Battlefield Earth (1982) was nothing if not long - but here's the
600-page opening volume of a projected 10-book, 1.2 million-word
series entitled Mission Earth. Alas, then, that quantity is no
guide to quality. Narrator Soltan Gris, a sly, dimwitted legman in
the Co-ordinated Information Apparatus, the Voltarian confederacy's
dreaded secret police, is in jail writing a confession. Gris'
problems center on planet Blito-P3, or Earth, which is scheduled
for invasion by the human-alien Voltarians in a century or so. But
agent Jettero Heller, an amiable daredevil with more powers than
Superman, has brought disturbing news to the Emperor: the Earthmen
are polluting their planet to death, thus rendering it useless to
the future invaders. Something Must Be Done. So, lacking the
resources for an immediate attack, the Emperor turns the matter
over to vile Apparatus chief Lombar Hisst. Hisst, whose private
plans to take over as Emperor involve Earth, is dismayed. He orders
Gris to organize a spy mission in reverse: Heller, proceeding to
Earth under Gris' control, will covertly release information on how
to abate the pollution. Meanwhile - pay attention now - Hisst,
safeguarding his private ambitions, secretly orders Gris to
sabotage the mission at all costs. And most of what follows
concerns Gris' difficulties in dealing with the vicious Apparatus
bureaucracy and his impossible task in controlling the
irrepressible Heller. So, a farcical plot inhabited by cartoon
characters, and delivered in ringing, sardonic tones: a lurid and
interminable comic-book. Oh - and count on a massive publicity
campaign. (Kirkus Reviews)
Earth does not exist Or so they want you to believe. Who are they?
What do they want? And who do they think they are? They are the
Voltarians of Voltaran empire 110 planets strong. They are already
among us. And the invasion is about to begin in a hundred years or
so. Or is it? The truth is far more sinister. Undercover,
underground and out of sight, the invaders plan what may in fact be
a massive diversion. In the darkest recesses of Voltars Coordinated
Information Apparatus (otherwise known as the CIA), a tyrant of
terror sets out to exploit the invasion in order to seize power.
All that stands in his way is a planet that doesnt exist. Discover
a world where corporations rule and political corruption is rife.
Where governments are driven by oil and controlled by drugs. Where
global warming is getting hotter by the minute and a scorching love
affair could determine the fate of millions. Where a cosmic
conspiracy is about to hit home and the intergalactic intrigue
knows no bounds. They call it Blito-P3. We call it Earth. You cant
afford to look the other way. Its the end of the world as you know
it and the beginning of one of the most spectacular,
thought-provoking, and wildly inventive works of science fiction
and espionage of our time.
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