In the introduction to his international bestselling ten
volume science fiction satire, Mission Earth, L. Ron
Hubbard wrote:
"Although satire is sometimes identified with comedy
- and certainly it can be very funny - it is essentially
concerned with exposing some flaws or excess... the
laugh that satire produces is more often a foil aimed
at the heart of human folly."
Mission Earth is a true satire in all senses of the word, an hilarious expose of the shortcomings of any modern society as personified by politicians, gangsters, bankers,
diplomats, attorneys, PRs and all manner of other
familiar characters. The overall motif of the series is
the planned infiltration and invasion of Earth by a
race of technologically advanced aliens from the
planet Voltar. The hero, Jettero Heller, sets in
motion a plan to correct the Earth's pollution, while
a secret branch of the Voltarian government sends
its own agent, a despicable, bungling villain, to
sabotage Heller's mission. The fiercely paced,
sharply satiric series of adventures and
misadventures, plots and counterplots, triumphs and
disasters follow - as the two protagonists come to
grips with life in the 20th century - are not only
entertaining but very enlightening.
If you have ever wondered what was really going on
behind the scenes on Earth today, this series is for
you!
"Remember how you felt the first time you saw Star
Wars? This book will do it to you again." - Orson
Scott Card
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