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Mission Earth Volume 5: Fortune of Fear (Mission Earth Series) Paperback – June 15, 2003

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What on Earth are the Voltarians up to now?

Fast cars . . . and fast women.

Start your engines! Voltarian Royal Officer Jettero Heller is putting the pedal to the metal—and the action is about to shift into high gear.

Behind the wheel of his souped-up Caddy, Heller’s in a race against time—not to mention against suicide car bombers and accelerator bullets—and the fate of his top-secret mission hangs in the balance. But his greatest challenge is yet to come: a fight to the death high atop the Empire State Building.

Meanwhile, Heller’s sworn enemy Soltan Gris has his own battles to fight . . . and he’s learning that, sometimes, love hurts. Especially in the hands of a couple of sadistic sweethearts named Miss Pinch and Candy—girls who really get under his skin. When all is said and done, his only recourse is plastic surgery. But the operation takes a wicked turn, leaving him with more than he bargained for. Much, much more. Just call him Mr. Big Stuff.

People of Earth take note: there is nothing more seductive, more tantalizing or more terrifying than AN ALIEN AFFAIR.

“The granddaddy of all series.” —LOS ANGELES TIMES
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“Marvelous satire by a master of adventure.” —Anne McCaffrey

“I loved Mission Earth. The CIA will hate it. Hubbard has produced a real knee-slapper. . .Few writers have had the knack of making a serious philosophical point without ever stopping to preach, without ever slowing the action for an instant.” —Ray Faraday Nelson

“Hubbard not only broke all the rules but he blazed a new literary path when he completed the monumental 1.2-million-word Mission Earth in slightly less than eight months.” —William J. Widder

“This is transcendent science fiction, written with style and verve. A wonderful story.” —A.E. van Vogt

“L. Ron Hubbard’s Mission Earth series leaves no sacred cow untipped.” —Jim Marrs

“Mr. Hubbard has managed in this book to bring out things that were not always talked about in those days when he put pen to paper. But now are the most important issues on this earth. . . . He could look ahead into the future and what he's come up with is a fascinating story.” —Jim Dale

“A superbly imaginative, intricately plotted invasion of Earth.” —Chicago Tribune

“There is plenty of murder, conspiracy and sex to keep us occupied.” —Baltimore Sun

“A must buy.” —American Library Association

“A delicious read . . . as one would expect of an experienced pro.” —Washington Post

“An outrageous and wildly funny read.” —San Francisco Examiner

“This is tremendous stuff, written in smash-and-grab style that winds you with its energy.” —The Times London

“Wildly Satirical saga.” —Booklist

“A thriller packed with lust, laughs, adventure and murderous intrigue.” —Literary Guild

“The granddaddy of all series.” —Los Angeles Times

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.


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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Galaxy Pr Llc (June 15, 2003)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 353 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1592120253
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1592120253
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.25 x 1 x 6.75 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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With 19 New York Times bestsellers and more than 350 million copies of his works in circulation, L. Ron Hubbard is among the most enduring 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.

Then too, of course, there is all L. Ron Hubbard represents as the Founder of Dianetics and Scientology and thus the only major religion born in the 20th century.

While, as such, he presents the culmination of science and spiritual technology as embodied in the religion of Scientology.

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Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2019
Hubbard wrote a good yarn of a woman helping her hero resolve his goals
In ways that a person would not think so
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Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2019
really good fiction book for all fiction lovers. very good writing
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2021
good stories
Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2016
If you like the one's before this you will like this gem too. If you didn't like the one before you will never read this 'review.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2016
What a rich tapestry the author weaves in this volume. We get to know Countess Krak more fully. A delight.
Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2015
Volume 4 left a bit to be desired. However, it would seem that with Volume 5 L. Ron Hubbard is getting it back on track with his style. A definite improvement over the last episode!
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2013
This is one of the books you can't put down and just have to go on reading. Completely filled with action. A real page turner.
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2018
Absolutely brilliant!
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Ib Nyegaard
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 28, 2021
Amazing how the Hubbard understands the nature of man Soltan Gris has to be destructive and it always comes back and bites him. Clean hands makes a happy life
Kindle Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars A great series
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 28, 2020
Just like the real scene
peter wright
5.0 out of 5 stars if you enjoy scfi this is the book for you
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 10, 2014
I have the full set of these books al ten of them I have read them so many times that they are falling to pieces. .
if you enjoy scfi this is the book for you.
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5.0 out of 5 stars did not arrive
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 12, 2013
excellent book, sadly the real book that I ordered never arrived, so I bought it on Kindle.
one more word needed.