along with many other science fiction masterpieces. His novels Footfall, coauthored with Jerry Pournelle , and Beowulf’s Children, coauthored with Jerry Pournelle and Steven Barnes, were New York Times best-sellers. He lives in Chatsworth, California.

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