Battlefield Earth mass market & Yukon Madness audiobook
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Battlefield of Earth
In the year A.D. 3000, Earth is a barren wasteland, plundered of its natural resources by alien conquerors known as Psychlos. Fewer than thirty-five thousand humans survive in a handful of communities scattered across the face of a post-apocalyptic Earth.
From the ashes of humanity rises a young hero, Jonnie Goodboy Tyler. Setting off on an initial quest to discover a hidden evil, Jonnie unlocks the mystery of humanity’s demise and unearths a crucial weakness in their oppressors. Spreading the seeds of revolt, Jonnie and a small band of survivors pit their quest for freedom in an all-out rebellion that erupts across the continents of Earth and the cosmic sprawl of the Psychlo empire in this epic military science fiction adventure.
For the fate of the Galaxy lies on the Battlefield of Earth.
Yukon Madness
There are all kinds of crazy, but there’s only one Yukon Madness. And Royal Mountie Tommy McKenna has seen first-hand the terror that follows in its wake … his partner murdered and fed to a pack of wolves.
But that’s only a taste of the horrors to come. Bent on revenge, McKenna sets out to find the madman himself—a monster who goes by the name Itauk. He quickly finds, however, that there’s only one way to get to the beast—through the man’s raven-haired beauty of a girlfriend, Raja.
But whose side is Raja on? Can McKenna win her over? Or will he too end up dead meat? The bait has been cast, the scent has been taken, and the trap has been set. The only question is, who is the predator and who is the prey?
Also includes the adventures “The Cossack,” which takes place in revolutionary Russia and explores the high price one man pays for refusing to kiss a Duchess; and “The Small Boss of Nunaloha,” the exotic story of a man who may be short, but who stands tall when it comes to defending his turf—an island in the Pacific.
Performers: R.F. Daley (narrator), Jason Faunt, James King, Christina Huntington, Max Williams, Enn Reitel, Keli Daniels and Rick Pasqualone.
Length: Approx. 2 hours, 2 CDs
“Recently there came a period when I had little to do. This was novel in a life so crammed with busy years, and I decided to amuse myself by writing a novel that was pure science fiction.” –L. Ron Hubbard
These whimsically unassuming opening words of L. Ron Hubbard’s introduction to 1982’s Battlefield Earth are deceptively revealing. The novel is pure science fiction, but of monumental breadth and creative vision.
Written with a phenomenal burst of creative energy in a sustained eight-month period in 1980 this epic novel is nothing short of massive: “428,750 words long plus intro,” as Ron finally calculated from the running tally with which he marked his daily progress.
Battlefield Earth, of course, signaled L. Ron Hubbard’s return—after an absence of three decades of extensive research, writing and lecturing about the human mind and the spiritual nature of man—to popular literature generally and, specifically, to speculative fiction, whose modern form and dimensions he was instrumental in defining.
First published in October 1982, Battlefield Earth became a breakaway New York Times and international bestseller and has been translated into scores of languages.
By Pavarti · ★★★★★ ·
I know right? 5 stars? How is that even possible? And yet here we are. This book is SOOO amazingly good. It is detailed, specific, imaginative, technical, possible and impossible all in one breath. The world Hubbard has created here is so detailed it’s hard to believe it doesn’t actually exist.
By Cesar · ★★★★★ ·
This is an amazing science fiction saga. I’ve read Battlefield Earth several times and its one of those books you keep around as you know you’ll pick it up and read it – yet again!
By Dennis Hall · ★★★★★ ·
I read the book back in the 80’s and I am reading it again. It is like reading it for the first time. I really like the book and am glad it has published again.
By Scott Gregory · ★★★★★ ·
This is a great audiobook that takes the book to new heights. There were many good actors and great sound effects. I found myself thinking of ways to increase my listening time because I enjoyed it so much! Highly, highly recommend it!
By Fred Lusk · ★★★★★ ·
One of the best sci fi books… So many twists and turns..
By Danail Karadaliev · ★★★★★ ·
Amazing book, maybe one of the best post-apocalyptic, and the most epic one.
By Ed Walters · ★★★★★ ·
This is my favorite Sci Fi book!
Engaging young adult science fiction for STEM learning
The imaginative diversity of the novel’s characters and alien races, its military artifacts and striking technologies and mathematics make it the perfect motivation for STEM learning.
“Want to get your kid excited about STEM? Battlefield Earth will give you the talking points, in fact, they’ll already be talking about it.” —S.G. Educator
• Accelerated Reader level 5.8, students earn 62 points
• Lexile 780
• Discussion guide available for book clubs and educators
Awards and Accolades: Top 100 science fiction books
• Top three of the best 100 English language novels of the 20th century by the Random House Modern Library Readers Poll
• US Golden Scroll and Saturn Awards
• Tetradramma d’Oro Award
• Gutenberg Award
Read the novel that changed the shape of military science fiction
* Over 4,000,000 copies sold * Translated in 25 languages * 21st Century edition with expanded content: author’s never-before-published handwritten notes & an exclusive author interview
Weight | 2 lbs |
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ISBN | 9781619865099 |
Format | Mass Market |
Genre | Science Fiction |
Length | 1150 pages |
Other Attributes | Novels |