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: LOC: PZ4.J79 Th PS3560.O524772 source: source2: source3: tags: ebook,fiction,sci-fi title: This Island Earth Tags ==== ebook fiction sci-fi