Final Blackout [Hardcover]

L. Ron Hubbard (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Bridge Publications (1981)
• ASIN: B0018NXI34
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,373,608 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars In my unbiased opinion, I rather liked it...., November 26, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Final Blackout (Paperback)

I am not a Scientologist, but I do like pulp fiction. FINAL BLACKOUT was an innovative tale for its time, and does a fairly good job standing on its own today. The story's general cynicism towards governments seems rather atypical of the patriotism in pre-WW II America. The characters are interesting, but a little stiff. There is a fair amount of action; the main character's strategies make for interesting reading (although some of the Lieutenant's tactics are a bit of a stretch). Final Blackout's main strength is its "post-apocalyptic" scenario, written well before that genre was synonimous with apes and Mel Gibson. Not the greatest pulp novel ever written, but a good, solid read. Even if you disagree with Hubbard's "religion", the man could spin a decent yarn.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A gripping tale, and an expose' on the insanity of war., February 8, 1998

By 

Michael Delaware - See all my reviews

This review is from: Final Blackout (Hardcover)

This is a gripping tale about a man known only as the 'Lieutenant' as he leads a small band of loyal followers in an apolocalyptic world war setting. It portrays the inhumanity of war, and exposes the character of those who create and prolong them. This early Hubbard novel is an expose' on the insanity of war, and deserves it's rightful place in history as classic novel. It should be recommended reading to all, who desire to prevent this kind of future. This one is a great SF classic in the spirit of Hemmingway's 'For Whom the Bell Tolls' and 'A Farewell to Arms'. Read it and enjoy.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The end of the war that never was, June 25, 2000

By 

Matthew Dovell (South of Boston, MA United States of America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Final Blackout (Paperback)

This book in some ways reminds me of Fatherland in the fact that WW2 lasted longer (a great HBO movie btw) It also reminds me that WW 1 would have lasted probably into a good amount of the 1920's if the US hadn't came in. Anyways the book is good...a great description at the beginning of how he was brought up. Also the fact he methodically plays solitare over and over to pass the war. Surprisingly this reminds me of the Vietnam conflict except this was written almost 20 years before Vietnam started.