Yi Yilia Yilia থেকে Yeşilyurt Köyü, 25840 Yeşilyurt Köyü/Karayazı/Erzurum, Turkey
Glory Road is Heinlein’s homage to Edgar Rice Burroughs: a tale of an American solider seduced by a fair princess into taking on all manner of alien and fantastical foes. Included, of course, are many dissertations on what’s wrong with America, and Earth in general, not the least of which is-are taxes. Heinlein’s hero, like all Heinlein heroes is a fair decent guy who is brave, willing to learn, a staunch self-preservationist, and always threatening to beat his woman. The heroine this time is a lady who is strong, wise and independent in every way except that she becomes meak in the face of her hero’s preening, self-assured, ill-informed, confrontational attitude. The squire Rufo is the best, a bastion of common-sense, full of engaging anecdotes, and a generally pleasant take-it-as-it-comes demeanor. I’m pretty sure I liked this book better the first time I read it. The best part is what comes after the adventure is won. What happens to an unemployed hero? What does he do to occupy his time? I know what I’d do, but then, I’m no hero.
The final installment was a close look at the effects of war across several different criteria. As gory and devastating as it was, I don't think most fans will be disappointed.