The Pursuit of the Pankera
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Narrative Synopsis
The alternate first version of The Number of the Beast, sharing its first third before diverging wildly into deep homage to classic early-20th-century pulps, exploring E.E. "Doc" Smith's Lensman universe, Barsoom, and Wonderland with unabashed pulp adventure flair.
Adventure is simply someone else having a terrible time far away.
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Historical & Editorial Context
Constructed from Heinlein's complete 1977 manuscript housed in the Heinlein Archive at UC Santa Cruz.