He must withstand their abuse while he studies their ways and learns about his enemy. Initially, Jonnie finds himself captured and starving, but force alone will not win his freedom against sadistic aliens standing nine feet tall and weighing over a ton. You can read the first 13 chapters or listen to the first hour of the audio for free (this is one of the best sci-fi audiobooks). The good guys are the good guys and the bad guys play mean and dirty, some blatantly while others work their evil more covertly. This is one of the few sci-fi books I have enjoyed so much that I’ve read it twice. Events like this emphasize how important space opera is, as it pushes for real travel amongst the stars and hope for our future.Īt the top of my reading list is the epic space opera Battlefield Earth by L. Ron Hubbard. It was so inspiring to see SpaceX and NASA team up to send people to the stars. While our nations fight a pandemic war against a new virus and individuals are working to rebuild the economy, the one bright spark has been the successful journey to the international space station. It is the dream that precedes the dawn when the inventor or scientist awakens and goes to his books or his lab saying, ‘I wonder whether I could make that dream come true in the world of real science.’” It is the plea that someone should work on the future. “Science fiction does NOT come after the fact of a scientific discovery or development. Ron Hubbard said in the introduction to Battlefield Earth,
But sitting down with a good space opera book opens up our universe! Stories written with intergalactic themes of alien invasion, space travel, and military battles for planets and moons have long inspired real progress to the stars.Īs L. In our day-to-day existence filled with work, a boss we may not like, and more bills than the number of Neptune’s moons, earthly demands can really limit your viewpoint.
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