![]() ![]() Benito informs him where he is and claims to know the way out, through the nine circles of hell to its very center. In a fit of madness, he says the magic words that frees him from his prison (a djinn bottle), only to find himself in the Vestibule of Hell where he meets guide, Benito (a real person in history). ![]() His very existence challenges Descartes statement I think therefore I am. He can think, speak and move but cannot feel or see a thing. The agnostic Carpentier finds himself in an astral equivalent of solitary confinement. The novel opens with Science Fiction writer Allen Carpentier dying in a stunt to impress fans. The latest reprint is available on the shelves of bookstores in time for its long awaited sequel Escape from Hell. ![]() The 1976 Hugo and Nebula nominated novel by Niven and Pournelle has had over twenty reprints over the years. Even for those who have never read The Divine Comedy (such as myself), this tale of a trip to hell is familiar to many. Inferno is the modern day telling of Dantes 14 th century epic poem. ![]()
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