In a future where Mother Earth has cast her children to the distant stars to begin anew and colonize the cosmos, the planet remains depleted of natural resources. Its air polluted by caustic iron and belching smoke, Earth faces her last desperate days in the grip of global environmental collapse.
In one final and feeble effort, Earth's Grand President Makin musters the dregs of his fleet and sends three separate missions to the deepest reaches of space. Their mission: solicit help from the far-flung colonial civilizations, or watch the planet die.
Also includes the Science Fiction stories Tough Old Man AND Battling Bolto
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"One of L. Ron's earliest and most straight-forward novels of war. The Lieutenant is a remarkably written character that resonates beyond the fairly brief length of the book. A great piece of alternate military history written while WWII was still being fought." — Brian (4 out of 5 stars)
"One of L. Ron's earliest and most straight-forward novels of war. The Lieutenant is a remarkably written character that resonates beyond the fairly brief length of the book. A great piece of alternate military history written while WWII was still being fought."
" One of the best book I've read. "
" I might have rated it higher if it didn't hype itself up so much just to be vaguely blase. Okay, but not spectacular. "
" Not much of a military reading fan but was ok "
" Didn't know what to think at first picking up this L Ron Hubbard book considering all the scientology crap, gotta admit it blew my mind away. A great book from beginning to end Id recommend it to anyone. "
" The book was ok, but this is one of my favorite endings in any book i have read. "
" A good idea finely executed. Largely overlooked. Check this book out for sure. "
" I read this book at least 3 times when I was a kid at my local library. Definitely a captivating story! As other reviewers have mentioned, it has some very interesting ideas in it. "
" Surprisingly, this isn't about Scientology or heavy drinking. "
" Felt this was a cross between the plots and themes of The Red Badge of Courage and Apocalypse Now. "
" Interesting, from a SF-historical point of view. "
" Interesting book considering it was written before Pearl Harbor, Anti-War, Anti-Government, written by a winning soldier. Wondering if Castro read this book before taking over Cuba? "
L. Ron Hubbard (1911–1986), with nineteen New York Times bestsellers and more than 230 million copies of his works in circulation, was among the most acclaimed and widely read authors of the twentieth century. As a leading light of American pulp fiction through the 1930s and 1940s, he was 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 him.
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