The Cat Who Walks Through Walls
The Cat Who Walks Through Walls
Narrated by Tom Weiner
Why Listen to This Audiobook?
Late Heinlein is its own genre — part thriller, part philosophy lecture, part love letter to his own universe — and this one pulls you in three directions at once.
- Great if you want: multiverse Heinlein lore and his signature libertarian philosophy baked in
- Listening experience: talky and digressive — rewards patience more than momentum
- Narration: Weiner handles Heinlein's cerebral dialogue with steady, unhurried clarity
- Skip if: you find late Heinlein self-indulgent — this leans into it
About This Audiobook
Colonel Richard Ames is having a quiet dinner when the man at his table is shot dead while attempting to deliver a message he never finishes. What follows draws Ames across multiple realities and into a conspiracy centered on a sentient computer named Mike, whose rescue could alter the course of human civilization in ways that no government is prepared to acknowledge. Robert Heinlein's late-career novel weaves together themes from his larger future history while operating as an adventure story for readers already familiar with the mythology.
Tom Weiner's narration suits Heinlein's characteristic voice, the older protagonist explaining a complicated universe to himself and the reader with amused competence. At just over thirteen hours, this is a book that rewards existing acquaintance with Heinlein's universe, though Weiner's performance makes the setup accessible enough for newcomers willing to engage with the author's particular philosophical register. The novel is less concerned with plot resolution than with ideas, and Weiner gives both equal weight.
