From Publishers Weekly
The first seven volumes of Hubbard's "Mission Earth" novel series were devoted mainly to the drawn-out farcial adventures of alien spies among comic oil barons, mafiosi, PR men, etc. This time things finally happen with a bang: hero Jettero Heller harnesses a black hole to provide cheap, pollution-free energy for Earth and accidentally wipes out western Russia. Then Heller and his love, Countess Krak, bring their evil nemesis, Soltan Gris, back to Voltar, their home planet. But dirty politics there has made the Emperor a drug addict and put power in the hands of nefarious, paranoid Lombar Hisst, so Heller and the Countess return to Earth, where more cliffhangers await. Even as a re-creation of the freewheeling pulp fiction of earlier times, this futuristic thriller is heavyhanded and unsuccessful. Literary Guild alternates. Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Literary Guild
"A thriller packed with lust, laughs, adventure and murderous intrigue."

Book Browsing
"Pure excitement."

Booklist, American Library Association
"...satirical intergalactic saga..."

Book Description
A shotgun blasted at the door. Heller grabbed his satchels and threw himself on the spacetrooper sled as the shotgun roared. Heller hit the controls. Another shotgun blast! THEN THE FIRST EXPLOSION WENT! It sounded just like lightning had struck close to hand, a blasting, cracking roar that filled the night! The sled bucked and twisted. With Heller aboard, it plummeted earthward from thirty-five stories high. The New York mafia are under aerial assault. The United States is about to declare war. The world's oil supply is radioactive and owned by an alien. At the same time there is a black hole now in orbit while a mountain of ice is plunging toward Earth. Welcome to DISASTER, the fastest non-stop volume yet in L. Ron Hubbard's best-selling MISSION EARTH dekalogy.

About the Author
L. Ron Hubbard's legendary writing writing career spanned more than half a century of enduring literary achievement and creative influence, encompassing more than 250 published novels, novelettes, short stories and screenplays in every major genre. Among his best-selling and classic speculative fiction trend-setters are "Battlefield Earth," "Fear," and "Final Blackout."

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