I Will Fear No Evil
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: First British Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Usual aging. Jacket protected by mylar sleeve.
A bold and provocative work of science fiction, I Will Fear No Evil chronicles the story of Johann Sebastian Bach Smith, an extraordinarily wealthy and aging man who undergoes an experimental brain transplant into the body of his young female secretary, Eunice — the only available donor. Heinlein presents a deeply philosophical narrative that interrogates identity, gender, sexuality, and the nature of the self, as Johann must reconcile his lifelong male consciousness with his new physical existence as a woman. The tone is characteristically Heinlein — freewheeling, intellectually daring, and unapologetically provocative — with long, discursive dialogues that challenge social conventions and push the boundaries of speculative thought. Set in a near-future America teetering on societal collapse, the novel illustrates Heinlein's enduring fascination with individual liberty, bodily autonomy, and the fluid boundaries of human consciousness. Though considered one of his more controversial and sprawling works, it remains a fascinating artifact of late-career Heinlein, uncompromising in its ambition and singular in its vision.
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Format: Hardback
Published: 1971, New English Library
Genre: Science fiction
Edition: First British Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Usual aging. Jacket protected by mylar sleeve.
A bold and provocative work of science fiction, I Will Fear No Evil chronicles the story of Johann Sebastian Bach Smith, an extraordinarily wealthy and aging man who undergoes an experimental brain transplant into the body of his young female secretary, Eunice — the only available donor. Heinlein presents a deeply philosophical narrative that interrogates identity, gender, sexuality, and the nature of the self, as Johann must reconcile his lifelong male consciousness with his new physical existence as a woman. The tone is characteristically Heinlein — freewheeling, intellectually daring, and unapologetically provocative — with long, discursive dialogues that challenge social conventions and push the boundaries of speculative thought. Set in a near-future America teetering on societal collapse, the novel illustrates Heinlein's enduring fascination with individual liberty, bodily autonomy, and the fluid boundaries of human consciousness. Though considered one of his more controversial and sprawling works, it remains a fascinating artifact of late-career Heinlein, uncompromising in its ambition and singular in its vision.