The Great Secret (Stories from the Golden Age) - Paperback - VERY GOOD

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Like New: A book in excellent condition. Cover is shiny and undamaged, and the dust jacket is ...
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MPN
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ISBN
9781592123711
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Galaxy Press, LLC
ISBN-10
1592123716
ISBN-13
9781592123711
eBay Product ID (ePID)
66616387

Product Key Features

Book Title
Great Secret : an Intergalactic Tale of Madness, Obsession, and Startling Revelations
Number of Pages
122 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Science Fiction / Action & Adventure, Fantasy / General, Science Fiction / Collections & Anthologies, Science Fiction / Space Opera, Satire, Literary
Publication Year
2008
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction
Author
L. Ron Hubbard
Book Series
Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Stories Collection
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight
12.3 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2007-927526
Reviews
"Hubbard's classic pulp fiction tale was originally published in 1943 but shows no signs of age. With the tremendous attention to detail and production, audiences will find themselves captivated from beginning to end. … Also included are three shorter science-fiction tales, each as entertaining as the last." Publishers Weekly starred review, "Hubbard's classic pulp fiction tale was originally published in 1943 but shows no signs of age. With the tremendous attention to detail and production, audiences will find themselves captivated from beginning to end. … Also included are three shorter science-fiction tales, each as entertaining as the last." -Publishers Weekly starred review, "Hubbard's classic pulp fiction tale was originally published in 1943 but shows no signs of age. With the tremendous attention to detail and production, audiences will find themselves captivated from beginning to end. ... Also included are three shorter science-fiction tales, each as entertaining as the last." --Publishers Weekly starred review, "Readers used to today's bloated SF tomes will appreciate Hubbard's ability to pack an epic into relative few pages . . . golden SF from the Golden Age." -Publishers Weekly, "Readers used to today's bloated SF tomes will appreciate Hubbard's ability to pack an epic into relative few pages . . . golden SF from the Golden Age."-Publishers Weekly, "Hubbard's classic pulp fiction tale was originally published in 1943 but shows no signs of age. With the tremendous attention to detail and production, audiences will find themselves captivated from beginning to end. ... Also included are three shorter science-fiction tales, each as entertaining as the last." --Publishers Weekly starred review, "Readers used to today's bloated SF tomes will appreciate Hubbard's ability to pack an epic into relative few pages . . . golden SF from the Golden Age." --Publishers Weekly
Dewey Edition
23
TitleLeading
The
Grade From
Fifth Grade
Dewey Decimal
813.54
Grade To
Ninth Grade
Edition Description
New Edition,Special,Special edition
Synopsis
Fanner Marston is on the verge of uncovering the key to gaining absolute control over the universe. The only problem is, he's certifiably insane. Driven by greed and lust for power, all he cares about is reaching the ancient city of Parva--and finding The Great Secret of absolute power. But the writing's on the walls of Parva--and you won't believe what it says. Blast off on a head-trip you'll never forget as The Great Secret takes you inside the mind of a man who is crazy with lust for power., Women. Liquor. Power... Women. Liquor. Power... That is Fanner Marston's mantra--his reason for being--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 insane--a crazed Peter Lorre on a power trip.... His starship has crash-landed, and he's the sole survivor, which doesn'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 domination--and what's a little suffering on the road to becoming God? Does Fanner have a prayer? The writing's on the walls of Parva--and you won't believe what it says. . . . By the spring of 1938, Hubbard's stature as a writer was well established. As author and critic Robert Silverberg puts it: he had become a "master of the art of narrative." Hubbard'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 him--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 fleet'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 can't repress the power of human love. "Serves as a wonderful introduction to the breadth of Hubbard's output." --Comic Buyers Guide, Women. Liquor. Power. Women. Liquor. Power. That is Fanner Marston's mantra--his reason for being--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 insane.... His starship has crash-landed, and he's the sole survivor, which doesn'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 domination--and what's a little suffering on the road to becoming God? Does Fanner have a prayer? The writing's on the walls of Parva--and you won't believe what it says.... Also includes the science fiction adventures, "The Space Can," in which a decrepit space battleship is a civilian fleet'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 can't repress the power of human love. Blast off on a head-trip you'll never forget as The Great Secret takes you inside the mind of a man who is crazy with lust for power. "Serves as a wonderful introduction to the breadth of Hubbard's output." --Comic Buyers Guide
LC Classification Number
PS3515.U1417

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