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)

It's a RAH!

As I write this I'm amazed at this review process. I JUST moments ago clicked on 'Add to cart'. I've not yet even downloaded the audiobook files, yet I'm writing a review. Why you might ask? Simple, it's a Heinlien. For those of you who understand, that makes sense. For the rest of you, read on McDuff.

Robert A Heinline was my introduction to science fiction, as perhaps he was yours, almost fifty years ago (I'm barely 50). RAH is the standard against which I judge all science fiction. I have read this book many times in pulp, I know what's coming as well as I know my own comfy pillow.

My sole criterion when a new Heinlein comes out is simple - who's the narrator and can I stay awake through the narration. In all honesty, that always secondary and even a bad narrator rarely keeps me from a RAH classic. This narrator, previewed in the sample seems up to the task.

If you're already a Heinlein fan, quit reading. My review is already approacing 1000 words and you're wasting your time. You know you will buy. If you're new to Heinlein, have I got a treat for you. Pick ANYTHING with his name on the title and settle in for the ride.

Another great story

Great story running through multiple environments and characters. Time to keep working theu the series.

Great Story Be Patient

I loved this book! However, you have to be more patient with it than the other ones I have read. It seems to drag out a bit with things happening that don't make a lot of sense, and it does finally come together in the end. Just be patient and enjoy the overly sexual banter that is constant!

I have to go back and read the number of the beast. it is mentioned a few times and I realize I may have enjoyed this more had I read that first. As a matter of fact this is the order of the books you should read if you want to catch all the nuances of the stories.
Moon is a harsh mistress
Methuselahs children
Time enough for love
The Number of the beast
The cat who walks through walls
To Sail beyond the sunset.
All of those books end up being relative to each other even if only in minor ways.

What happened at the end?!!!

This book really didn't seem to go anywhere, especially as it appeared to be a 'road movie' type of story. I love Robert Heinlein but this one just went off on to many tangential paths towards the end. The book ended and I was left with a sense of what just happened, what was the last quarter of the book about, and why name the book after the cat?!!

Such a crazy romp from beginning to end.

While he was at it, RAH lampooned writers and their craft, petty tyrants, and everyone in between.

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.