NASA Voyager Heads Into Deep Space: Should We Expect Visitors Soon?

The pathfinding spacecraft, Voyager 1-launched by NASA a quarter century ago bearing descriptions of Earth and word-and-picture directions on how to get here for any interested extraterrestrial spectator-is now nearly 9 billion miles away and closing in on the "heliopause."

LOS ANGELES, CA (PRWEB) May 29, 2004 --The pathfinding spacecraft, Voyager 1-launched by NASA a quarter century ago bearing descriptions of Earth and word-and-picture directions on how to get here for any interested extraterrestrial spectator-is now nearly 9 billion miles away and closing in on the "heliopause." That's the still untrafficked intersection where our Solar System ends- and the rest of interstellar space begins.
   
Will an alien intelligence find Voyager-read the instructions inscribed on its gold-plated "phonograph record"-and finally come to visit? And if it does-what will that intelligence be like-and how will these visitors behave when they get here?
   
A best selling answer- a race of taloned, gas-breathing giants with a hungry penchant for galactic conquest who intercept the probe, play the recording and find us- has come vividly from L. Ron Hubbard's epic science fiction novel, "Battlefield Earth".
       
The sweeping future world saga of a crushing invasion of Earth, 1000 years of alien rule, and a last desperate human rebellion before mankind is lost forever has marked two decades as one of speculative fiction's all-time bestsellers with a widely acclaimed 20th anniversary showcase edition, published by Galaxy Press.
   
Described as visually stunning" and impeccably packaged," Paul Goat Allen, the editor of Barnes & Nobles Explorations called it more than pure science fiction-its pure gold."
       
"Battlefield Earth" has sold nearly 7 million copies in 26 languages since its initial publication in October, 1982 as a breakout New York Times and international bestseller.
       
Voted one of the top three of the 100 best English language novels of the past 100 years in the Modern Library Readers' Poll, "Battlefield Earth"'s roster of accolades also includes the U.S. Saturn and Golden Scroll Awards, Italy's prestigious Tetradrama D'Oro critics award and the Gutenberg Prize in France for the novel's extraordinary contribution to science fiction literature.
       
During his prolific and enduringly influential 55-year writing career, L. Ron Hubbard published over 250 works of fiction in genres ranging from adventure, western, mystery and suspense to science fiction and fantasy, including 15 New York Times bestselling novels. Over 158 million copies of his literary works have been sold in 58 languages and 155 countries.
       
For more information visit www.battlefieldearth.com.
                                        
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