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I Will Fear No Evil

By: Robert A. Heinlein
Narrated by: Anthony Heald
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Summary

As startling and provocative as his famous Stranger in a Strange Land, here is Heinlein’s grand masterpiece about a man supremely talented, immensely old, and obscenely wealthy who discovers that money can buy everything.

Johann Sebastian Bach Smith was immensely rich—and very old. Though his mind was still keen, his body was worn out. His solution was to have surgeons transplant his brain into a new body. The operation was a great success—but the patient was no longer Johann Sebastian Bach Smith. He was now fused with the very vocal personality of his gorgeous, recently deceased secretary, Eunice—with mind-blowing results! Together they must learn to share control of her body.

Once again, master storyteller Robert A. Heinlein delivers a wild and intriguing classic of science fiction. Written at the dawn of the 1970s, this novel is the brilliantly shocking story of the ultimate transplant.

©1970 Robert A. Heinlein (P)2010 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Fiction Genre Fiction Hard Science Fiction Metaphysical & Visionary Science Fiction Technothrillers Thriller & Suspense Technology Thriller

Critic Reviews

“Those who have thought of science fiction as only child’s play will see how wrong they are.”

(Detroit Free Press)

“One is left with the feeling that he has been in the presence of a master!”

(National Observer)

“Magnificent. A science fiction masterpiece.”

(Galaxy)

“I Will Fear No Evil strongly affected me when I first read it, it changed the way I thought. It made me question how the mind and the body mold each othe, and what makes the personality.”

(SF Reviews)
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If you're looking for scifi like heinleins big hits, don't listen to this. It's a interesting what if story/love story, not my cup of tea.

not what I expected

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Having read the book numerous times, I was so glad to hear it was read so faithfully.

Given this was written in 1970, it rings true to what is occurring today.

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A well woven tapastry of conceptually intreaging threads by a serious author with a comedic disregard for society and what is plausible...

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