Job, Robert A. Heinlein
Job, Robert A. Heinlein
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Job
A Comedy of Justice

Author: Robert A. Heinlein

Narrator: Richard Powers

Unabridged: 14 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/06/2009

Synopsis

After firewalking in Polynesia, fundamentalist minister Alexander Hergensheimer never saw the world the same. Now called Alec Graham, he is in the middle of an affair with his stewardess, Margrethe, when natural disasters begin plaguing them. First, there is an impossible iceberg that wrecks the ship in the tropics; then, after being rescued by a Royal Mexican plane, they are hit by a double earthquake. To Alex, the signs are clear: Armageddon and the Day of Judgment are near. Somehow, he has to bring his beloved heathen, Margrethe, to a state of grace, for heaven would be no paradise without her. But time is growing short. And, while he is at it, there has to be a way to save the rest of the world.

About Robert A. Heinlein

Robert A. Heinlein (1907–1988) is widely recognized as one of the greatest science fiction authors of all time, a status confirmed in 1974 when the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America gave him their first Grand Master Award for lifetime achievement. A four-time Hugo Award winner, he is best known for such works as Starship Troopers, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, and the sensational bestseller Stranger in a Strange Land. Several of his books were New York Times bestsellers, and his worldwide bestsellers have been translated into twenty-two languages. 

About Richard Powers

Richard Powers has published thirteen novels. He is a MacArthur Fellow and received the National Book Award. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Overstory, and Bewilderment was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.

Reviews

Goodreads review by fromcouchtomoon

Leave it to Heinlein to make blasphemy lame.......more

Goodreads review by Jam

To start, it is the year 1994, and in Alexander Hergensheimer's world, there are no airplanes, television, computers or traffic lights. Their only form of aeronautic transportation comes in the form of dirigibles. The world is incredibly moralistic, with abortion now termed a capital offense. A "fed......more

Quotes

“Job is funny, exciting, and thought-provoking…Read it!” Isaac Asimov

“Heinlein’s done it again…Job is the best thing he’s written for years!” Arthur C. Clarke

“I couldn’t put Job down…It is a gripping novel, one of the best.” Larry Niven, New York Times bestselling author

“In my opinion, this is the simply the finest Heinlein I have ever read!” Robert Bloch, author of Psycho

“Job is an exhilarating romp through the author’s mental universe.” New York Times Book Review

“The author’s willingness to push his assumptions to their limits is clearly in evidence here…it may, in fact, be his strongest work in nearly two decades.” Newsday

“Fire-and-brimstone religion is not a topic one expects to find in a science fiction novel, but, heck, why not? It’s a treat to trot along with Heinlein as he creates with a madman’s glee—and a master’s expertise.” USA Today

“Funny, philosophical, sometimes scary, always gentle, the book is as inventive as anything Heinlein has written.” Seattle Times

“Heinlein’s latest novel pits human faith against cosmic whim. Displaying both his crusty, irreverent humor and his genuine respect for the fate of his characters, this novel will please Heinlein’s legion of readers.” Library Journal

“Heinlein’s back in form, with a most refreshing and satisfying blend of ideas and storytelling…A limber, complex, and economical novel that disarms and often compels—with Heinlein’ best theology-shaded fantasy since Stranger in a Strange Land.” Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Awards

  • Locus Award
  • Hugo Award
  • Nebula Award
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