The Doomed Planet (Mission Earth Series) [Abridged] [Audio Cassette]

L. Ron Hubbard (Author)

Book Description

Series: Mission Earth Series | Publication Date: June 1987

As the mighty Voltarian Confederacy crumbles in flaming combat, riots and civil war, Jettero Heller and Countess Krak struggle desperately to save it from ruin.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...a superlative storyteller with total mastery of plot and pacing..." -- Publishers Weekly

"You think you know Earth? L. Ron Hubbard shows it from some different angles. A truly wild rollick." -- F.M. Busby "The Demu Trilogy

"You will lose sleep. You will miss appointments... If you don't force yourself to set it down..." -- Orson Scott Card --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

L. Ron Hubbard's legendary writing career spanned more than half a century of enduring literary achievement and creative influence, encompassing more than 250 published novels, novelettes, short stories and screenplays in every major genre. Among his best-selling and classic speculative fiction trend-setters are "Battlefield Earth," "Fear," and "Final Blackout." --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Galaxy Pr Llc; Abridged edition (June 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592120660
• ISBN-13: 978-1592120666
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,493,189 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More 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.

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing..., August 15, 2001

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Steven Dennis (Reston, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Doomed Planet (Mission Earth, Vol 10) (Mass Market Paperback)

I got sucked into the Mission Earth series after reading the spectacular "Battlefield Earth" (the best pulp scifi novel ever). Unfortunately, after buying in hardback all 10 of these bloated episodes, hoping that they would lead to a great ending, I was sorely disappointed.

While the stories do have some of Hubbard's humor and some interesting satire, they don't have the cohesion, pacing or the characters of Battlefield Earth. It's not worth your time.

21 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars L. Ron Hubbard's beliefs revealed at last, November 14, 1999

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Modemac (Cambridge, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Doomed Planet (Mission Earth, Vol 10) (Mass Market Paperback)

Thank the maker, we finally finished the series! Ten volumesof "satire" by L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Scientology andcrusader against the evil psychiatric empire that drugs society and keeps the truth hidden from the eyes the world...what? You mean that just happens to be the plot of the entire "Mission Earth" series? Amazing! Could it be that L. Ron Hubbard used this book to give us his views of what he really believed about our society? Quite a few of the glowing five-star reviews of these books claim that this series is "close to real life." And during the series' introduction, in which he modestly redefines the entire concept of "satire," Hubbard notes that the idea of satire is to poke barbs at certain aspects of real life that deserve to be ridiculed.

So what is Hubbard telling us with this epic (or at least epic-length) series? If Hubbard is to be believed, then the entire world is locked in the tyrannical grip of a corporate empire that uses sex and drugs to keep the population properly sedate. Sexual perversions of all sorts are encouraged through evil rock music, while the evil corporations use the media to twist and distort the real truth at every possible opportunity. And when anyone dares to wake up and realize just what a state the world is in -- then it's time to unleash those most fearful and sadistic weapons, psychology and psychiatry, to crush the rebellion.

But don't worry...L. Ron Hubbard has bravely revealed the solution to the problems facing society! As a capstone to the series, "The Doomed Planet" spells out everything that needs to be done to save the world: namely, consolidate all the nations and peoples of the world into one single, benevolent corporation that works for the good of Mankind. We know this single corporation is good because "Mankind is basically good" (Hubbard's words, as quoted ad infinitum by Scientologists) and Mankind will never succumb to temptation as long as the evil demons of psychology and psychiatry are kept under lock and key, hidden far away from prying eyes by well-meaning censors. Of course, once the world is freed from the prison of psychology and psychiatry (referred to as "the psychs" within Scientology), then the evils of drugs and perverted sex will vanish. No one will have any need for them anymore, once the world is free!

Yes, says L. Ron Hubbard, "total freedom" is yours for the taking! But because the evil psychiatric conspiracy still dominates the world, Hubbard must reveal the truth to you under the guise of "satire," so that you can wake up and realize that only by casting off the shackles of psychiatric domination, then you will truly be free.

Isn't it coincidental that these views happen to be identical to the worldview expressed by the Church of Scientology -- which was founded by L. Ron Hubbard? Perhaps this is the true underlying purpose of the entire "Mission Earth" series.

So it is that "satire" mirrors real life.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars As Detailed..., July 16, 2010

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Bill Fry "Just Another Day In Paradise" - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Doomed Planet (Mission Earth) (Paperback)

The books arrived on time and in perfect condition. They finished off my collection perfectly. Now, to find time to read...