Along with this their discussions had thrown up so many suggested further encounters in Hell that there was plenty of material for a second novel. It would seem that the authors have discovered much more inspiration in their studies of ‘ The Divine Comedy’ since the first book was published. ‘ Escape From Hell’ was published in 2009 and forms a direct sequel to ‘ Inferno’ and comes as no small surprise but why the long wait between the two novels? The notes at the end of ‘ Escape From Hell’ explain somewhat. ‘ Inferno’ was well received, having been nominated for both Hugo and Nebula awards. As Allen travels through Hell, guided by the mysterious Benito, the novel essentially retells Dante’s work in prose form. Not just any Hell, but Hell as described in Dante Alighieri’s great poem ‘ The Divine Comedy’. That novel told the story of Allen Carpenter, a Science Fiction author who dies in the first chapter during a stupid drinking game and is surprised to find himself in Hell. Their 1976 novel ‘ Inferno’ therefore stands somewhat alone in the body of their collaboration.
Together, they are best known for their well-reasoned and plausible stories of alien contact (‘ The Mote In God’s Eye’), near future arcology (design for heavily populated areas) development (‘ Oath Of Fealty’) and apocalypse by comet (‘ Lucifer’s Hammer’). Jerry Pournelle is also a successful SF author, although eclipsed by his writing partner, he has also included aerospatial science in his career.
The creator of ‘ Known Space’, he is perhaps best known for ‘ Ringworld’, which won the Nebula, Hugo and Locus awards. Larry Niven should need no introduction to readers of Science Fiction.
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