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Set in the same universe as ''[[The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress]]'', ''The Cat Who Walks Through Walls'' is one of [[Robert Heinlein]]'s later works. It features yet another soldier-of-fortune in the character of Richard Ames, a retired colonel who begins the story living on a cushy space station. His easy life is quickly upended when he marries Gwen Novak, who is secretly a Time Agent, and on a mission to save the universe. Richard and Gwen are chased across the galaxy by unknown enemies, and eventually take refuge in a multiverse paradise, populated by many familiar characters from other Heinlein books, including [[Stranger in A Strange Land|Jubal Harshaw]] and the ubiquitous [[Author Avatar|Lazarus Long]].▼
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| preceded by = The Number of the Beast
| followed by = To Sail Beyond the Sunset
| publication date = 1985
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▲Set in the same universe as ''[[The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress]]'', '''''The Cat Who Walks Through Walls''''' is one of [[Robert Heinlein]]'s later works. It features yet another soldier-of-fortune in the character of Richard Ames, a retired colonel who begins the story living on a cushy space station. His easy life is quickly upended when he marries Gwen Novak, who is secretly a Time Agent, and on a mission to save the universe. Richard and Gwen are chased across the galaxy by unknown enemies, and eventually take refuge in a multiverse paradise, populated by many familiar characters from other Heinlein books, including [[Stranger in
The story operates heavily on the ideas perpetuated in [[Time Enough for Love]] and [[Number of the Beast]] -- [[The World as Myth]], Heinlein's personal philosophies regarding group marriages and the perils of socialism. It also features one of the most confusing endings of any of Heinlein's novels, leaving two characters stranded and alone and refusing to say whether or not anything was actually achieved. In fact, the resolution to the [[Cliff Hanger]] ending is not revealed until the sequel, ''[[To Sail Beyond the Sunset]]''.
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** ''[[The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress]]''
** ''[[The Number of the Beast]]''
** ''[[Stranger in
** ''[[Time Enough for Love]]''
* [[Monowheel Mayhem]]: Richard and Gwen are attacked on the Moon by a heavily armed monowheel. It looks anachronistic because it is; it's one of the rival time factions trying to kill him.
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* [[Rage Against the Author]]: At the end, Richard rails against the kind of Author who would violate [[Infant Immortality]] by {{spoiler|killing a kitten}}.
* [[Reality Is Unrealistic]]: [[Discussed Trope]]. Richard is a retired colonel and tried writing war novels, but couldn't sell them because he wrote too accurately.
* [[Ret-Gone]]: One of the members of Lazarus' [[Time Police]] force
* [[Ripple-Effect-Proof Memory]]: [[Discussed Trope]] -- it fades after a while.
* [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog]]: At the end, {{spoiler|Gwen and Richard are both wounded (Gwen severely), and have been left behind in the retreat from Mike's mainframe. They have no way of knowing if the mission was successful, and are certain to die if their enemies return to finish them off}}. Part of Richard's [[Rage Against the Author]] has to do with this.
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