Mission Earth Volume 5: Fortune of Fear - by L Ron Hubbard (Paperback)

About the Book

The Voltarian invaders are getting down and dirty ... in the deadliest of games. The price: Planet Earth.
Voltarian Royal Officer Jettero Heller has heart, nerve and a quick mind on his side. His archenemy Soltan Gris has cunning, ruthlessness and a devious plan on his. But what neither of them has is money--and without that they may as well pack up and go back to Voltar. Because as every earthling knows--no pay, no play.
Into this world of dirty money, dirty tricks and dirty games, the wildest of wild cards is about to change everything. Countess Krak is back--and this voluptuous Voltarian, condemned murderess and love of Heller's life could prove to be the key player in coming to grips with a Fortune of Fear.
This book is intended for mature audiences.

Book Synopsis

The Voltarian invaders are getting down and dirty . . . in the deadliest of games.

The price: Planet Earth.

Voltarian Royal Officer Jettero Heller has heart, nerve and a quick mind on his side. His archenemy Soltan Gris has cunning, ruthlessness and a devious plan on his. But what neither of them has is money--and without that they may as well pack up and go back to Voltar. Because as every earthling knows--no pay, no play.

Heller's solution is a weekend in Atlantic City, where he puts a new spin on gambling. He's got a foolproof system, guaranteeing that he'll win every bet he makes. Into this world of dirty money, dirty tricks and dirty games, the wildest of wild cards is about to change everything. Countess Krak is back--and this voluptuous Voltarian, condemned murderess and love of Heller's life could prove to be the key player in coming to grips with a FORTUNE OF FEAR.

"The adventure, colored by broad strokes of satire, is written with a vigor." --Publishers Weekly

Review Quotes

..".bristles with excitement on every page."

.".".a wild compound of science fiction action, political satire and sexual comedy."" Cincinnati Post"

" ...features rich inventiveness, brisk pacing, and a large cast of appealing characters. " Booklist"

" "Mission Earth" is epic science fiction: a rollicking, sprawling romp, chock-full of action and filled with sly social commentary. Who d have thought a ten-volume series could still leave readers wanting more? " ROBERT J. SAWYER
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" A great mix of science speculations, science fiction and outrageous humor. I was hooked from the very beginning. Mission Earth will super charge your imagination and give your funny bone a work-out. " DR. HARRY KLOOR, PHD2
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" Hubbard is a thinker who writes, rather than a writer who thinks, as most masters are. " SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
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" The adventure, colored by broad strokes of satire, is written with a vigor. " PUBLISHERS WEEKLY"

"Ironic, exciting, romantic and hilarious."

..".bristles with excitement on every page." --Dow Jones


.".".features rich inventiveness, brisk pacing, and a large cast of appealing characters."" --Booklist

""A great mix of science speculations, science fiction and outrageous humor. I was hooked from the very beginning. Mission Earth will super charge your imagination and give your funny bone a work-out."" --DR. HARRY KLOOR, PHD2


""Hubbard is a thinker who writes, rather than a writer who thinks, as most masters are."" --SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE


."..bristles with excitement on every page." --Dow Jones


"."..a wild compound of science fiction action, political satire and sexual comedy.""--Cincinnati Post

"."..features rich inventiveness, brisk pacing, and a large cast of appealing characters."" --Booklist

"""Mission Earth" is epic science fiction: a rollicking, sprawling romp, chock-full of action and filled with sly social commentary. Who'd have thought a ten-volume series could still leave readers wanting more?""--ROBERT J. SAWYER


""The adventure, colored by broad strokes of satire, is written with a vigor.""--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

"Ironic, exciting, romantic and hilarious." --Orson Scott Card

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.