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A science-fiction re-imagining of Dante's Inferno, updated to set the stage for its forthcoming sequel, finds writer Allen Carpentier awakening at the gates of hell after an accident and trekking through the Nine Layers of Hell to gather material for a book. Reprint. 30,000 first printing.
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Acclaimed writing pair Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle offer a new twist on Dante's classic tale, Inferno.After being thrown out the window of his luxury apartment, science fiction writer Allen Carpentier wakes to find himself at the gates of hell. Feeling he's landed in a great opportunity for a book, he attempts to follow Dante's road map. Determined to meet Satan himself, Carpentier treks through the Nine Layers of Hell led by Benito Mussolini, and encounters countless mental and physical tortures. As he struggles to escape, he's taken through new, puzzling, and outlandish versions of sin—recast for the present day.
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