Mission Earth, Volume 2: Black Genesis

by L. Ron Hubbard

Overview

Intrigue, Betrayal, Blackmail... From the violent, heroin-riddled back streets of Turkey to the heart of government corruption in America, Mission Earth relentlessly hurls into a new labyrinth of Earth’s underworld, torn by Mafia wars and criminal rivalry, abounding with assassins, killers, prostitutes, drug-runners, and subverted government agents, the gripping story masterly twists and turns with its heart-pounding pace. The fierce, unique blend of tension, ingenuity, humor, betrayal and tragedy continues…

VOLUME 2 OF THE BIGGEST SCIENCE FICTION DEKALOGY EVERY WRITTEN

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780884042082
Publisher:	Bridge Publications, Inc.
Publication date:	03/28/1986
Series:	Mission Earth Series , #2
Pages:	431
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.40(h) x 1.70(d)

About the Author

With 19 New York Times bestsellers and more than 230 million copies of his works in circulation, L. Ron Hubbard is among the most acclaimed and widely read authors of our time. As a leading light of American Pulp Fiction through the 1930s and '40s, he is further among the most influential authors of the modern age. Indeed, from Ray Bradbury to Stephen King, there is scarcely a master of imaginative tales who has not paid tribute to L. Ron Hubbard.

Editorial Reviews

With this second volume, the direction and shape of Hubbard's proposed 10-book sequence, Mission Earth, are becoming clear. Instead of concentrating on the overall theme (will Earth destroy itself before the aliens can conquer it?), Hubbard emphasizes a great amount of seemingly extraneous incident to stretch out his tale into a dekalogy. In place of an epic, he offers a mock epic. This second book is a modern Candide in which alien secret agent Jettero Heller is introduced to the contemporary world in satirical strokes so broad they recall vaudeville sketches. When Heller arrives in New York City, he innocently lands a job with the Mafia, takes a room in a brothel and is taught to drive by a cabbie. Apart from one funny sequence in which FBI agents' praise of J. Edgar Hoover makes him out to be a greater con man and criminal than his targets, most of the attacks (especially on the IRS) are vengeful and humorless. (March)

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

"One of the most ambitious science fiction novels ever attempted, an extraordinary ten-volume epic rich with intergalactic intrigue and wry social commentary." —LITERARY GUILD

“Adventure, colored by broad strokes of satire.” —Publishers Weekly

“Satire on a level with Swift or Voltaire. . .Hubbard's laserlike wit and tongue-in-cheek assessment of contemporary living make it easy to read while at the same time lending literary value to the genre of scince fiction.” —ATLANTA JOURNAL & CONSTITUTION

"This is transcendent science fiction, written with style and verve rivaling great literature but, in addition, it's immensely knowledgeable. A wonderful story."—A.E. VAN VOGT

"Fantastic adventure beats like a strong pulse." —BookWorld

“Ironic, exciting, romantic and hilarious.” —ORSON SCOTT CARD

“The Mission Earth books form a true saga—in the grand tradition!” —ROBERT BLOCH, AUTHOR OF PSYCHO

“Fast-paced and thoroughly enjoyable . . .” —UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL

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