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The Cat Who Walks Through Walls
(1985)A Comedy of Manners
(The third book in the World As Myth series)
A novel by Robert Heinlein
Publisher's Weekly
As the old guard of SF ages, we are getting more novels of nostalgia. Heinlein is less sentimental than many of his generation but his new book resembles both the latest Bradbury, in making the author the protagonist, and the latest Asimov, in returning to a popular series from early in his career (Future History). Like Heinlein, Richard Ames is an ex-military man turned writer who fancies himself a pundit. An assassination attempt precipitates his marriage to Gwen Novak and sends the newlyweds scurrying to the Moon and then to the planet Tertius, headquarters of the Time Corps. The action, though, is largely beside the point in a novel that is predominantly a dialogue between the protagonists. Their foredoomed attempt to become the Nick and Nora Charles of space (with a bonsai standing in for Asta) is sabotaged less by Heinlein's endless elbow-in-the-ribs wisecracks and more by his inability to convincingly portray a sexual relationship. Given the increasing popularity of his recent, similar work, it is unlikely that the book's short-comings will limit its potentially large audience.
Genre: Science Fiction
As the old guard of SF ages, we are getting more novels of nostalgia. Heinlein is less sentimental than many of his generation but his new book resembles both the latest Bradbury, in making the author the protagonist, and the latest Asimov, in returning to a popular series from early in his career (Future History). Like Heinlein, Richard Ames is an ex-military man turned writer who fancies himself a pundit. An assassination attempt precipitates his marriage to Gwen Novak and sends the newlyweds scurrying to the Moon and then to the planet Tertius, headquarters of the Time Corps. The action, though, is largely beside the point in a novel that is predominantly a dialogue between the protagonists. Their foredoomed attempt to become the Nick and Nora Charles of space (with a bonsai standing in for Asta) is sabotaged less by Heinlein's endless elbow-in-the-ribs wisecracks and more by his inability to convincingly portray a sexual relationship. Given the increasing popularity of his recent, similar work, it is unlikely that the book's short-comings will limit its potentially large audience.
Genre: Science Fiction
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Hardback Editions
November 1985 : USA Hardback
February 1986 : UK Hardback
November 1985 : USA Hardback

Title: Cat Who Walks Ltd
Author(s): Robert A Heinlein
ISBN: 0-399-13116-7 / 978-0-399-13116-5 (USA edition)
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Availability: Amazon
November 1985 : USA Hardback
Paperback Editions
June 1988 : USA Mass Market Paperback
January 1990 : UK Paperback
November 1986 : USA Mass Market Paperback
January 1986 : USA Mass Market Paperback
Audio Editions
July 2012 : USA Audio CD
January 2008 : USA Audio edition

Title: The Cat Who Walks through Walls
Author(s): Robert Heinlein
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
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January 2008 : UK Audio edition

Title: The Cat Who Walks through Walls
Author(s): Robert Heinlein
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Availability: Amazon UK
December 2007 : USA Audio Cassette
December 2007 : USA Audio CD
December 2007 : USA MP3 CD
1999 : USA Audio Cassette
Title: The Cat Who Walks Through Walls
Author(s): Robert A Heinlein
ISBN: 0-7887-2940-3 / 978-0-7887-2940-9 (USA edition)
Publisher: Recorded Books
Availability: Amazon
March 1987 : USA Audio Cassette