Disaster: Mission Earth Volume 8 (Mission Earth series) - Softcover

Hubbard, L. Ron

Softcover

ISBN 10: 161986181X ISBN 13: 9781619861817

Publisher: Galaxy Press, LLC, 2014

Synopsis

Who is the true master of disaster?

Earthlings: prepare for the shock of your lives!

Global warming . . . reversed.

The energy crisis . . . over.

The greatest problem on Earth . . . solved.

Voltarian Royal Officer of the Fleet, Jettero Heller, has it all figured out. And he’s devised a daring and ingenious plan to make it all happen . . . if he lives to see the day.

Saving the world is never easy, and for Heller, it turns out to be a tricky—and risky—business.

He’ll have to blast a gang of space pirates in a lethal laser firefight. He’ll have to find a way to capture and control a black hole. He’ll have to undertake a perilous journey to Saturn and back and transport a titanic chunk of ice across the solar system.

Then comes the hard part . . . because Heller is headed back to Voltar, where he’s about to uncover the identity of the powerful figure behind the conspiracy to end all conspiracies. He’s facing his deadliest nemesis yet, and before the intergalactic battle is over, the entire mission could end in DISASTER.

“Features rich inventiveness, brisk pacing and a large cast of appealing characters.” —BOOKLIST

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Review:

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

."..an incredibly good story, lushly written, vibrating with action and excitement." --A. E. van Vogt

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

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

" Mission Earth never pauses, only accelerates. " ASTRONAUT EDWARD GIBSON"
" A wild compound of science fiction action, political satire and sexual comedy. " CINCINNATI POST"

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Galaxy Press, LLC
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 161986181X
• ISBN 13: 9781619861817
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352