Humor & Satire used with mastery

Sinister. Satirical. Wickedly funny.

My review: 4.75

This is a great example of humor and satire used in different ways. The more you know about the references, the more you enjoy this kind of satire. This first volume is a great character arc. Instead of having the Hero narrating the novel and the plans to invade Earth we have the corrupt one actually in charge of making the Hero succeed. Still, he is often trying to make things go his way (sometimes to his own detriment he is his own enimy because the hero is clueless and super lucky) making it funnier (the dinner scene, the fake credits, the usage of Earth knowledge and physiology, makes great satire & critique to our human condition, where tantrums are more efficient than more adult actions, eheh). Lots of action, misadventures, hilarious scenes, and inner thoughts. A classic, it lacks the modern perspective, but it pairs well with the first contact, crawling, and humor, featuring silly scenes, which is a trend that's popular nowadays. I can see how these became the role models for the next generation of authors.

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From the Publisher:

In a galaxy rife with corruption, can one man's confession unravel the web of deceit threatening an interstellar empire?

Soltan Gris, a Grade Eleven General Services officer, finds himself imprisoned and confessing his crimes in a desperate bid for leniency. Tasked with overseeing a doomed mission to Earth, he grapples with political intrigue and manipulation within the Voltar Confederacy, all while trying to outmaneuver the cunning special agent, Jettero Heller.

Will Soltan Gris manage to sabotage Jettero Heller's mission without falling victim to the very conspiracies he seeks to exploit? Can he navigate the treacherous power dynamics of the Apparatus and emerge unscathed?

Earth does not exist.…

Or so they want you to believe.

They are the Voltarians of Voltar—an empire 110 planets strong.

And they are headed straight for us.

The scheming Soltan Gris tells all.

Discover a world where corporate power rules and political corruption is rife. Where governments are driven by oil and controlled by drugs. Where global warming is getting hotter by the minute and a scorching love affair could determine the fate of millions. Where a cosmic conspiracy is about to hit home—posing a grave danger to Earth—and one charismatic Voltarian, Jettero Heller, is out to save the planet from itself.

It’s the end of the world as you know it and the beginning of one of the most spectacular, thought-provoking, and wildly inventive works of science fiction and espionage of our time.

“You will lose sleep. You will miss appointments. If you don’t force yourself to set it down and talk to your family from time to time, you may be looking for a new place to live. Reading The Invaders Plan is simply the most fun you can have by yourself.” —Orson Scott Card

“He breaks all the rules.… The old master has created a new genre and a veritable blockbuster … and moves the art of science fiction into a new realm of entertainment as well as education.” —The Herald

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

L. Ron Hubbard not only broke all the rules but blazed a new literary path when, in August 1981, after less than eight months of writing, he completed the monumental 1.2 million-word bestselling saga Mission Earth. Working with exceptional speed, discipline, and skill, he produced a remarkable interweaving of deftly plotted action, adventure, intrigue, and espionage, all seasoned with scathing social satire.

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