The Great Secret (Paperback)

Paperback. Women. Liquor. Power. Women. Liquor. Power. That is Fanner Marstons mantrahis reason for beingand while he knows a little about the first and a lot about the second, he may well be on the verge of learning everything there is to know about the third. Power. He may, in fact, be about to uncover the key to gaining absolute control over the entire universe. The only problem is, Fanner is certifiably insanea crazed Peter Lorre on a power trip.His starship has crash-landed, and hes the sole survivor, which doesnt matter to him. Driven by greed and lust for power, wracked by thirst, hunger and pain, all he cares about is reaching the ancient city of Parva and making himself at home. Because there lies The Great Secret to universal dominationand whats a little suffering on the road to becoming God?Does Fanner have a prayer? The writings on the walls of Parvaand you wont believe what it says. . . .By the spring of 1938, Hubbards stature as a writer was well established. As author and critic Robert Silverberg puts it: he had become a master of the art of narrative. Hubbards editors urged him to apply his gift for succinct characterization, original plot, deft pacing and imaginative action to genres that were new, and essentially foreign, to himscience fiction and fantasy. The rest is SciFi history.Also includes the Science Fiction adventures, The Space Can, in which a decrepit space battleship is a civilian fleets only defense; The Beast, the tale of a hunter in the jungles of Venus, chasing an immoral beast; and The Slaver, in which an alien race has enslaved the human race, but cant repress the power of human love.Serves as a wonderful introduction to the breadth of Hubbards output. Comic Buyers Guide Golden Age story. Science Fiction. Originally published in the April 1943 issue of Science Fiction Stories. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…