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# 2022-12-30 - This Island Earth by Raymond F. Jones
This Island Earth
During one conversation, i was asked how i would pass my time if i
were to find myself living back in 1952. The first thoughts that
came to mind were the public library and exploring wilderness areas
that no longer exist. I searched for books published in 1952 and
found This Island Earth. It was published earlier as a series in a
science fiction magazine, and that series can be read for free on
archive.org. It is a quick read and i enjoyed it.
Like Atlas Shrugged, this book involves a secret society of
intellectuals who drop out in protest against the mainstream
application of their talents.
Like The Last Starfighter, the characters are caught up in an
intergalactic conflict of staggering scope.
The protagonists of This Island Earth are exceptional people. However,
their excellence is not so grandiose as in Atlas Shrugged or The Last
Starfighter. The fate of humanity, the galaxy, and the universe does
not hinge on a single human hero or group of heroes. The protagonists
are free from compulsion; free to follow their own moral imperatives.
author: Jones, Raymond F., 1915-1994
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