BATTLEFIELD EARTH: A SAGA OF THE YEAR 3000.
New York: St. Martin's Press, [1982]. Octavo, blue wrappers printed in black. Advance copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. "Galactic goodies-versus-baddies. Hubbard's comeback novel after decades misspent as a religious prophet. Extremely long, and very old-fashioned, it has no virtues." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 27. "There is a degree of badness that is not even funny ... unremittingly dreadful." - Roz Kaveney, Foundation. The first part of the novel was adapted as a 2000 film starring (and partly financed by) John Travolta. Released to critical and commercial failure, "Battlefield Earth" is frequently described as one of the worst films of all time. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 4-280]. A fine copy. (#168801) (29601). Item #29601
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