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Summary: Enjoy, because it only gets worse!
Review: I got a copy of Battlefield Earth while in junior high school, and loved it! I re-read it every few years, and still enjoy it as much as the first time. Well, imagine my excitement at the prospect of a 10 book series by the same author! I bought the book as soon as it hit the shelves and started reading, what a disappointment. I got done and wondered where the story was. I forced myself to read several of the following books, but the magic of Battlefield Earth was not repeated. The first book is a passable read, but I would recommend spending your money on something else.
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Summary: I finished this series, but only out of morbid curiosity.
Review: There is little I can add to the discussion of this series. The reviews seem to fall into two lines--people who have read good science fiction, and people who haven't. The latter think this is the greatest series ever written. It does start out fairly promising, and the first few books are quite entertaining, but it seems that Mr. Hubbard contrived the next 5 or 6 books without any real conception of what they were for; he merely wanted to get up to 9 and 10 before wrapping up the story. The intervening volumes wander around aimlessly, adding little in the way of intelligible development. If writers are going to write a 10 book series, please include enough plot for 10 books. This story could have been written in 3 books, and I probably would reread it. As it stands, I'm glad I only bought the first 3 before heading to the library; I don't have room on my shelf for filler.
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Summary: Well-Written
Review: Back to the review, extremely well-written. Hubbard's 'Invaders' never struggles for its next scene or plot. It flows smoothly throughout the entire novel. The protagonist, Soltan Gris, is a despicable person struggling to cope with the unpredictable circumstances he's thrown into. The book does grow weary at times. Gris gets into trouble and more trouble and more trouble, and always escapes. At points I found myself saying, 'Get on with it already!'. I'm totally unfamiliar with Scientology, so I can't judge whether the book is an attempt to brainwash readers. Hubbard does include some comments on the foolish humans destroying their planet. If that's scientology I can see why it appeals to Hollywood airheads. No explicit sex. All profanity is replaced with a (bleep) so it's easy enough to skip over.
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Summary: Caca.
Review: I read the first four books before I was bored todeath. Hubbard's writing style is very pedestrian, and I cannotbelieve that all the 5-star reviews in here did not come from other than Scientologists. This dekalogy is not worth a dime. Characters are flat, there is no movement, and what's Hubbard's problem with mental health professionals?
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Summary: best science fiction book I have read
Review: This concerns the total series: Although English is not my native tongue and Hubbard's incredible vocabulary made it difficult for me to understand all details, I could not stop reading until I had finished all 10 volumes! The plot is simply the best I have ever come across in any work of fiction and the humour with which it is presented definitely makes this the most entertaining book I have ever read. If you miss this one you may well quit reading at all :-)
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Summary: Could Have Been Good
Review: I've read the first and part of the second book of the 'Mission Earth' series and I don't think I will be able to finish it. It started out hopefully but then turned into a mess of slapstick satire. The style of writing is atrocious and much of the two books I've read so far could have been cut out. The story could have been very good and writing from the viewpoint of the villian is a stroke of genius, but this series just doesn't have what it takes to keep me interested in reading all the books.
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Summary: Totally useless and a disservice to real science fiction
Review: I am one of those people who love to read good science fiction and that is what the mess known as "Mission Earth" is not--good science fiction. While the basic plot is OK, Hubbard's use of "satire" is so poor that one begins to root for the psychologists and the psychiatrists that are being lambasted without rhyme or reason. Many of the ideas that appear in the book are on Scientology's hit list and, as in many of his writings, are attacked without being given a chance to tell their side of the story. But this is not the book's (and the series') basic flaw. Hubbard keeps repeating line and words to the point that if a reader would take out a word (say, for example, "riff raff") the book would deflate by half. (The same holds true when Soltan meets the Russian agent later on in the series--the repetition gets so loaded that the story bogs down so that it barely moves. Finally, even in bad satire (and we have one here) a hero cannot be as good as Jettero Heller--readers need heroes and villains they can believe in--both Gris and Heller are so far off the mark that I cannot belive in them. Although Bridge Publications claim that this is the largest series ever written, size does not matter--quality does--and that is what "Mission Earth" lacks--quality in the writing. In so doing, I cannot accept that these books are the best SF written. Readers looking for good, epic space opera and adventure by a true talent can find what they crave in E.E. "Doc" Smith's "Lensman" or "Skylark" series.
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Summary: excellent book and good start to the complete story
Review: the mission earth books can be read out of sequence and still be good reads but its always best to start from the beginning. most of the 10 books are seen uniquely through the eyes and ears of the villain and not the hero. very funny. very sarcastic! full of great gadgets and excessive amounts of (comical) violence. never takes itself seriuously and makes the reader view human civilisation in a different light i would recommend the complete series to any sci-fi or humor reader. Hubbard's other classic "Battlefield Earth" should be read by anyone who enjoys Mission Earth. a rip roaring sci-fi yarn
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Summary: A funny book with a hooking plot.
Review: Though I've only read The Invaders Plan I know I will read all of the books in this dekalogy.Sure maybe Hubbard isn't the next Mark Twain but I think his book is very original and is a great read for anyone.What a great book!
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Summary: Absolute brilliance that is addictive at the least...
Review: An absolutely wonderful novel with an intricate plot and dynamic characters. This book is the hook at the end of the line for the dekalogy of Mission Earth books. Once you've read this book you will be rushing to the nearest book store for the next nine installments. The only reader's that won't appreciate this book are those too stupid to understand it's satire. I recommend anyone who is even remotely into sci-fi books to read this book. An intricate plot is wrapped in the corruption and deceit of the Apparatus. Characters with a personality instead of just meaningless actions. Jettero Heler is so "perfect" that it annoys the reader. You will find yourself wishing death upon him just as Soltan(the main character) does. Too much fun for a rainy day! best read with a glass of lemonade on a lawn chair!!!
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