Final Blackout

by L. Ron Hubbard Narrated by Bruce Boxleitner

Overview

A land ravaged by war without end. Cities gutted by weapons of mass destruction. Countries laid waste by biological warfare. Governments ruined by greed, violence, and corruption.
This is a world in the throes of economic decay and at the mercy of terrorists. This is Asia. This is Europe. This is America. This is Final Blackout.
Across this devastated, post-apocalyptic landscape marches one extraordinary soldier and his band of brothers. He is the Lieutenant, a hardened military strategist and a charismatic leader of men. The narrow-minded high command may have relieved the Lieutenant of duty, but not of his honor - and his crack unit of warriors remains fiercely loyal to him.
As perfect a piece of science fiction as has ever been written. - Robert A. Heinlein

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

First published in Astounding magazine in 1940, Final Blackout is generally considered Hubbard's best science fiction novel. Set in a world ravaged by 30 years of war, it chronicles the rise, in England, of the charismatic leader, strategist and statesman known only as the Lieutenant. As a depiction of a blighted world, the novel is compelling, even riveting: as it increasingly concerns itself with the Lieutenant it loses some of its power, but it still remains a superior piece of pulp adventure writing. The book is also interesting as an early showcase of some of Hubbard's ideas on the condition of the world, and history's need for extraordinary individuals--ideas he later developed in Dianetics and Scientology. The volume also contains a preface by Hubbard written for a 1948 edition of the novel, and an adulatory introduction by science fiction writer Algis Budrys, in which extravagant claims are made about the novel and its author. An even more adulatory, unsigned profile concludes the volume. Caveat emptor. 100,000 first printing; $100,000 ad/promo. (May)

From the Publisher

"Like Fatherland, Hubbard spins a masterful tale of suspense and nonstop action in Final Blackout."—Harold Robbins

"Final Blackout is as perfect a piece of science fiction as has ever been written." —Robert A. Heinlein

"Chilling and lucid." —Kirkus Reviews

Product Details

BN ID:	2940192330388
Publisher:	Dreamscape Media
Publication date:	04/29/2024
Edition description:	Unabridged

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