Fortune of Fear (Mission Earth) [Paperback]

L. Ron Hubbard (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1989 | Series: Mission Earth (Book 5)

The Countess Krak has arrived on Earth, and the planet - not to mention Atlantic City - will never be the same again.

She is the most beautiful, the most deadly and certainly the most feared woman in the 110-planet Voltarian Empire.

Her only equal is her lover, Royal combat engineer Jetter Heller, whose mission is to keep Earth from destroying itself long enough to be invaded by the Empire.

Their mortal enemy is Soltan Griss, the Voltarian Apparatus killer sent to sabotage Heller's mission.

The presence of Heller, Gris and the Countess Krak is enough to threaten the future of any planet, but the sudden arrival from Voltar of over $250 million in gold may be a death blow for Earth.

FORTUNE OF FEAR blazes an explosive trail of action from the secret Apparatus base in Turkey across the Mediterranean, through Swiss banks into a mafia-controlled casino, as two alien forces struggle to determine not only the fate of Planet Earth but the control of hte entire galactic Empire as well.

At the same time, the lure of high fashion, the power of a Squeeza credit card and an army of mounted outlaw highwaymen in the streets of New York City may well derail everyone's plans in this fifth exciting volume of L. Ron Hubbard's acclaimed, best-selling adventure-epic--MISSION EARTH.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

The farce continues in this fifth installment of Hubbard's 10-series, Mission Earth. Soltan Gris, the focus here, is the Voltarian Empire's spy chief on Earth. Forever plotting, peeping and trying to manipulate others, double agent Gris is himself the eternal dupe. His crazed schemes to subvert his own agent in the field, virtuous Jettero Heller, keep blowing up in his face. The new chapter, a spoof of free market economics, opens with Gris smuggling 12 tons of goldto pay his credit card bills. Fast-talking bankers soon relieve him of the lucre and he fumes to see Heller raising money for his good deeds from mob-run Atlantic City casinos and commodities trading. This leaden satire gets more outrageous in its sexual aspects, which sound suspiciously like a parody of Scientology (e.g. lesbians who are "cured" by being raped).
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Review

"...I am amazed, and indeed, overwhelmed by his energy!" -- Arthur C. Clarke

"...an outrageous and wildly funny read." -- San Francisco Examiner

"...the kind of adventure and excitement that made all of us fans to begin with." -- Xignals Magazine

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Product Details

• Paperback: 347 pages
• Publisher: Bridge Publications (CA) (September 1, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592120261
• ISBN-13: 978-1592120260
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,369,068 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.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Ever, October 14, 2011

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Wintrickscifi "Ronald Wintrick" (La Crosse) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fortune of Fear (Mission Earth) (Hardcover)

I have read some of these reviews and some of these people seem to be forgetting how long ago this series was written.
In any case, these weren't books. This wasn't a series. L. Ron Hubbard's whole point in life was to save humanity from itself. This series was a message from a very concerned being; stop destroying Earth!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great product, September 22, 2010

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mbschmez - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Fortune of Fear (Mission Earth) (Paperback)

I knew the book would be good but didn't realize that it was a used book at first ,I have bought brand new books in worse shape then this one. Great product and quick delivery. Thanks

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Need 6-10 on Kindle!, September 5, 2010

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D. Rowles "health nut" (Kailua Hawaii) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mission Earth 5: Fortune of Fear (Kindle Edition)

Great series if you're looking for light sci-fi with a lot of humor in the form of a sarcastic parody of our society. But why would only the first 5 books be available on Kindle? We need the rest of the series!