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Mission Earth 02: Black Genesis by L.Ron Hubbard Proofed: March Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html Mission Earth 02: Black Genesis By L.Ron Hubbard Proofed: March, 23rd, 2002 Scanned by Wickman99 Bitsoup.org INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIM FOR Mission Earth "An incredibly good story, lushly written, vibrating with action and excitement, a gem." — A.E. van Vogt "You will lose sleep, you will miss appointments... if you don't force your•self to put it down... " Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html — Orson Scott Card "... a big, humorous tale of interstellar intrigue in the classical mold. I fully enjoyed it." — Roger Zelazny "... fantastic adventure, beats like a strong pulse." — The Book World "Wry humor abounds— but never lets you relax for very long." — P.M. Busby "... a delicious read ... as one would expect from an experienced pro." — Washington Book World "Marvelous satire by a master of adventure." Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html — Anne McCaffrey "Lively and entertaining ... a rollicking delight." — David Bischoff "... an outrageous and wildly funny read." — San Francisco Examiner "A wicked satire .. more addictive than salt and peanuts!"— Gene Wolfe This book followsMISSION EARTH Volume 1 THE INVADERS PLAN Buy it and read it first! AMONG THE MANY CLASSIC WORKS BY L. RON HUBBARD Battlefield Earth Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html Beyond the Black Nebula Buckskin Brigades The Conquest of Space The Dangerous Dimension Death's Deputy The Emperor of the Universe Fear Final Blackout Forbidden Voyage The Incredible Destination The Kilkenny Cats The Kingslayer The Last Admiral Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html The Magnificent Failure The Masters of Sleep The Mutineers Ole Doc Methuselah Ole Mother Methuselah The Rebels Return to Tomorrow Slaves of Sleep To The Stars The Traitor Triton Typewriter in the Sky Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html The Ultimate Adventure The Unwilling Hero Mission Earth Black Genesis THE BOOKS OF THE MISSION EARTH DEKALOGY* Volume 1 The Invaders Plan Volume 2 Black Genesis Volume 3 The Enemy Within Volume 4 An Alien Affair Volume 5 Fortune of Fear Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html Volume 6 Death Quest Volume 7 Voyage of Vengeance Volume 8 Disaster Volume 9 Villainy Victorious Volume 10 The Doomed Planet *Dekalogy—a group of ten volumes. L.RON HUBBARD Mission Earth VOLUME TWO Black Genesis Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html BRIDGE PUBLICATIONS, INC. LOS ANGELES MISSION EARTH: BLACK GENESIS Copyright© 1986 by L. Ron Hubbard Library. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. For information, address Bridge Publications, Inc., 4751 Fountain Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90029 The words "Mission Earth" and the are trademarks owned by L. Ron Hubbard Library. Original Jacket Painting by Gerry Grace. MISSION EARTH Cover Artwork Copyright© 1988 by L. Ron Hubbard Library. First Paperback Edition 10 987654321 Library of Congress No. 85-72029 ISBN 0-88404-283-9 pbk. (U.S.) ISBN 0-88404-360-6 pbk. (Can.) Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html Lyrics to the musical composition "St. James Infirmary" (also known as "Gamblers Blues") is used with the permis•sion of the owner, Copyright 1930 and renewed 1957 by Demon & Haskins Corporation. "Sing Sing Prison Blues" by Porter Grainger and Freddie Johnson. Copyright© 1925 by MCA Music, a division of MCA Incorporated, NYC. Copyright renewed. Used by per•mission. All Rights Reserved. This is a work of science fiction, written as satire* The essence of satire is to examine, comment and give opinion of society and culture, none of which is to be construed as a statement of pure fact. No actual incidents are portrayed and none of the incidents are to be construed as real. Some of the actions of this novel take place on the planet Earth, but the charactersas presented in this novelhave been invented. Any accidental use of the names of living people in a novel is virtually inevitable, and any such inadvertency in this book is unintentional. *See Author's Introduction, Mission Earth: Volume One, The Invaders Plan. To you, the millions of science fiction fans and general public who welcomed me back to the world of fiction so warmly, and to the critics and media who so pleasantly applauded the novel "Battlefield Earth" It's great working for you! Voltarian Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html Censor's Disclaimer Tothe degree that this book deals with a nonexistent planet ("Earth"), it is hereby deemed as "acceptable for entertainment only." At no time shall it or any portion of it in any form be permitted in any Voltarian study. The reader is thereby alerted and warned that "Earth" is completely fictional, fabricated and falla•cious, and that contact with such a planet (if it ever existed) is dangerous to your health. Lord Invay Royal Historian Chairman, Board of Censors Royal Palace Voltar Confederacy By Order of His Imperial Majesty Wully the Wise Voltarian Translator's Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html Preface With all due respect to the Royal Censor, one man's fact is another man's fiction. Fortunately, being the Robotbrain in the Translatophone I don't qualify for that quandary. Also, to the degree I've never visited this place called Earth (which would be hard since it isn't there), I can't personally vouch for anything that I was given to trans•late. All I can do is take what is said and make the best of it. As Lord Invay points out, Earth does not exist on any astrochart and I have confirmed that. Since Soltan Gris (the narrator of this story) is a confessed criminal and well worthy of doubt (besides, anyone whose heroes are Sigmund Freud and Bugs Bunny also has other prob•lems), I did not rely on his account that Earth is about 22 light-years from Voltar. I thoroughly searched all astro-charts in my data banks, concentrating on everything within 2000 light-years out, but nothing was found to match his description. (Come to think of it, I have no idea why I should have an Earth database if there is no such place. I'll have to work on that.) The subject of light-years brings up a major problem I had translating portions of this into Earth language. There is no accepted vocabulary for hyperluminary phe•nomena simply because Earth scientists insist that there is no such thing and that nothing can travel faster than light. (This is the same group who also gave Earth other memorable nonsense like the "edge of the world" and the "sound barrier.") Thus, while most Earthlings have per•ceived the hyperluminary life-color that in Voltarian we call "ghrial," they don't have a name for it since it can't be reproduced as a shade of nail polish. So I went with "yellow-green" as that is its luminary harmonic. (It is also the word most Earthlings use to try and describe it. Their problem is that they continuously have valid per•ceptions and experiences that they invalidate and so they get stuck in a very strange view of the world. Reality is apparently determined either by majority vote or govern•ment grant, with the latter holding veto power over the former.) Similarly with other basics like space, time, energy, motion and self, Earth scientists pursue these concepts like the dog chasing its tail or the man trying to jump on the head of his shadow. None of them—dog or scientist—have caught on as to why the objective eludes them so mysteriously. So I relied on the current vocab•ulary and made the best of it. (I hope no one back on Vol•tar catches me talking Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html about "electron rings" or I'll be laughed out of the Machine Purity League.) As to characters, as Lord Invay said in the first volume, Royal officer Jettero Heller and the Countess Krak do exist. Soltan Gris (the narrator who gives me all my circuit-aches) is listed as a General Service officer but there is no further record of worth. For others who appear in this volume, I'm providing a Key to describe them as well as a few additional items. I had to rely on Gris's prison narrative, which isn't easy. (Gris's American Southern drawl, spoken with a North•ern Voltarian accent, has to be heard to be believed.) From there, you're on your own! There's only so much a Robotbrain can do! Sincerely, 54 Charlee Nine Robotbrain in the Translatophone Key to BLACK GENESIS Absorbo-coat—Coating that absorbs light waves, mak•ing the object virtually invisible or undetectable. Antimanco—A race exiled long ago from the planetMancofor ritual murders. Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html Apparatus, Coordinated Information—Thesecret police ofVoltar,headed by LombarHisstand manned by criminals. Atalanta—Province on planetMancosettled by PrinceCaucalsiawho, perFolk Legend 894M,started a colony onBlito-P3(Earth). Barben, I. G.—Pharmaceutical company controlled by Delbert JohnRockecenter. Bawtch—SoltanGris'schief clerk forSection 451onVol•tar. Bis—Intelligence officer of theFleetand friend of Jet•teroHeller.
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