Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000

L. Ron Hubbard

Jun 2016 · Galaxy Press LLC

About this ebook

Only 35,000 humans remain... ...and the aliens hunt them for sport. Who will lead the uprising? In the year A.D. 3000, Earth is a dystopian wasteland. The great cities stand crumbling as a brutal reminder of what we once were. When the Psychlos invaded, all the world’s armies mustered little resistance against the advanced alien weapons. Now, the man animals serve one purpose. Do the Psychlos’ bidding or face extinction. One man, Jonnie Goodboy Tyler, has a plan. They must learn about the Psychlos and their weapons. He needs the other humans to follow him. And that may not be enough. Can he outwit his Psychlo captor, Terl? What is their weakness? The fate of the Galaxy lies on the Battlefield of Earth. This is one of the finest examples of science fiction ever written, with nuance, sub-plots, and action all the way through. A masterpiece at over 1,000 pages. You’ll love this epic New York Times bestseller by L. Ron Hubbard, because his vision of science fiction was ahead of its time. Get it now. “Pulse-pounding mile-a-minute sci-fi action-adventure that does not stop. It is a masterpiece of popular adventure science fiction.” —Brandon Sanderson “Battlefield Earth is like a 12-hour ‘Indiana Jones’ marathon. Non-stop and fast-paced. Every chapter has a big bang-up adventure.” —Kevin J. Anderson (co-author of the Dune Sagas) “Over 1,000 pages of thrills, spills, vicious aliens and noble humans. I found Battlefield Earth un-put-downable.” —Neil Gaiman

Ratings and reviews

This is the only book I've ever read where I wanted the time back that I spent reading it. I saw the film first, and thought John Travolta did a terrible job. Then I read it and no, that's just how the alien's talk and act. It all boils down to a Dianetics commercial. Humanity can accomplish anything, Yada Yada. It sucks.

I just bought the new version of this book on paperback. I read it about 10 years ago and now I am reading it again. So far reading it now is better. The forward totally cleared up the difference between science fiction and fantasy. Then he explained just how important science fiction has been in ending war and fueling our scientific advancement. Now I am on the first chapter and I am totally sucked into the world as it's known in the year 3000, the human struggle to survive. I love it.

It's a 20 year favorite in my family. I've read it 4 times, and still love it! It has excellent details, complexity, action, and character development.

About the author

L. Ron Hubbard was born in Tilden, Nebraska on March 13, 1911. He attended George Washington University and Princeton University. He began his career as a writer for pulp magazines and later as a science fiction writer. His science fiction works include the Buckskin Brigades, Final Blackout, Fear, The Kingslayer, and Black Towers to Danger. His book, Dianetics, was published in 1950. He spent the next 30 years devoting himself to the development of Dianetics and Scientology. In 1954, he founded the Church of Scientology. In the 1980s, he published his final fiction works Battlefield Earth and the Mission Earth series, which won the Cosmos 2000 Award from French readers and the Nova Science Fiction Award from Italy's Perseo Libri. He died on January 24, 1986.