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# 2022-12-30 - This Island Earth by Raymond F. Jones |
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This Island Earth |
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During one conversation, i was asked how i would pass my time if i |
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were to find myself living back in 1952. The first thoughts that |
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came to mind were the public library and exploring wilderness areas |
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that no longer exist. I searched for books published in 1952 and |
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found This Island Earth. It was published earlier as a series in a |
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science fiction magazine, and that series can be read for free on |
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archive.org. It is a quick read and i enjoyed it. |
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Like Atlas Shrugged, this book involves a secret society of |
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intellectuals who drop out in protest against the mainstream |
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application of their talents. |
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Like The Last Starfighter, the characters are caught up in an |
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intergalactic conflict of staggering scope. |
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The protagonists of This Island Earth are exceptional people. However, |
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their excellence is not so grandiose as in Atlas Shrugged or The Last |
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Starfighter. The fate of humanity, the galaxy, and the universe does |
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not hinge on a single human hero or group of heroes. The protagonists |
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are free from compulsion; free to follow their own moral imperatives. |
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author: Jones, Raymond F., 1915-1994 |
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detail: gopher://gopherpedia.com/0/This_Island_Earth_(novel) |
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LOC: PZ4.J79 Th PS3560.O524772 |
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source: gopher://tilde.pink/1/~bencollver/ia/details/Thrilling_Wonder_Stories_v… |
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source2: gopher://tilde.pink/1/~bencollver/ia/details/Thrilling_Wonder_Stories_… |
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source3: gopher://tilde.pink/1/~bencollver/ia/details/Thrilling_Wonder_Stories_… |
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tags: ebook,fiction,sci-fi |
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title: This Island Earth |
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