Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000

by L. Ron Hubbard

Overview

Only 35,000 humans remain…

…and the aliens hunt them for sport.

Who will lead the uprising?

In the year A.D. 3000, Earth is a dystopian wasteland. The great cities stand crumbling as a brutal reminder of what we once were. When the Psychlos invaded, all the world’s armies mustered little resistance against the advanced alien weapons.

Now, the man animals serve one purpose.

Do the Psychlos’ bidding or face extinction.

One man, Jonnie Goodboy Tyler, has a plan. They must learn about the Psychlos and their weapons. He needs the other humans to follow him. And that may not be enough.

Can he outwit his Psychlo captor, Terl?

What is their weakness?

The fate of the Galaxy lies on the Battlefield of Earth.

This is one of the finest examples of science fiction ever written, with nuance, sub-plots, and action all the way through. A masterpiece at over 1,000 pages.

You’ll love this epic New York Times bestseller by L. Ron Hubbard, because his vision of science fiction was ahead of its time.

Get it now.

“Pulse-pounding mile-a-minute sci-fi action-adventure that does not stop. It is a masterpiece of popular adventure science fiction.” —Brandon Sanderson

“Battlefield Earth is like a 12-hour ‘Indiana Jones’ marathon. Non-stop and fast-paced. Every chapter has a big bang-up adventure.” —Kevin J. Anderson (co-author of the Dune Sagas)

“Over 1,000 pages of thrills, spills, vicious aliens and noble humans. I found Battlefield Earth un-put-downable.” —Neil Gaiman

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781592123421
Publisher:	Galaxy Press, LLC
Publication date:	06/06/2016
Series:	???? ????? - ????? , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	1072
Sales rank:	99,997
Lexile:	780L (what's this?)
File size:	4 MB
Age Range:	12 Years

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.

What People are Saying About This

Kevin Anderson

Battlefield Earth is like a 12-hour 'Indiana Jones' marathon. Non-stop and fast-paced, every chapter has a big bang of an adventure.

Dave Wolverton

Passionate, engrossing, Battlefield Earth is first-rate entertainment. L. Ron Hubbard proves once again that he's one of the all-time grand masters of suspense.

Frederick Pohl

I read Battlefield Earth straight through in one sitting. . . I was fascinated by it.

Editorial Reviews

"Pulse-pounding mile-a-minute sci-fi action adventure that does not stop. It is a masterpiece of popular adventure science-fiction.” --Brandon Sanderson

--"Over 1,000 pages of thrills, spills, vicious aliens and noble humans. I found it un-put-downable." --Neil Gaiman

--"The futuristic tale, featuring aliens and humans fighting for survival, comes across as compelling and believable...."--Booklist

--"Brilliant science fiction author." --New York Daily News

--"Think of the Star Wars sagas and Raiders of the Lost Ark, mix in the triumph of Rocky I, II and III and you have captured the exuberance, style and glory of Battlefield Earth." --Baltimore Sun

--"Battlefield Earth has the same exuberant pacing and action-loaded story as Star Wars." --Roland J. Green

--"A terrific story."--Robert Heinlein

From the Publisher

The Barnes & Noble Review
The 20th anniversary edition of L. Ron Hubbard's science fiction classic Battlefield Earth is a visually stunning, impeccably packaged hardcover volume that commemorates the novel's two decades as an international bestseller. It's evident that Galaxy Press has put a lot of hard work into making this shelf-bending edition as spectacular as possible; from the brilliant cover design to the stylistic layout, this is a must-have for science fiction fans, as well as serious book collectors.

In the year 3000, Earth has been conquered by nine-foot-tall, gas-breathing alien invaders called Psychlos. The few surviving humans are treated as nothing more than pack animals worked to death mining the Earth of all its resources. But a small band of rebel humans, led by Jonnie Goodboy Tyler, vow to fight back against impossible odds and reclaim their planet.

In the book's introduction, Hubbard states: "When I started out to write this novel, I wanted to write pure science fiction.… Science is for people. And so is science fiction." If Battlefield Earth's phenomenal worldwide popularity is any indication -- almost 7 million copies sold in 26 different languages -- it's safe to say that he succeeded. Considering the quality of the story (Battlefield Earth was voted as one of the top three English-language novels of the 20th century in a nationwide Modern Library reader's poll) and the tender loving care that went into the production, this 20th anniversary edition is more than pure science fiction. It's pure literary gold. Paul Goat Allen

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This has everything: suspense, pathos, politics, war, humor, diplomacy and intergalactic finance.

Publishers Weekly

This title is now better remembered for being transformed into one of the worst B-movies in history. Don't blame the book, however, which is well regarded in sf circles. This 20th-anniversary edition offers the full text of the original. Galaxy Press, which launched this July, will reprint a number of Hubbard's books. If your existing copy looks as if it has been on the battlefield, this quality hardcover will make a nice replacement. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

Library Journal

Jonnie Tyler isn’t like the rest of his small, isolated tribe. He wants to know what lies beyond his little valley in what was once called the Rocky Mountains. When he stumbles on a domed mining town run by the alien Psychlos, little does he know he is destined to lead a revolution to free the human race from a thousand years of oppression. Galaxy Press’s adventuresome audiobook employs 67 actors reading 198 parts, sound effects, and original music. This animation-style soundtrack impressively dramatizes Hubbard’s massive and controversial 1982 vision of bringing together Golden Age science-fiction, Western, air-war, and adventure themes in a work of more than 1,000 pages. The result is a vivid movie of the mind. B.P. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine

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