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9781592123957 English 1592123953 "A vivid movie of the mind!"-- AudioFile Publishers Weekly #1 Best Seller and Earphones Award Winner! In response the Voyager launched in 1977, the alien Psychlos remorselessly wiped out the human race with a poisonous gas barrage, and ground and air bombings. They killed more than 99.9% of the people on Earth, not to mention their sadistic hunting sprees of humans for pure bloodthirsty pleasure for the ensuing 1,000 years. Now, there are about 3,000 Psychlos stationed on Earth, mining her remaining natural resources, and mankind is an endangered species. Terl, the greedy and sadistic Psychlo Planetary Security Chief assigned to Earth, has a selfish plan for a future of abundance and prosperity. This plan requires enslaving humans to mine precious gold in the treacherous Rocky Mountains, and then wiping out all of the evidence, including all remaining human life. Enslaved by Terl, Jonnie Goodboy Tyler must turn a small desperate band of the last survivors into a tightly coordinated rebel force. Pitted against impossible odds, they must outsmart this cunning and vicious alien adversary that has conquered all opposition across the galaxy into total oblivion. Is Jonnie's fight to save humanity from these gigantic, technologically superior, and cruel monsters a losing battle where humanity will become forever extinct? Or will humans regain the Earth once more after centuries of domination by the alien invaders in this high-stakes science fiction adventure? Experience the unabridged audiobook in fully immersive HD sound of the story that changed the shape of science fiction forever. Performed by over 65 actors playing 198 characters with 150,000 sound effects. "A vivid movie of the mind!"-- AudioFile When first published, Battlefield Earth dominated the best-seller lists for 32 weeks. A Random House Modern Readers Library Poll voted Battlefield Earth one of the Best 100 English language novels of the 20th century. The great SF author Robert Heinlein called Battlefield Earth "a masterpiece.", 21st CENTURY EDITION THRILL TO L. RON HUBBARD''S EPIC SCIENCE FICTION ADVENTURE Battlefield Earth is a swashbuckling science fiction saga of adventure, daring and courage, when man is an endangered species and the future survival of what's left of the human race is at stake. In the year 3000 AD, man has been savagely ruled for a thousand years by a space-plundering race of nine-foot high, gas-breathing conquerors from the planet Psychlo. One of the Psychlos, the villainous Terl, enslaves a man-creature and forces him to mine Earth gold. Terl''s plan: to teleport the gold to Psychlo, where he can then return wealthy beyond the dreams of avarice. The slave emerges in the form of Jonnie Goodboy Tyler, a member of the dwindling community of only 35,000 human survivors. However, Jonnie has plans other than to make Terl wealthy--namely, to free mankind from alien tyranny--and cause the ultimate destruction of the Psychlo invaders. But is Jonnie''s fight to save humanity from these gigantic and technologically superior monsters a losing battle? Or will humans regain the Earth once more? Now, discover the fate of our world for yourself in L. Ron Hubbard''s pulse-pounding novel Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000! Experience the epic adventure that changed the shape of science fiction forever. A fully immersive experience--unlike any other audiobook ever produced, featuring over 65 actors from television, film, animation and video games led by Grammy award-winning audiobook producer and narrator Stefan Rudnicki. State of the art audio engineering created a wholly cinematic sound track--including full orchestral musical compositions--combined with more than 150,000 sound effects to create a captivating reality. Earphones Award Winner "A vivid movie of the mind!" --AUDIOFILE " Battlefield Earth is more than pure science fiction, it''s pure gold." --BARNES & NOBLE "This has EVERYTHING: suspense, pathos, politics, war, humor, diplomacy and intergalactic finance." -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY " Battlefield Earth is a terrific story! The carefully underplayed comedy I found delicious. A masterpiece." --ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Author of Stranger in a Strange Land "A pulse-pounding mile-a-minute sci-fi action adventure that does not stop. It is a masterpiece of popular science fiction." --BRANDON SANDERSON Author of The Way of Kings "Non-stop and fast-paced. Every chapter has a big bang-up adventure." --KEVIN J. ANDERSON Author of The Dark Between the Stars "The swashbuckling energy and wonder of Star Wars ." --DAVE WOLVERTON Author of Star Wars: The Courtship of Princess Leia "The sheer scope of this production of the epic sci-fi adventure Battlefield Earth is breathtaking." --STEFAN RUDNICKI, Grammy award winning Audiobook narrator and producer "The futuristic tale, featuring aliens and humans fighting for survival, comes across as compelling and believable...." --BOOKLIST "Think of the Star Wars sagas and Raiders of the Lost Ark , mix in the triumph of Rocky I, II and III and you have captured the exuberance, style and glory of Battlefield Earth ." --BALTIMORE SUN "Over 1,000 pages of thrills, spills, vicious aliens and noble humans. I found it un-put-downable." --NEIL GAIMAN, Author of Neverwhere " Battlefield Earth has the same exuberant pacing and action-loaded story as Star Wars ." --Roland J. Green, Author of the Starcruiser Shenandoah series, Battlefield Earth is an enormous epic of adventure set in the year 3000, when the future survival of what's left of the human race is at stake. When Jonnie Goodboy Tyler decides to venture out of the small and dwindling community of humans barely surviving in their Rocky Mountain retreat, he has no thought of challenging the order that for a thousand years has held the earth prisoner to the oppressive alien race of the Psychlos. The Psychlos and their vast intergalactic mining corporation have dominated and exploited all known galaxies for centuries, ruthlessly destroying races who dare to resist. How one man--with the aid of a few surviving Scotsmen--tackles the greatest malignant power in the universe makes for a sprawling adventure of thrilling heroics, full of dangerous underground work, interplanetary wars, intergalactic financial intrigue, monster races, and complex political manipulation spread across a vast canvas of epic scale. Experience the unabridged audiobook in fully immersive HD sound of the story that changed the shape of science fiction forever. Performed by over 65 actors playing 198 characters with 150,000 sound effects. "A vivid movie of the mind!" -- AudioFile The great SF author Robert Heinlein called Battlefield Earth "a masterpiece." FREE POSTER OFFER Enter your Amazon order confirmation at https://bit.ly/2bdycWn and you'll get a bonus gift of a full-color 24 x 36-inch poster of the stunning cover painting by Frank Frazetta, suitable for framing (value: $19.99)!, CAN HUMNANKIND OVERCOME THE ALIEN INVADERS WHO HAVE ENSLAVED US FOR OVER A THOUSAND YEARS? Now from best-selling author L. Ron Hubbard, listed in the Guinness World Records as the most prolific author of audio books of all time, comes another "vivid movie of the mind"--the new unabridged audio book of his epic Science Fiction novel Battlefield Earth . One of the most lavishly produced new audio books, featuring: 47Å“ hours of pulse-pounding drama and action professionally recorded on 44 CDs with high-definition sound--one of the longest audio books on CD. A gorgeous cinematic soundtrack with full orchestral compositions plus more than 150,000 sound effects. A cast of more than 65 actors--many of whom are celebrity voices from TV, films, and games--performing 198 characters. AudioFile Earphones Award Winner--one of the best unabridged audio books of the year. Battlefield Earth is an epic science fiction saga of adventure, daring and courage, when man is an endangered species and the future survival of what's left of the human race is at stake. In the year 3000, man has been savagely ruled for a thousand years by the Psychlos, a space-plundering race of nine-foot tall, highly intelligent, gas-breathing conquerors with razor sharp claws and superhuman strength. Earth has become a dystopian wasteland. One of the Psychlos, the villainous Terl, enslaves a man-creature and forces him to mine Earth gold. Terl's plan: to teleport the gold to Psychlo, where he can then return wealthy beyond the dreams of avarice. The slave emerges in the form of Jonnie Goodboy Tyler, a member of a dwindling community of human survivors hiding in the Rocky Mountains. However, Jonnie has plans other than to make Terl wealthy--namely, to free mankind from alien tyranny--and cause the ultimate destruction of the Psychlo invaders. But is Jonnie's fight to save humanity from these gigantic and technologically superior monsters a losing battle? Or will humans regain the Earth once more? AudioBook Heaven says of the new Battlefield Earth unabridged audio book, "It's like a full-blown feature film inside your head." Now, discover the fate of our world for yourself in L. Ron Hubbard's pulse-pounding audio drama Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 ! Featured in Audible Audiobooks Five Star Favs Audiobooks downloadable available Publishers Weekly #1 Audio Books on CD Best Seller, EPIC SCIENCE FICTION ADVENTURE Battlefield Earth is an enormous epic of adventure set in the year 3000, when the future survival of what's left of the human race is at stake. When Jonnie Goodboy Tyler decides to venture out of the small and dwindling community of humans barely surviving in their Rocky Mountain retreat, he has no thought of challenging the order that for a thousand years has held the earth prisoner to the oppressive alien race of the Psychlos. The Psychlos and their vast intergalactic mining corporation have dominated and exploited all known galaxies for centuries, ruthlessly destroying races who dare to resist. How one man--with the aid of a few surviving Scotsmen--tackles the greatest malignant power in the universe makes for a sprawling adventure of thrilling heroics, full of dangerous underground work, interplanetary wars, intergalactic financial intrigue, monster races, and complex political manipulation spread across a vast canvas of epic scale. A fully immersive experience--unlike any other audiobook ever produced, featuring over 65 actors from television, film, animation and video games led by Grammy award-winning audiobook producer and narrator Stefan Rudnicki. State of the art audio engineering created a wholly cinematic sound track--including full orchestral musical compositions--combined with more than 150,000 sound effects to create a captivating reality. "A vivid movie of the mind! --AudioFile, Earphones Award Winner "This has everything: suspense, pathos, politics, war, humor, diplomacy and intergalactic finance."--Publishers Weekly "Battlefield Earth is a terrific story! The carefully underplayed comedy I found delicious. A masterpiece."--Robert A. Heinlein "Pulse-pounding mile-a-minute sci-fi action adventure that does not stop. It is a masterpiece of popular adventure science fiction."--Brandon Sanderson "Space opera that hits the right notes. It's provocative, exhilarating and genuinely enjoyable."--SCIFI.COM "Over 1,000 pages of thrills, spills, vicious aliens and noble humans. I found it un-put-downable." --Neil Gaiman "The futuristic tale, featuring aliens and humans fighting for survival, comes across as compelling and believable...."--Booklist "Brilliant science fiction author."--New York Daily News "Think of the Star Wars sagas and Raiders of the Lost Ark, mix in the triumph of Rocky I, II and III and you have captured the exuberance, style and glory of Battlefield Earth."--Baltimore Sun "Battlefield Earth has the same exuberant pacing and action-loaded story as Star Wars."--Roland J. Green, One of the bestselling sci-fi novels of all time#8212nonstop action, adventure and intergalactic intrigue. A thousand years in the future, an alien empire has overrun the planet and the human race has become an endangered species. Now all that stands between mankind and total extinction is a courageous young man determined to rally the scattered tribes of his species to take on the technologically advanced oppressors. A fully immersive experience#8212unlike any other audiobook ever produced, featuring over 65 actors from television, film, animation and video games led by Grammy award-winning audiobook producer and narrator Stefan Rudnicki. State of the art audio engineering created a wholly cinematic sound track#8212including full orchestral musical compositions#8212combined with more than 150,000 sound effects to create a captivating reality. "A vivid movie of the mind!"#8212 AudioFile, Earphones Award Winner "The futuristic tale, featuring aliens and humans fighting for survival, comes across as compelling and believable...." #8212 Booklist "The sheer scope of this production of the epic sci-fi adventure Battlefield Earth is breathtaking. Kudos not only to Galaxy Press, but in particular to production director Jim Meskimen, who had to invent recording techniques, and in fact, ways of being, to make this happen." #8212 Stefan Rudnicki "The futuristic tale, featuring aliens and humans fighting for survival, comes across as compelling and believable...." #8212 Booklist "Brilliant science fiction author." #8212 New York Daily News, Suspense, politics, war, humor and intergalactic finance. A towering masterwork of science fiction adventure and one of the best-selling science fiction novels of all time, L. Ron Hubbard's Battlefield Earth opens with breathtaking scope on an Earth dominated for 1,000 years by an alien invader and man is an endangered species. From the handful of surviving humans a courageous leader emerges Jonnie Goodboy Tyler, who challenges the invincible might of the alien Psychlo empire in a battle of epic scale, danger and intrigue with the fate of the Earth and of the universe in the tenuous balance. "A terrific story." -- Robert Heinlein, THE FINAL RECKONING 1977. NASA launches the space probe Voyager 1. One of its missions: answer the question --is there intelligent life beyond our planet? Fast-forward a thousand years. Question answered . . . by the Psychlos, an alien race who've proven just how terrifying intelligent life can be. Tracing Voyager 1 back to its origins, the Psychlos have scorched the Earth, all but wiped out the human race and stripped the planet of natural resources. Now, in the year 3000, humankind faces total extinction. But in this post-apocalyptic world, as a new millennium arises, so too has the courageous Jonnie Goodboy Tyler. A natural-born leader, Jonnie manages to raise an army out of the remnants of humanity, knowing that against the seemingly invincible aliens, the uprising will require a daring strike on an epic scale. Is it the end of our world . . . or the dawn of a new one? Will the human race be an instrument of the planet's destruction . . . or the seed of its rebirth? The answers lie at the heart of Battlefield Earth --the landmark New York Times bestselling saga of intrigue and suspense, love and war, power and vision. It's your future. Don't miss it. A fully immersive experience--unlike any other audiobook ever produced, featuring over 65 actors from television, film, animation and video games led by Grammy award-winning audiobook producer and narrator Stefan Rudnicki. State of the art audio engineering created a wholly cinematic sound track--including full orchestral musical compositions--combined with more than 150,000 sound effects to create a captivating reality. "A vivid movie of the mind! --AudioFile, Earphones Award Winner "Pulse-pounding mile-a-minute sci-fi action adventure that does not stop. It is a masterpiece of popular adventure science-fiction." --Brandon Sanderson "Over 1,000 pages of thrills, spills, vicious aliens and noble humans. I found it un-put-downable." --Neil Gaiman "The futuristic tale, featuring aliens and humans fighting for survival, comes across as compelling and believable...." --Booklist "Brilliant science fiction author." --New York Daily News "Think of the Star Wars sagas and Raiders of the Lost Ark, mix in the triumph of Rocky I, II and III and you have captured the exuberance, style and glory of Battlefield Earth."--Baltimore Sun "Battlefield Earth has the same exuberant pacing and action-loaded story as Star Wars."--Roland J. Green "A terrific story."--Robert Heinlein
9781592123957 English 1592123953 "A vivid movie of the mind!"-- AudioFile Publishers Weekly #1 Best Seller and Earphones Award Winner! In response the Voyager launched in 1977, the alien Psychlos remorselessly wiped out the human race with a poisonous gas barrage, and ground and air bombings. They killed more than 99.9% of the people on Earth, not to mention their sadistic hunting sprees of humans for pure bloodthirsty pleasure for the ensuing 1,000 years. Now, there are about 3,000 Psychlos stationed on Earth, mining her remaining natural resources, and mankind is an endangered species. Terl, the greedy and sadistic Psychlo Planetary Security Chief assigned to Earth, has a selfish plan for a future of abundance and prosperity. This plan requires enslaving humans to mine precious gold in the treacherous Rocky Mountains, and then wiping out all of the evidence, including all remaining human life. Enslaved by Terl, Jonnie Goodboy Tyler must turn a small desperate band of the last survivors into a tightly coordinated rebel force. Pitted against impossible odds, they must outsmart this cunning and vicious alien adversary that has conquered all opposition across the galaxy into total oblivion. Is Jonnie's fight to save humanity from these gigantic, technologically superior, and cruel monsters a losing battle where humanity will become forever extinct? Or will humans regain the Earth once more after centuries of domination by the alien invaders in this high-stakes science fiction adventure? Experience the unabridged audiobook in fully immersive HD sound of the story that changed the shape of science fiction forever. Performed by over 65 actors playing 198 characters with 150,000 sound effects. "A vivid movie of the mind!"-- AudioFile When first published, Battlefield Earth dominated the best-seller lists for 32 weeks. A Random House Modern Readers Library Poll voted Battlefield Earth one of the Best 100 English language novels of the 20th century. The great SF author Robert Heinlein called Battlefield Earth "a masterpiece.", 21st CENTURY EDITION THRILL TO L. RON HUBBARD''S EPIC SCIENCE FICTION ADVENTURE Battlefield Earth is a swashbuckling science fiction saga of adventure, daring and courage, when man is an endangered species and the future survival of what's left of the human race is at stake. In the year 3000 AD, man has been savagely ruled for a thousand years by a space-plundering race of nine-foot high, gas-breathing conquerors from the planet Psychlo. One of the Psychlos, the villainous Terl, enslaves a man-creature and forces him to mine Earth gold. Terl''s plan: to teleport the gold to Psychlo, where he can then return wealthy beyond the dreams of avarice. The slave emerges in the form of Jonnie Goodboy Tyler, a member of the dwindling community of only 35,000 human survivors. However, Jonnie has plans other than to make Terl wealthy--namely, to free mankind from alien tyranny--and cause the ultimate destruction of the Psychlo invaders. But is Jonnie''s fight to save humanity from these gigantic and technologically superior monsters a losing battle? Or will humans regain the Earth once more? Now, discover the fate of our world for yourself in L. Ron Hubbard''s pulse-pounding novel Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000! Experience the epic adventure that changed the shape of science fiction forever. A fully immersive experience--unlike any other audiobook ever produced, featuring over 65 actors from television, film, animation and video games led by Grammy award-winning audiobook producer and narrator Stefan Rudnicki. State of the art audio engineering created a wholly cinematic sound track--including full orchestral musical compositions--combined with more than 150,000 sound effects to create a captivating reality. Earphones Award Winner "A vivid movie of the mind!" --AUDIOFILE " Battlefield Earth is more than pure science fiction, it''s pure gold." --BARNES & NOBLE "This has EVERYTHING: suspense, pathos, politics, war, humor, diplomacy and intergalactic finance." -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY " Battlefield Earth is a terrific story! The carefully underplayed comedy I found delicious. A masterpiece." --ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Author of Stranger in a Strange Land "A pulse-pounding mile-a-minute sci-fi action adventure that does not stop. It is a masterpiece of popular science fiction." --BRANDON SANDERSON Author of The Way of Kings "Non-stop and fast-paced. Every chapter has a big bang-up adventure." --KEVIN J. ANDERSON Author of The Dark Between the Stars "The swashbuckling energy and wonder of Star Wars ." --DAVE WOLVERTON Author of Star Wars: The Courtship of Princess Leia "The sheer scope of this production of the epic sci-fi adventure Battlefield Earth is breathtaking." --STEFAN RUDNICKI, Grammy award winning Audiobook narrator and producer "The futuristic tale, featuring aliens and humans fighting for survival, comes across as compelling and believable...." --BOOKLIST "Think of the Star Wars sagas and Raiders of the Lost Ark , mix in the triumph of Rocky I, II and III and you have captured the exuberance, style and glory of Battlefield Earth ." --BALTIMORE SUN "Over 1,000 pages of thrills, spills, vicious aliens and noble humans. I found it un-put-downable." --NEIL GAIMAN, Author of Neverwhere " Battlefield Earth has the same exuberant pacing and action-loaded story as Star Wars ." --Roland J. Green, Author of the Starcruiser Shenandoah series, Battlefield Earth is an enormous epic of adventure set in the year 3000, when the future survival of what's left of the human race is at stake. When Jonnie Goodboy Tyler decides to venture out of the small and dwindling community of humans barely surviving in their Rocky Mountain retreat, he has no thought of challenging the order that for a thousand years has held the earth prisoner to the oppressive alien race of the Psychlos. The Psychlos and their vast intergalactic mining corporation have dominated and exploited all known galaxies for centuries, ruthlessly destroying races who dare to resist. How one man--with the aid of a few surviving Scotsmen--tackles the greatest malignant power in the universe makes for a sprawling adventure of thrilling heroics, full of dangerous underground work, interplanetary wars, intergalactic financial intrigue, monster races, and complex political manipulation spread across a vast canvas of epic scale. Experience the unabridged audiobook in fully immersive HD sound of the story that changed the shape of science fiction forever. Performed by over 65 actors playing 198 characters with 150,000 sound effects. "A vivid movie of the mind!" -- AudioFile The great SF author Robert Heinlein called Battlefield Earth "a masterpiece." FREE POSTER OFFER Enter your Amazon order confirmation at https://bit.ly/2bdycWn and you'll get a bonus gift of a full-color 24 x 36-inch poster of the stunning cover painting by Frank Frazetta, suitable for framing (value: $19.99)!, CAN HUMNANKIND OVERCOME THE ALIEN INVADERS WHO HAVE ENSLAVED US FOR OVER A THOUSAND YEARS? Now from best-selling author L. Ron Hubbard, listed in the Guinness World Records as the most prolific author of audio books of all time, comes another "vivid movie of the mind"--the new unabridged audio book of his epic Science Fiction novel Battlefield Earth . One of the most lavishly produced new audio books, featuring: 47Å“ hours of pulse-pounding drama and action professionally recorded on 44 CDs with high-definition sound--one of the longest audio books on CD. A gorgeous cinematic soundtrack with full orchestral compositions plus more than 150,000 sound effects. A cast of more than 65 actors--many of whom are celebrity voices from TV, films, and games--performing 198 characters. AudioFile Earphones Award Winner--one of the best unabridged audio books of the year. Battlefield Earth is an epic science fiction saga of adventure, daring and courage, when man is an endangered species and the future survival of what's left of the human race is at stake. In the year 3000, man has been savagely ruled for a thousand years by the Psychlos, a space-plundering race of nine-foot tall, highly intelligent, gas-breathing conquerors with razor sharp claws and superhuman strength. Earth has become a dystopian wasteland. One of the Psychlos, the villainous Terl, enslaves a man-creature and forces him to mine Earth gold. Terl's plan: to teleport the gold to Psychlo, where he can then return wealthy beyond the dreams of avarice. The slave emerges in the form of Jonnie Goodboy Tyler, a member of a dwindling community of human survivors hiding in the Rocky Mountains. However, Jonnie has plans other than to make Terl wealthy--namely, to free mankind from alien tyranny--and cause the ultimate destruction of the Psychlo invaders. But is Jonnie's fight to save humanity from these gigantic and technologically superior monsters a losing battle? Or will humans regain the Earth once more? AudioBook Heaven says of the new Battlefield Earth unabridged audio book, "It's like a full-blown feature film inside your head." Now, discover the fate of our world for yourself in L. Ron Hubbard's pulse-pounding audio drama Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 ! Featured in Audible Audiobooks Five Star Favs Audiobooks downloadable available Publishers Weekly #1 Audio Books on CD Best Seller, EPIC SCIENCE FICTION ADVENTURE Battlefield Earth is an enormous epic of adventure set in the year 3000, when the future survival of what's left of the human race is at stake. When Jonnie Goodboy Tyler decides to venture out of the small and dwindling community of humans barely surviving in their Rocky Mountain retreat, he has no thought of challenging the order that for a thousand years has held the earth prisoner to the oppressive alien race of the Psychlos. The Psychlos and their vast intergalactic mining corporation have dominated and exploited all known galaxies for centuries, ruthlessly destroying races who dare to resist. How one man--with the aid of a few surviving Scotsmen--tackles the greatest malignant power in the universe makes for a sprawling adventure of thrilling heroics, full of dangerous underground work, interplanetary wars, intergalactic financial intrigue, monster races, and complex political manipulation spread across a vast canvas of epic scale. A fully immersive experience--unlike any other audiobook ever produced, featuring over 65 actors from television, film, animation and video games led by Grammy award-winning audiobook producer and narrator Stefan Rudnicki. State of the art audio engineering created a wholly cinematic sound track--including full orchestral musical compositions--combined with more than 150,000 sound effects to create a captivating reality. "A vivid movie of the mind! --AudioFile, Earphones Award Winner "This has everything: suspense, pathos, politics, war, humor, diplomacy and intergalactic finance."--Publishers Weekly "Battlefield Earth is a terrific story! The carefully underplayed comedy I found delicious. A masterpiece."--Robert A. Heinlein "Pulse-pounding mile-a-minute sci-fi action adventure that does not stop. It is a masterpiece of popular adventure science fiction."--Brandon Sanderson "Space opera that hits the right notes. It's provocative, exhilarating and genuinely enjoyable."--SCIFI.COM "Over 1,000 pages of thrills, spills, vicious aliens and noble humans. I found it un-put-downable." --Neil Gaiman "The futuristic tale, featuring aliens and humans fighting for survival, comes across as compelling and believable...."--Booklist "Brilliant science fiction author."--New York Daily News "Think of the Star Wars sagas and Raiders of the Lost Ark, mix in the triumph of Rocky I, II and III and you have captured the exuberance, style and glory of Battlefield Earth."--Baltimore Sun "Battlefield Earth has the same exuberant pacing and action-loaded story as Star Wars."--Roland J. Green, One of the bestselling sci-fi novels of all time#8212nonstop action, adventure and intergalactic intrigue. A thousand years in the future, an alien empire has overrun the planet and the human race has become an endangered species. Now all that stands between mankind and total extinction is a courageous young man determined to rally the scattered tribes of his species to take on the technologically advanced oppressors. A fully immersive experience#8212unlike any other audiobook ever produced, featuring over 65 actors from television, film, animation and video games led by Grammy award-winning audiobook producer and narrator Stefan Rudnicki. State of the art audio engineering created a wholly cinematic sound track#8212including full orchestral musical compositions#8212combined with more than 150,000 sound effects to create a captivating reality. "A vivid movie of the mind!"#8212 AudioFile, Earphones Award Winner "The futuristic tale, featuring aliens and humans fighting for survival, comes across as compelling and believable...." #8212 Booklist "The sheer scope of this production of the epic sci-fi adventure Battlefield Earth is breathtaking. Kudos not only to Galaxy Press, but in particular to production director Jim Meskimen, who had to invent recording techniques, and in fact, ways of being, to make this happen." #8212 Stefan Rudnicki "The futuristic tale, featuring aliens and humans fighting for survival, comes across as compelling and believable...." #8212 Booklist "Brilliant science fiction author." #8212 New York Daily News, Suspense, politics, war, humor and intergalactic finance. A towering masterwork of science fiction adventure and one of the best-selling science fiction novels of all time, L. Ron Hubbard's Battlefield Earth opens with breathtaking scope on an Earth dominated for 1,000 years by an alien invader and man is an endangered species. From the handful of surviving humans a courageous leader emerges Jonnie Goodboy Tyler, who challenges the invincible might of the alien Psychlo empire in a battle of epic scale, danger and intrigue with the fate of the Earth and of the universe in the tenuous balance. "A terrific story." -- Robert Heinlein, THE FINAL RECKONING 1977. NASA launches the space probe Voyager 1. One of its missions: answer the question --is there intelligent life beyond our planet? Fast-forward a thousand years. Question answered . . . by the Psychlos, an alien race who've proven just how terrifying intelligent life can be. Tracing Voyager 1 back to its origins, the Psychlos have scorched the Earth, all but wiped out the human race and stripped the planet of natural resources. Now, in the year 3000, humankind faces total extinction. But in this post-apocalyptic world, as a new millennium arises, so too has the courageous Jonnie Goodboy Tyler. A natural-born leader, Jonnie manages to raise an army out of the remnants of humanity, knowing that against the seemingly invincible aliens, the uprising will require a daring strike on an epic scale. Is it the end of our world . . . or the dawn of a new one? Will the human race be an instrument of the planet's destruction . . . or the seed of its rebirth? The answers lie at the heart of Battlefield Earth --the landmark New York Times bestselling saga of intrigue and suspense, love and war, power and vision. It's your future. Don't miss it. A fully immersive experience--unlike any other audiobook ever produced, featuring over 65 actors from television, film, animation and video games led by Grammy award-winning audiobook producer and narrator Stefan Rudnicki. State of the art audio engineering created a wholly cinematic sound track--including full orchestral musical compositions--combined with more than 150,000 sound effects to create a captivating reality. "A vivid movie of the mind! --AudioFile, Earphones Award Winner "Pulse-pounding mile-a-minute sci-fi action adventure that does not stop. It is a masterpiece of popular adventure science-fiction." --Brandon Sanderson "Over 1,000 pages of thrills, spills, vicious aliens and noble humans. I found it un-put-downable." --Neil Gaiman "The futuristic tale, featuring aliens and humans fighting for survival, comes across as compelling and believable...." --Booklist "Brilliant science fiction author." --New York Daily News "Think of the Star Wars sagas and Raiders of the Lost Ark, mix in the triumph of Rocky I, II and III and you have captured the exuberance, style and glory of Battlefield Earth."--Baltimore Sun "Battlefield Earth has the same exuberant pacing and action-loaded story as Star Wars."--Roland J. Green "A terrific story."--Robert Heinlein