Synopses & Reviews
Allan Carpenter escaped from hell once but remained haunted by what he saw and endured.
He has now returned, on a mission to liberate those souls unfairly tortured and confined.
Partnering with the legendary poet and suicide, Sylvia Plath, Carpenter is a modern-day Christ who intends to harrow hell and free the damned.
But now that he's returned to this Dantesque Inferno, can he ever again leave?
Synopsis
"Escape from Hell" is the long-awaited follow-up to Niven and Pournelle's classic science-fiction reimagining of Dante's "Inferno."
About the Author
Larry Niven is the award-winning author of the Ringworld series, along with many other science fiction masterpieces, and fantasy novels including the Magic Goes Away series. He has received the Nebula Award, five Hugos, four Locus Awards, two Ditmars, the Prometheus, and the Robert A. Heinlein Award, among other honors. He lives in Chatsworth, California. Jerry Pournelle is an essayist, journalist, and science fiction author. He has advanced degrees in psychology, statistics, engineering, and political science. He lives in Studio City, California.