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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 | |
detail: gopher://gopherpedia.com/0/This_Island_Earth_(novel) | |
LOC: PZ4.J79 Th PS3560.O524772 | |
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tags: ebook,fiction,sci-fi | |
title: This Island Earth | |
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ebook | |
fiction | |
sci-fi |