The Puppet Masters

by Robert A. Heinlein Narrated by Bronson Pinchot

Overview

First came the news that a flying saucer had landed in Iowa. Then came the announcement that the whole thing was a hoax. End of story. Case closed.

Except that two agents of the most secret intelligence agency in the US government were on the scene and disappeared without reporting in. And four more agents who were sent in also disappeared. So the head of the agency and his two top agents went in and managed to get out with their discovery: an invasion is underway by slug-like aliens who can touch a human and completely control his or her mind. What the humans know, they know. What the slugs want, no matter what, the human will do. And most of Iowa is already under their control.

Sam Cavanaugh was one of the agents who discovered the truth. Unfortunately, that was just before he was taken over by one of the aliens and began working for the invaders, with no will of his own. And he has just learned that a high official in the Treasury Department is now under control of the aliens. Since the Treasury Department includes the Secret Service, which safeguards the President of the United States, control of the entire nation is near at hand.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"The recurrent enigma of the flying saucer is finally solved when an aerial pieplate is caught with its exhaust down by the F.B.I. of 2007. Hero Sam penetrates the contaminated area, brings a ‘master' back — a gelatinous gray mass which attaches itself to a soldier's body and controls his thought processes. Sam and his girl spot further landings, plan a counter campaign and eventually are able to rid the solar system of its parasites. Exciting, even if it exacts a strong stomach."—Kirkus Reviews

Boucher & McComas

"A thunderously exciting melodrama of intrigue"—Critics Boucher & McComas

FEBRUARY 2014 - AudioFile

Narrator Tom Weiner’s clipped tones mine the paranoia at the heart of one of Heinlein's early classics. Sam Nevins, a spy for a top-secret intelligence agency, is the prototypical fifties hero—blunt, uncomplicated, and quick to action. After years behind “the Curtain,” Sam now faces a new uphill challenge in the form of body-snatching aliens who are overtaking the U.S. Weiner does an equally admirable job with Mary, Sam's fellow agent and squeeze, who proves to be key to foiling the invasion. The story’s supporting characters aren’t complex, but Weiner still makes them memorable. This is a thrilling, fast-moving production, propelled by Weiner's considerable talents. D.E.M. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940177282107
Publisher:	Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Publication date:	11/10/2020
Edition description:	Unabridged

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