Worlds In Chaos
James P. Hogan
Baen, Dec 2 2014, $14.00
ISBN: 9781476736945
"Cradle of Saturn." Earth political and science leaders condemn
any theories that fails to fit inside their dogma. Thus a generation ago, disgruntled and
frustrated Kronian scientists left the planet to conduct research on the moons
of Saturn. When Jupiter discharges an
asteroid similar in size to the inner planets, the Kronians and engineer Landen
Keene who remained on earth believe this supports their theory that the solar
system has had many catastrophes including Venus ejected in the same way. While the earth establishment ignores the evidence
preferring their safe solar system model, the newly released asteroid heads
towards the planet.
“The Legend That Was
Earth.” The
Hyadeans came to earth bearing advanced technological gifts. Initially well-received, many support their kind
offer to change the planet into an Eden. However Roland Cade learns shocking
revelations about the hidden agenda of these friendly aliens and that his
ex-wife Marie belongs to a group labeled terrorists by earth leaders as these
distrusting resistance fighters want the Hyadeans to leave.
Worlds in Chaos contains reprints of two fabulous fifteen years old
science fiction thrillers with still timely societal issues. Cradle of Saturn focuses on scientists trying
to persuade deniers that the extinction event is real; while The Legend That
Was Earth centers on an alien superpower supported by the local leaders
offering colonization solutions that benefit the Hyadeans
and humanity’s richest and most powerful at the cost of the masses.
Though the background in each tale lacks depth; in both cases the
underlying theories (government, science and economics) are mesmerizing and
easy to follow without dumbing down.
Harriet Klausner
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