An epic and legitimate trendsetter, a new york times bestseller, translated into scores of languages and published in dozens of nations, battlefield earth is one of the most broadly acclaimed singlevolume science fiction novels in the history of the genre. If you liked dune, atlantis gene, and star wars you will love the book battlefield earth. Audie award winner earphones award winner best of 2016 science fiction audiobook. Apr 24, 2020 battlefield earth is a totally revolutionary, gamechanging, multicast production stretching the boundaries of audiobooks and raising the bar skyhigh. I cannot recommend this book highly enough to any scifi fan, i am pretty confident that the majority of people will enjoy this edition. Stateoftheart audio engineering in highdefinition sound. This you will be excited about 65 actors performing 198 characters.
Id had the privilege to get to listen to samples of battlefield earth audio book. Now, at the bleak dawn of the fourth millennium, jonnie goodboy tyler, one of the handful of human beings that have survived 10 centuries of alien conquest and near annihilation, decides to. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Battlefield earth audiobook unabridged book depository. Ron hubbards returnafter an absence of three decades of extensive research, writing and lecturing about the human mind and the spiritual nature of manto popular literature generally and, specifically, to speculative fiction, whose modern form and dimensions he was instrumental in defining.
Jun 14, 2016 battlefield earth has all the elements thats make it a certain classic in the scifi genre, it contains nearly every kind of subgenre that one can think of that fits into the narrative seamlessly. The battlefield earth audiobook, with its full cast, its foley work, and its hours and hours of original music, is the fulfillment of something audiobook superfans have imagined might eventually come along, but which never quite happened. Fewer than thirtyfive thousand humans survive in a handful of communities scattered. Battlefield earth audiobook unabridged audiobook, written. In the year ad 3000, earth is a dystopian wasteland, plundered of its natural resources by alien conquerors known as psychlos. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Jun 29, 2016 battlefield earth is a swashbuckling science fiction saga of adventure, daring and courage, when man is an endangered species and the future survival of whats left of the human race is at stake. Ron hubbard back in the early 80s, less than a handful of years before he died. Superlative qualitya new standard for all audiobooks.
Earth has been dominated for 1,000 years by the giant, gasbreathing invaders from the planet psychlo. Fewer than thirtyfive thousand humans survive in a handful of communities scattered across the. If you liked dune, atlantis gene and star warsyou will love the book battlefield earth in the year a. Neil gaiman pulsepounding mileaminute scifi actionadventure that does not stop. It would be wrong to say it has all the bells and whistles. Audie award winner earphones award winner best of 2016 science fiction audiobook if you liked dune, atlantis gene, and star wars you will love the book battlefield earth. Battlefield earth audio, cassette audiobook, unabridged. What was difficult in approaching talent to cast in the audio book. Battlefield earth has the same exuberant pacing and actionloaded story as star wars. We talked to the man directing the 47 hour battlefield earth. Earphones award winner best of 2016 science fiction audiobook if you liked dune, atlantis gene and star warsyou will love the book battlefield earth.
Audiobook publishers go big on fullcast productions. Battlefield earth available at amazon and barnes and noble. The battlefield earth book is now available in both quality paperback and mass market edition, while the audie awardwinning battlefield earth audiobook is available on an mp3 usb drive and cd from the publisher galaxy press, inc. A towering masterwork of science fiction adventure and one of the bestselling science fiction novels of all time, l. Battlefield earth special edition book trailer order. A saga of the year 3000, quite a few years ago while working as a cashier in the automotive department of our local kmart. Its a swashbuckling science fiction saga of adventure, daring, and courage, when man is an endangered species and the future survival of whats left of the human race is at stake.
Cinematic soundtrack with more than 150,000 sound effects. Suspense, politics, war, humor, and intergalactic finance. Ron hubbard and there is a lot to say, he could write fun stories of thrills, spills and derringdo with brave heroes who laugh in the face of danger, beautiful damsels in distress and evildoers who seem to be evil because evil is fun. The new york times bestselling scifi novel now available in audiobook format. Ron hubbards battlefield earth opens with breathtaking scope on an earth. Purchase the battlefield earth book and the audiobook package and save. Because this is hubbards biggest book, it makes sense that the audio publisher would want to pull out all the stops. The only negative point is that, like so numerous stories from this era, there are no female roles. The modern science of mental health, a date celebrated by scientologists worldwide as a major scientology holiday. Battlefield earth audiobook abridged listen instantly. After the cinematic failure, what made you want to adapt battlefield earth into an audio book.
Earth has been dominated for 1,000 years by an alien invaderand man is an endangered species. Battlefield earth is a swashbuckling science fiction saga of adventure, daring and courage, when man is an endangered species and the future survival of. This stateoftheart audio engineering has created a wholly cinematic soundtrack, creating one of the best scifi audiobooks ever. But this means meskimen had to find ingenious workarounds, such as mixing in necessary snippets of narrated dialogue in ways that signal clearly that they. Battlefield earth special edition book trailer order today. The great sf author robert heinlein called battlefield earth a masterpiece. Battlefield earth is a totally revolutionary, gamechanging, multicast production stretching the boundaries of audiobooks and raising the bar skyhigh the ultimate in dynamic scifi storytelling, this audiobook will fully immerse you in a virtual movie in your mind. Battlefield earth battlefield earth audiobook, by l. The battlefield earth audio clocks in at longer than 47 and a half hours and features the work of 67 actors. Science fiction snob gives you the skinny on l ron hubbards battlefield earth and mission earth series. Battlefield earth audio, cassette audiobook, unabridged by l. Ron hubbard and there is a lot to say, he could write fun stories of thrills, spills and derringdo with brave heroes who laugh in the face of danger, beautiful damsels in distress and evildoers who seem to be. Battlefield earth is a fully immersive experience unlike any other audiobook ever produceda vivid movie of the mind. From the handful of surviving humans a courageous leader emerges.
Science fiction and fiction in general has come a long way since then, to say nothing of how much the world has changed. He also composed a soundtrack to the book called space jazz. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream. Battlefield earth by l ron hubbard sfs recommends books. The main problem of the film is that in adapting this huge story and vast canvas of the almost page novel, certain compromises were unfortunately made. Jun 14, 2016 audie award winner earphones award winner best of 2016 science fiction audiobook if you liked dune, atlantis gene and star warsyou will love the book battlefield earth.
Hubbards religious, ahem, connections, i still enjoyed the science fiction books that he wrote. One of the most remarkable ideas from this book is the complete unity of the population of earth. Battlefield earth was released on may 12, 2000, three days after the 50th anniversary of the publication of hubbards book dianetics. Battlefield earth has all the elements thats make it a certain classic in the scifi genre, it contains nearly every kind of subgenre that one can think of that fits into the narrative seamlessly.
A fully immersive experience, this unabridged audiobook features more than 65 actors including grammy awardwinning audiobook producer and narrator stefan rudnicki. In the year 3000, earth has been ruled by an alien race, the psychlos, for a millennium. Fewer than thirtyfive thousand humans survive in a handful of communities scattered across the face of a postapocalyptic earth. Though previous abridged and unabridged audio editions of battlefield earth have been produced, goodwin says that this latest incarnation was partly inspired by. Where the fans come together and discuss and participate in the best science fiction book ever written. It is a masterpiece of popular adventure science fiction.
A saga of the year 3000 audio cd battlefield earth audiobook battle field earth audiobook audio cd january 1, 1888 4. Romance, adventure, me against you, out numbered, action, honesty. Ron hubbard, audiobook narrated by josh clark, scott menville, fred tatascorie, stefan rudnicki, full cast. Battlefield earth audiobook unabridged cd audio edition by l ron hubbard. Buy battlefield earth audiobook unabridged by l ron.
Battlefield earth is a fun book, but the brilliant rendering makes a 4star story into a 5star audiobook. Moon called audiobook patricia briggs mercy thompson, book 1 the invisible man audiobook h. All you like battlefield earth audiobook and ebook. For the fate of the galaxy lies on the battlefield of earth. The ultimate in dynamic scifi storytelling, this audiobook will fully immerse you in a virtual movie in your mind. Ron hubbards battlefield earth opens with breathtaking scope on an earth dominated for 1,000 years by an alien invader and man is an endangered species.
I know that world unity and peace may be just as science fiction as aliens and advanced technologies, but i hope we can make progress in that direction. If you liked dune, atlantis gene and star warsyou will love the book battlefield earth. Audie award winner earphones award winner best of 2016 science fiction audiobook if you liked dune, atlantis gene and star warsyou will love the book battlefield earth. Fewer than 35,000 humans survive in a handful of communities scattered across the face of a postapocalyptic earth. If you liked dune, atlantis gene, and star wars you will love the book. Battlefield earth book club battlefield earth audio book. Jul 08, 2018 science fiction snob gives you the skinny on l ron hubbards battlefield earth and mission earth series.
Brandon sanderson battlefield earth is like a 12hour indiana jones marathon. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. From the ashes of humanity rises a young hero, jonnie goodboy tyler. Battlefield earth audiobook unabridged winner 2017 apa audie awards for excellence in marketing earphones award winner best of 2016 science fiction audiobook in the year ad 3000, earth is a dystopian wasteland, plundered of its natural resources by the millenniumlong regime of taloned, gasbreathing, ninefoot alien conquerors from the planet psychlo. A saga of the year 3000 is a 1982 science fiction novel written by l. The psychlos discovered a deep space probe with directions and. Some other impressive program stats include the use of more than 150,000 sound effects. A random house modern readers library poll voted battlefield earth one of the best 100 english language novels of the 20th century.
Dec 10, 2019 battlefield earths assignations float in and out without ever causing confusion or dissonance, making it both a true reading of the book and a true dramatized recording at the same time. Ron hubbards 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. Dec 01, 2016 battlefield earth, a book that even has its own website here, was written by l. May 20, 2005 suspense, politics, war, humor and intergalactic finance. Pulsepounding scifi action unabridged audio book 9781592123957. Battlefield earth is a totally revolutionary, gamechanging, multicast production stretching the boundaries of audiobooks and raising the bar skyhigh. Suspense, politics, war, humor and intergalactic finance. Wells all the pretty horses audiobook cormac mccarthy. Battlefield earth fan page if youre a fan of battlefield earth the book, battlefield earth the movie and or the audiobook then this is the site for you. Listen to battlefield earth special edition audiobook by l.
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