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To save the Minervans from oppression in the central galaxy, the liberal Western Galactic Empire relocates the sect to their ancient homeland of Kennewick, Washington. But for the fundamentalist fanatics ruling the USA, the presence of pagans in the holy city is intolerable, and they launch an interstellar campaign of destruction in protest. A madcap role-reversed War on Terrorism ensues.
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What if Americans were the terrorists, and a more civilized superpower found it necessary to put us down? What if contemporary Christian ministers preached salvation through murder of non-believing foreigners, and the US government recruited child suicide-assassins for this purpose? If you were an American living in such a crazed society, what would you do? If you were a civilized outsider, how would you deal with these insane savages?
The Holy Land poses such predicaments, and more. In an attempt to save the Minervans from oppression in the central galaxy, the liberal Western Galactic Empire has relocated the sect to their ancient homeland of Kennewick, Washington. The fundamentalist fanatics ruling the USA find the presence of pagans in the holy city intolerable, however, and they launch an interstellar campaign of mass destruction in protest. Now, cast in a universe gone mad, the primitive Earthling POW Sergeant Hamilton and his case officer, the sophisticated Minervan priestess (3rd class) Aurora, must find the way out, or neither side will survive.
In this madcap role-reversed science-fiction satire on the Middle East crisis and the War on Terrorism, the gloves come off, and all factions take their licks. Written with wit and verve by Robert Zubrin, winner of the National Space Society’s Heinlein Award and the author of The Case for Mars, Entering Space, and First Landing, The Holy Land takes science fiction back to its Swiftian roots. Rarely since Czech humanist Karel Capek aimed his 1936 War with the Newts at fascism and appeasement has the medium been mobilized to such pointed effect.
We think readers will agree that this is a remarkable and significant work. The Holy Land is a War with the Newts for our time.
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Commenting on The Holy Land, Zubrin said, "One of my favorite science fiction books has always been War with the Newts, the 1936 work by Czech humanist Karel Capek which ridiculed the appeasement policies of the great European powers. Looking around the world today, I think the charades associated with the current ‘War on Terrorism’ are ripe for similar treatment. Science fiction has an important role to play in such matters. Sometimes the truth needs to be made fantastical in order to be seen."
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- PublisherPolaris Books
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0974144304
- ISBN 13 9780974144306
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages312
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