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Summary: Fun but waaaay too long
Review: A fun book which generally kept me smiling and even had me laugh out loud once or twice.
Poor Soltan Gris, a totally deluded idiot who can't recognize even the most obvious signs of someone's loathing of him, is pitted against Jettero Heller, a type of superman who appears to have never failed at anything and is beloved by all. Soltan never had a chance! And so, he struggles with what should be the simple task of getting Jettero onto a spaceship so they can leave for their mission to Earth. Since it takes him 615 pages to accomplish this goal, this is a frustrating, and often hilarious, struggle.
Unfortunately, as a previous reviewer already said, 200 pages could've been easily cut. With all the extra material, this book doesn't seem to have a plot as much as it seems to consist of a series of events strung together which simply end on page 615. Eventually I might read the next book in the series but I doubt I'll slog through all ten books, not unless the pace picks up and there is less padding.
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Summary: Parental Advisory Suggested
Review: First off, this series is unique and starts off great. I've never read anything quite like it: epic sci-fi told from the point of view of the bad guys.So rather than having a book follow the main hero character and the way he easily thwarts all the bad guys, we instead see it told from the perspective of those bad guys, how they lay all these intricate traps and their befuddlement as the hero inexplicably manages to thwart their every evil move, sometimes without trying. It's intentionally funny in a very Wile E. Coyote sort of way. But there's two warnings I think have to be said:
1) For readers in general, the series peters out starting around book 7. It's like he ran out of gas after 6 books but really wanted a set of 10 so pushed out 3 more books. The ending is disappointing and the last books are like a punishment to read. 2) PARENTAL WARNING, EXTREME PERVERSION. If they made a loyal movie out of this series, it would not be rated NC-17, it would actually be illegal in most civilized countries, and that's no exaggeration. It starts off innocently enough but eventually gets into some of the worst perversion you'll ever read in a book. Sex with a corpse isn't even the worst of it. The fact that more people don't comment on this leads me to believe most people never read the whole series. The review that mentioned therapy was not even kidding. So in the end I'm not sure what to say about it. The books always stand out in my mind because of the perspective and humor of seeing things from the bad guy's viewpoint, but I never actually suggest this series to friends because it's so absurdly perverted in places. Having read this series as the first thing I've ever read by Hubbard is a big part of why I never took his Scientology and other stuff seriously: L. Ron Hubbard was not right in the head and there's no way you can read this whole series and not arrive at the same conclusion. If you're 18 or over, go for it, but I wouldn't suggest buying this series for your kids.
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Summary: Parental Advisory Suggested
Review: First off, this series is unique and starts off great. I've never read anything quite like it: epic sci-fi told from the point of view of the bad guys. So rather than having a book follow the main hero character and the way he easily thwarts all the bad guys, we instead see it told from the perspective of those bad guys, how they lay all these intricate traps and their befuddlement as the hero inexplicably manages to thwart their every evil move, sometimes without trying. It's intentionally funny in a very Wile E. Coyote sort of way. But there's two warnings I think have to be said:
1) For readers in general, the series peters out starting around book 7. It's like he ran out of gas after 6 books but really wanted a set of 10 so pushed out 3 more books. The ending is disappointing and the last books are like a punishment to read. 2) PARENTAL WARNING, EXTREME PERVERSION. If they made a loyal movie out of this series, it would not be rated NC-17, it would actually be illegal in most civilized countries, and that's no exaggeration. It starts off innocently enough but eventually gets into some of the worst perversion you'll ever read in a book. Sex with a corpse isn't even the worst of it. The fact that more people don't comment on this leads me to believe most people never read the whole series. The review that mentioned therapy was not even kidding. So in the end I'm not sure what to say about it. The books always stand out in my mind because of the perspective and humor of seeing things from the bad guy's viewpoint, but I never actually suggest this series to friends because it's so absurdly perverted in places. Having read this series as the first thing I've ever read by Hubbard is a big part of why I never took his Scientology and other stuff seriously: L. Ron Hubbard was not right in the head and there's no way you can read this whole series and not arrive at the same conclusion. If you're 18 or over, go for it, but I wouldn't suggest buying this series for your kids.
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Summary: its attractive.
Review: i must say that INVADER'S PLAN is one of the best science fiction i have read so far .it is created on the background of an imajinary planet and thereis an aura of mystry and strangeness in it . the characters are real . they r not one dimensional as many people think . there are numerous characters in the story but each have been properly picturised . the human relations and the sentiments have been dislayed properly . even minute details have been stated . this novel will have an expression on the human mind , especially if the reader is a teenager .there is an eagerness throughout the novel .jetro heller seems to be the guy next door .
however , i must say that the entire decalogy is quite monotonous. there could have been only 3 arts . the first part dealing with the incidents before leaving voltare , the second part dealing with the adventures on earth and the third part dealing with the activities taking place after soltan and heller returns . the lenght is a problem.besides there is nothing much to complain.
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Summary: I don't know about everybody else, but...
Review: I really liked this first volume of the Mission Earth Series. I couldn't stop reading it!!! I was laughing so hard one night, my parents came into my room and told me to keep it down. :-) I don't know how someone could read this book and not sympathize with poor Soltan. I love that guy. Everybody knows someone like Heller in real life, and you can't help but laugh when Soltan thinks about doing poor Jettero in. The funniest part of the book is when Soltan takes some speed, and acts a fool in front of all the television cameras. The ending was great...I don't know how the rest of the series will turn out, but you won't be sorry if you take the time to read The Invader's Plan...I'm laughing right now thinking about it. On to #2-Black Genesis!!!!
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Summary: Excellent example of Dark Satire
Review: I started the Mission Earth series when I was about 10 because I liked the cover. It was probably the first sci fi novel I have ever read. I'm really glad it was Hubbard who introduced me to science fiction, and I'm glad I read the book before I knew anything about scientology or Hubbard, since it gave me the chance to go into the novel unbiased. The great thing about the Mission Earth series is, as others have mentioned, it's told from the first person POV of Soltan Gris, a coniving, weasly, agent who uses blackmail, extortion, and murder to try and maintain his power in the agency over Jetro Heller, the James-Bondish "hero" of the series with the Devilish good lucks and amazing talent. The great thing abot HUbbard's writing, is that you don't root for Heller to succeed. Seeing everything from Soltan's point of view creates a lot of sympathy and drawsyour favor toward him. The entire series can get a bit monotonous at times and hard to make it through, but I can never forget the guilty pleasures and immense enjoyment I had when I first started reading this series.
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Summary: It's very funny in parts, long series of books
Review: I've read the whole series of these books and the first one is the best. It has some very funny moments. The arrogant Central Information Appartus( Soltan Gris) guy ends up getting played for a fool. It has stings of social satire in it, like when the hero arrives at earth dressed in a baseball uniform. This the best read of all the series which is good but is a little long and does drag in some places.
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Summary: Ehh, so so...
Review: If I didn't know better I'd think this book'd been written back in Dicken's day, when authors got paid by the word. This is one of the longest short stories I've ever read. Hubbard could've cut out a good 200 pages and it would've been a lot more fun, and a lot closer to being comparable to the quality of Battlefield Earth. The tale is told from the perspective of Soltan Gris, an officer in a disreputable division of the government known as the Aparatus. The Aparatus kidnaps Jettro Heller and then talks him into being a spy on a mission to Earth. The remainder of the book is Soltan's bumbling struggle to get Jet off the planet and on his way to Earth. There were moments throughout the book where I was reminded that Hubbard is an excellent author. The recreation of Freudian psychology was hilarious, as was the innocence with which Jet foils every evil plot he comes into contact with. And even though Soltan was the bad guy, and a real moron most of the time, I often found myself rooting for him - even on the edge of my seat to see if he survived the crisis of the moment. The problem was that those exciting moments were too rare. They were surrounded by periods of dullness that made the book feel about 4 times longer than it is. My recommendation is that you get this and any of the sequels to this book from the library, and spend your money on Battlefield Earth. Sten or Dune should also catch your fancy.
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Summary: A right rivetting read
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Summary: A surely nice book
Review: If you have read the Battlefield Earth of L. Ron Hubbard, you won't be disappointed with this book.Once again the author presents an alien's sight at our Earth. Though at some places the book seemed to me a bit disgusting, still there are lots of wits, action, intrigues and interesting Soltan's remarks about human psychology.
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