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Title: |
The Great Secret |
| Sub-title: |
An Intergalactic Tale of Madness, Obsession, and Startling Revelations |
| Series: |
Science Fiction & Fantasy Short Stories Collection |
Search Result:
| By (author): |
L. Ron Hubbard |
| ISBN10-13: |
1592123716 : 9781592123711 |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Size: |
1x1mm |
| Pages: |
122 |
| Weight: |
.200 Kg. |
| Published: |
Galaxy Press - September 2008 |
| List Price: |
10.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 10 |
| Subjects: |
linguistics : Anthologies (non-poetry) : Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) : Adventure : Science fiction : Space opera : Humour |
| Women. Liquor. Power... Women. Liquor. Power... That is Fanner Marstonâ s mantraâ his reason for beingâ and while he knows a little about the first and a lot about the second, he may well be on the verge of learning everything there is to know about the third. Power. He may, in fact, be about to uncover the key to gaining absolute control over the entire universe. The only problem is, Fanner is certifiably insaneâ a crazed Peter Lorre on a power tripâ ¦.His starship has crash-landed, and heâ s the sole survivor, which doesnâ t matter to him. Driven by greed and lust for power, wracked by thirst, hunger and pain, all he cares about is reaching the ancient city of Parva and making himself at home. Because there lies The Great Secret to universal dominationâ and whatâ s a little suffering on the road to becoming God?Does Fanner have a prayer? The writingâ s on the walls of Parvaâ and you wonâ t believe what it says. . . .By the spring of 1938, Hubbardâ s stature as a writer was well established. As author and critic Robert Silverberg puts it: he had become a â master of the art of narrative.â Hubbardâ s editors urged him to apply his gift for succinct characterization, original plot, deft pacing and imaginative action to genres that were new, and essentially foreign, to himâ science fiction and fantasy. The rest is SciFi history.Also includes the Science Fiction adventures, The Space Can, in which a decrepit space battleship is a civilian fleetâ s only defense; The Beast, the tale of a hunter in the jungles of Venus, chasing an immoral beast; and The Slaver, in which an alien race has enslaved the human race, but canâ t repress the power of human love.â Serves as a wonderful introduction to the breadth of Hubbardâ s output.â â Comic Buyers Guide |
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