I first read battlefield earth about 20 years ago and found it to be one of the great escapist book that ive ever read. Ron hubbards battlefield earth opens with breathtaking scope on an earth dominated for 1,000 years by an alien invaderand man is an endangered species. A saga of the year 3000 is a 2000 american science fiction action film based on the 1982 novel of the same name by l. If you liked dune, atlantis gene and star warsyou will love the book battlefield earth. 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. May 18, 2016 battlefield earth book trailer the beginning galaxy press. Ugly, campy, and poorly acted, battlefield earth is a stunningly misguided, aggressively bad scifi folly. After growing frustrated with life in his miserable mountain village, jonnie strikes on his own only to be captured by terl, a clever, not intelligent psychlo. 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.
Chief bad guy alien john travolta tries to make a bit of extra money by exploiting the local slave labor force humans to mine gold for him. Battlefield earth and scientology, sequels, and a possible. Now, with humans on the brink of extinction, it is up to one man to. May 27, 2016 battlefield earth has the same exuberant pacing and actionloaded story as star wars. The drone of real aircraft would be preferable to what passes for plot. I now know that its a horrible abomination of the book. I know that world unity and peace may be just as science fiction as aliens and advanced technologies, but i. According to hubbards literary agents, author services inc. Some of the characters from the universes of battlefield earth. Ron hubbards battlefield earth and often abbreviated to bf. Why on earth pun intended would terl teach a human how to fly a ship. Things you didnt know about battlefield earth screenrant. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
If you liked dune, atlantis gene and star warsyou will love the book battlefield earth in the year a. Battlefield earth also referred to as battlefield earth. The 10 biggest movie plot holes of all time taste of. Fewer than 35,000 humans survive in a handful of communities scattered across the face of a postapocalyptic earth. Marketing hurdles aside, the spines of massmarket paperbacks can barely carry that much weight. After regaining control, humans discover they have defeated the most powerful aliens and now must protect themselves from other races. Battlefield earth, the book, appeared in 1982, but hubbards career peak as a writer came in the 1940s. Battlefield earth could have easily, and much more sensibly, been split into four books. A thirdstring planet of the apes meets star trek, battlefield earth is a largely uninspiring scifi adventure with a swisscheese plot. The plodding screenplay is based on hubbards pulpy book of the same name, the worstever science fiction novel to achieve a measure of pop visibility. Battlefield earth novel all the tropes wiki fandom. The carefully underplayed comedy i found it delicious. An alien race, the psychlos, have controlled earth for a millennium and have all but wiped out the human. Nevertheless, the idea of making a movie persisted until finally being realized in the year 2000, starring john travolta who personally bankrolled the project, forest.
Ugly, campy, and poorly acted, battlefield earth is a stunningly. Humans led by one man struggle to take back the earth. Halo is nothing like a battlefield game, i love halo but still a futuristic game and was kinda messed up since 343 took over. Battlecharged excitement based on the multimillioncopy bestseller. Already the film version of battlefield earth is being compared to other blockbuster science fiction films before it even comes out. Looking for a book like battlefield earth a saga of the. Even automatic backup generators would have no fuel after. I like books about characters more than books with a lot of plot, so any type of plot works as long as its not too stressful. The film is set in the year 3000, one thousand years after the psychlos took over earth. For the fate of the galaxy lies on the battlefield of earth. In the year 3000, there are no countries, no cities. Feb 10, 2000 battlefield earth and scientology, sequels, and a possible animated series. I came on board because john asked me to read the book and said, its not a religious book.
Made due to the ceaseless efforts of its star, john travolta, battlefield earth could be used as an exam for film school students on what not to do. After losing the case, franchise filed for bankruptcy, and travolta fired his manager, who set up the deal with franchise in the first place. Recently i sat down and read the sciencefiction novel battlefield earth for. A saga of the year 3000 is a 1982 science fiction novel written by l. In this latest opus, mr travolta essays the role of terl, brutal chief of security on planet earth in 3000, which has. Battlefield earth roger christian, 2000 many consider battlefield earth to be one of the worst films ever made, and there are gaping plot holes that help justify the films bad reputation. The book s bones and gristle connect to the garish space opera that thrilled teenage boys. For a start, it was the thickest book i had ever seen. Ron hubbard back in the early 80s, less than a handful of years before he died. When an alien race called the psyclos turns the earth into a mining colony, its up to. Battlefield earth book trailer the beginning galaxy press.
Over 1,000 pages of thrills, spills, vicious aliens and noble humans. Travolta is a big enough star to survive battlefield earth, though any. Battlefield earth has the same exuberant pacing and actionloaded story as star wars. May 12, 2000 battlefield earth is like taking a bus trip with someone who has needed a bath for a long time. It was sure to be good value on the pagecount alone. Wouldve been a lot better of the or so pages had been divided into three separate books, each with storytelling arc, rather than one long story that just. Aside from the names and the location, its totally different. From the handful of surviving humans a courageous leader emerges. Roger ebert and the nostalgia critic call out this particular what an idiot.
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. Battlefield earth 2000 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Dec 01, 2016 battlefield earth, a book that even has its own website here, was written by l. Apr 24, 2020 battlefield earth is a totally revolutionary, gamechanging, multicast production stretching the boundaries of audiobooks and raising the bar skyhigh. The voice actors, music, and sound effects reflect the elements of the story without. Battlefield earth book trailer the beginning youtube. The psychlos discovered a deep space probe with directions and.
At 1100 pages, i thought id never get through it in weeks but finished it in days. In the year 3000, earth has been ruled by an alien race, the psychlos, for a millennium. A saga of the year 3000 from the worlds largest community of readers. At mining sites across the globe, vicious alien psychlos grind out the mineral resources of the planet they utterly destroyed a millennium ago. A towering masterwork of science fiction adventure and one of the bestselling science fiction novels of all time, l. Others have probably already posted a synopsis of the plot and storyline, the characters, the settings, etc. Hubbard died three months after the publication of volume 1, and other volumes were published posthumously. The entire psychlo race counts as this, having enslaved the earth for a millennium and still having zero understanding of the human race whatsoever. As the leader of the evil psychlos, terl and his race have taken over the worlds natural resources and disregarded everyone and everything else. A saga of the year 3000 is a 1980 science fiction novel written by l. Great plot, a hellova lot more realistic than the movie, and just a plain good read. Battlefield earth is a bestselling science fiction novel by the american author l.
Is battlefield earth the book not the awful movie good. The ultimate in dynamic scifi storytelling, this audiobook will fully immerse you in a virtual movie in your mind. Science fiction new york times best seller in the year 3000, earth is an empty wasteland. This you will be excited about 65 actors performing 198 characters. But none grabbed my attention quite like battlefield earth. Gforce81 but imagine this type done in frostbite by dice with the worlds militaries and being able to destroy major cities.
Plot the book is set in the year 3000, years after invading aliens, named psychlos, wiped out the vast majority of the earth s population to begin stripping the planet of its valuable minerals. Fewer than thirtyfive thousand humans survive in a handful of communities scattered across the face of a postapocalyptic earth. Battlefield earth, a book that even has its own website here, was written by l. E is a 2020 epic alternate history science fiction actionthriller film directed by neill blomkamp, written by blomkamp and terri tatchell, and produced by adam campbellsing, david heyman, simon kinberg, paula weinstein and will ward. Science fiction and fiction in general has come a long way since then. As the bad guy, travolta tries to sound imperious and sarcastic but lacks any sense of presence or dignity, and his cackling evil laugh is laughable. Science fiction and fiction in general has come a long way since then, to say nothing of how much the world has changed. Battlefield earth book club battlefield earth audio book. Since the first film only covered the first 400 pages of hubbard 1,000plus page book, battlefield earth 2 wouldve picked up with the films hero, jonnie, restoring earth to its former glory by using their mined gold to pay off the planets debts while also rehabilitating the surviving psychlos. Hood have working electricity to power the simulators, projectors, etc. In the year ad 3000, earth is a dystopian wasteland, plundered of its natural resources by alien conquerors known as psychlos.
Battlefield earth is a fun book, but the brilliant rendering makes a 4star story into a 5star audiobook. Ill just say its a good romp in a farflung future in which earth has been conquered by an evil race of aliens and the hero of the book is on a quest to overthrow the evil overlords, although that isnt what he initially sets out to do. He also composed a soundtrack to the book called space jazz. Ron hubbard about jonnie goodboy tyler, one of the last humans left on earth after an alien invasion by the sadistic, corporate psychlos. Earth is a largely uninspiring scifi adventure with a swisscheese plot. Feb 10, 2000 maybe some of the kids will even be inspired to read the book. Algis budrys to write battlefield earth prequel novel ign. Humanity is enslaved by these goldthirsty tyrants, who are unaware that their mananimals are about to ignite the rebellion of a lifetime. I must say its completely different from the movie. Looking for a book like battlefield earth a saga of the year 3000. Ron hubbards science fiction book, this story takes place in the year 3000. The series initial publisher, bridge publications coined the word dekalogy, meaning a series of ten books, to describe and promote the novel.
The only genre im not very interested in is fantasy, but if you have an extra cozy fantasy recommendation thats good too. Jun 21, 2011 if you liked dune, atlantis gene and star warsyou will love the book battlefield earth. The antagonistic race and the main villain in particular show a discomforting lack of empathy and concern for the lives of their subordinate human captives and even each other, leading to several pointless deaths. While not the best science fiction book written, it is very entertaining. In the year 3000, earth has been ruled for 1,000 years by the psychlos, a brutal race of giant humanoid aliens. 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. It was directed by roger christian and stars john travolta, barry pepper and forest whitaker. One of the most remarkable ideas from this book is the complete unity of the population of earth. Looking beyond the coverand the baggageof battlefield earth. In writing an adventure story a writer has to know that he is adventuring for a lot. Blurb bridge 9th printing 2000 think of the star wars sagas, and raiders of the lost ark, mix in the triumph of rock i, rocky ii and rocky iii and you have captured the exuberence, style and glory of battlefield earth. Get the first chapters for free, to see why this book helped put space opera on the map as a respected and wellloved science fiction genre.
Jonny starts as a slave for the psyclos, learns their secrets and uses them to overcome his captors. May 20, 2005 suspense, politics, war, humor and intergalactic finance. The film follows a rebellion against the alien psychlos, who have ruled earth for 1,000. Breathing tubes hang from their noses like ropes of snot.
Mission earth is a tenvolume science fiction novel series by l. The film follows a rebellion against the alien psychlos, who have ruled earth. And, post screamgalaxy quest, you realise just how old every element of battlefield earth feels. Battlefield earth is like taking a bus trip with someone who has needed a bath for a long time. In the year 3000, john travolta leads the alien captors of earth against human freedom fighters struggling to take back the planet in this explosive, eyepopping sciencefiction extravaganza. If you liked dune, atlantis gene, and star wars you will love the book battlefield earth. Romance, adventure, me against you, out numbered, action, honesty. Battlefield earth made it to the top of numerous bestseller lists, but critical response was less than enthusiastic, citing the novels length, plotting, and characters. Ive heard some people disparage the cover of battlefield earth, but to me its perfect. It takes place with the first landing of the evil alien psychlos on earth, about 1,000 years before battlefield earth. The soundtrack sounds like the boom mike is being slammed against the inside. The movie only goes into maybe the first fifth of the book, after all, the book is about pages. Battlefield earth is not in a class with atlas shrugged, 1984 and ulysses. Hubbard is the guinness world record holder for the most published author, with 1,084 works, most translated book 70 languages for the way to happiness and most audiobooks 185 as of april 2009.
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