About this title: In the year 3000, what is left of humanity exists only to serve their brutal masters, an alien race known as the Psychlos. One man, Jonnie Goodboy Taylor, leads a small band of like-minded humans in resisting the alien pillage, and sets in motion a chain of events that will forever change the balance of power both on Earth and in space.
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Description: Fine Like New, Unread, not previously owned. May show signs of wear including remainder marks or stickers on book or cover. 5 cassettes. read more
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Some edge and corner wear. Curved spine. No marks. Tight binding. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 1050 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: MASS MARKET PAPERBACK
Publisher: Bridge Publications (CA)
ISBN-13:9780884046813ISBN:0884046818
Description: Very Good. 0884046818 Great condition paperback book, clean pages, mild creases to spine, some edge/corner rubs, this book is GREAT! Shop & Save With US. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Bridge Publications (CA), Los Angeles, California, U.S. A
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780884046813ISBN:0884046818
Description: Fair. 0884046818 spine creasing, heavy edge wear; In the year 3000, man is an endangered species at the mercy of a space-plundering race of nine-foot-tall, gas-breathing alien conquerors from the planet Psychlo. Against terrific odds, the remnants of humanity have engaged in a desperate and grueling battle for Earth against the alien oppressors-and so begins this epic adventure that surges across the Earth and explosively ignites across the galaxies of an alien empire...to become the gripping ... read more
"Even if you don't like science fiction you will like this book in my experience. It is highly complex as far as the number of characters and story lines going on at the same time, but yet easy to follow and very interesting. It's been more than 17 years since I read it and to this day, I can't squash an ant or bug without thinking of this book and wondering about the posibility of reaping from a higher species what I have sown with insects. Don't judge this book by the movie. The movie was more like a caricature, IMO, than a retelling. I read this book when I was pregnant. Maybe that's the reason my son is so smart."
"Meh. This is supposed to be one of the greatest science fiction books of all time, but I'm going to have to go ahead and disagree. I mean, to be fair I did enjoy the general plot. The idea of mankind being a nearly extinct species and having to fight to win their planet back from their captors was intriguing to me and I was drawn in by the action. But there was so much of the story that was just wholly unbelievable, even for fantastic sci-fi. Overall, based on this one book, I'm not too impressed by L. Ron Hubbard. Not planning on reading anything else of his."
"Post, post-apocalypse novel that goes a step further than most. Don't let the L. Ron Hubbard part scare you, no Scientology mentioned. The John Travolta movie sucked, so ignore that, too. The book is multi layered in meaning and probably has more truth in it than most apocalypse novels. Johnny Goodboy Tyler has been living in his village in a primitive mountain lifestyle for all of his eighteen or so years. The village is dying, with people sick, passed out on herbs, or just apathetic in their hard scrabble lives. He hunts with skill and has explored all the lands that aren't forbidden, but he wants to go further. He has been warned about the giants who kill for enjoyment, but doesn't really believe in the threat. He ends up going beyond the boundary of his people to explore what was once Denver, discovers books in a library, as well as ruins of a civilization he had never imagined. But then he gets caught by a Psychlo, the very giants spoken of in feared legends of his people, becoming the Psychlo's pet and prisoner. Johnny is smart enough to work it to his advantage, which is where this adventure begins. The brilliance of this tale is in the hierarchy of alien nationalities scoping out Earth, the bankers, especially. I won't spoil it, read it yourself for more. It's got all the elements of a good post-apocalyptic read plus science fiction alien adventures, but you have to look beyond that story to what this book is REALLY saying. Who is really in charge here? The legal title, the money, the greys, pay attention to that more than the hero saves the day story and you can actually learn something valuable from this book."
"This was a horrible book (and even worse movie). I read it in 2000, so it has been a while, but I remember just how stupid of a book it was. I struggled through every page. I can't believe I even finished it, but i wanted to read it before I saw the movie. Big mistakes.
To get an idea of what it is like, go play with a 5-8 year old boy. Pretend to shoot him with a laser. He will then pretend to put up a forcefield to block the laser. Then you have to pretend to have some weapon that will break through the forcefield or go around it. But the kid will then pretend to have some other forcefield or superspeed or something else that will protect him. At every stage of the book it is as if the main character knew exactly what to do, and the materials he needed were at hand. There was no real struggle, no suspense because the book trained you to expect that the main character would get what he needed at just the right time.
There were some subplots that had potential, but definitely not worth reading the book."
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