The Cat Who Walks through Walls

By: Robert Heinlein

Narrated by: Tom Weiner

Robert A. Heinlein wrote some of the best-selling science-fiction novels of all time, including the beloved classic Stranger in a Strange Land. In The Cat Who Walks through Walls, he created his most compelling character ever: Dr. Richard Ames, ex-military man, sometime writer, and unfortunate victim of mistaken identity.

When a stranger attempting to deliver a cryptic message is shot dead at his dinner table, Ames is thrown headfirst into danger, intrigue, and other dimensions where Lazarus Long still thrives, where Jubal Harshaw lives surrounded by beautiful women, and where a daring plot to rescue the sentient computer called Mike can change the direction of all human history.

©1985 Robert Heinlein (P)2007 Blackstone Audio

Critic reviews

"Dialogue as witty as Oscar Wilde's, action as rollicking as Edgar Rice Burroughs', and satire as spicy as Jonathan Swift's." ( New York Times)

Abstract storyline

If you could sum up The Cat Who Walks through Walls in three words, what would they be?

strange, fun, exciting

Who was your favorite character and why?

I honestly loved all the characters with the exception of one, who is a famous character from the "not so series" so ill say who i didn't like instead. Lassie long the annoying.....

What does Tom Weiner bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

eh

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

prepare for the sequel

Any additional comments?

Although it strongly relies on other stories to finish its tale. This was a very fun odd book.I enjoyed it very much

I forgot.

I forgot how stupid Heinlein's stories got after Starship Troopers. His whole time series with Lazarus Long seemed to start well then disintegrate into nonsense, as did Stranger In a Strange Land. About that wretched book Heinlein said what must be true of all the books concerning Lazarus Long and his ilk. And iexplained the oddity of Stranger, which also started out in fine Heinlein style until about 530 pages only to abruptly not only radically change style but also descend into nonsense. He had gotten to that point, said he, and had no idea where to go from there. That he chose such silliness and utter tripe for the latter half of that book and all the time hopping Long books was too bad. That people kept buying indicates either hope that Heinlein would get back on track or utter moral decay on the readers'part. I've never figured out which reason. I just know that he should have brought Pixel into this story much sooner and actually given the cat a meaningful part in the story or named the book, How to Get Gullible People To Buy My Books When I've Run Out Of Entertaining Stories To Tell.

I can't fault the narrator on any point though. Tom Weiner did a fine job.

a must for all readers of Heinlein!!!

this nook is a must for all readers of R.A. H. it contains a number of Characters from many of his earlier works.

old favioter

great story by a master story teller. on to number of the beast. thank you

Bizarre

This story is bizarre and doesn't really have an ending. That having been said Tom Weiner makes the journey somewhat worthwhile. Certainly I enjoyed his performance more than the material itself.

Simply Great

What made the experience of listening to The Cat Who Walks through Walls the most enjoyable?

I'm a Heinlein fan. I especially love the Lazarus Long universe. It's best to have read, The Moon is A Harsh Mistress first. but not mandatory.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Hazel Stone

Which character – as performed by Tom Weiner – was your favorite?

Can't pick. Even the bad guys are as real as the good guys.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes

Any additional comments?

Good story, well told,

Incomplete end, but worth the listen

I like the Heinlein isms thrown throughout the book, and I did enjoy listening to this book, however, it doesn't have a very good ending to it...a bit anticlimactic, really.

Quality has no fear of time

While this tale was written in the '60's, it is as enjoyable now as it was then. The input of theoretical physics and math gives more meat to the tale, I do enjoy being read to, so I must say Thank You to the folks at audible for the varied works of R.A.Heinlein. Keep up the good reads as I plain to enjoy as many of them as possible.

Classic

So deliciously dripping with wit and humor and, so, so much fun to read, err I mean hear!

strange twisting tale

if you haven't read the moon is a harsh mistress start there then come here.

set in the same universe loosely, the sorry will make much more sense if you start there.