Mission Earth 8, Disaster: v. 8 - Softcover

L Ron Hubbard

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9781592120291: Mission Earth 8, Disaster: v. 8

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1592120296 ISBN 13: 9781592120291

Publisher: Galaxy Press, 1987

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In Disaster, the New York Mafia is under aerial assault. The United States is about to declare war. The world's oil supply is rumored to be radioactive. And a mountain of ice is plunging from outer space directly toward Earth! Meanwhile, Apparatus assassin Soltan Gris finally meets his just desserts. But can Fleet Combat Engineer Jettero Heller still succeed in his mission to salvage Earth from pollution? Or will arch-villain Delbert John Rockecenter foil the entire plan in his battle to own the planet? Find out in Disaster, another nonstop episode of intergalactic espionage ;An incredibly good story, lushly written, vibrating with action and excitement. A gem. - A.E. van Vogt

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Review:

""Marvelous satire by a master of adventure." "--ANNE MCCAFFREY

""Mission Earth never pauses, only accelerates.""--ASTRONAUT EDWARD GIBSON

."..an incredibly good story, lushly written, vibrating with action and excitement." --A. E. van Vogt
""A wild compound of science fiction action, political satire and sexual comedy."" --CINCINNATI POST

"."..the adventure, colored by broad strokes of satire, is written with a vigor..."" --Publishers Weekly

""An extraordinary ten-volume epic rich with intergalactic intrigue and wry social commentary.""--LITERARY GUILD

.".".the adventure, colored by broad strokes of satire, is written with a vigor..."" --Publishers Weekly

" Marvelous satire by a master of adventure. " ANNE MCCAFFREY"

""Rich inventiveness, brisk pacing, and a large cast of appealing characters. " Booklist"

" Mission Earth never pauses, only accelerates. " ASTRONAUT EDWARD GIBSON"

From the Publisher:

With Mission Earth, L. Ron Hubbard created an unsurpassed
masterpiece of satire, social commentary and rousing intergalactic
adventure--full of biting insights about the condition of this planet, its
people and the institutions that make it the way it is. Mission Earth, an
unheard-of 1.2-million word novel in ten volumes, is a monumental
achievement by any literary standard.
Mission Earth has an entire galaxy for its backdrop, though the main action
occurs on Earth and the planet Voltar. The Voltarian Grand Council has
become convinced that it must send a mission to prevent Earth from
destroying itself--thus allowing the Voltar Confederacy to proceed on its
long-standing invasion plan and timetable to conquer a planet they regard
as an important future way-stop on the main invasion route toward the
center of the galaxy.
The mission is assigned to a clandestine agent, Fleet Combat Engineer
Jettero Heller. Soon after arriving on Earth, he heads to New York City
where he is determined to get to the bottom of what is causing Earth to
self-destruct, unaware that his every move is being tracked and that
powerful forces on Voltar want his mission to fail.

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