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Bantam Books

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~26h 26min
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Thomas Pynchon

Thomas Ruggles Pynchon, Jr. is an American novelist based in New York City and noted for his dense and complex works of fiction. Hailing from Long Island, Pynchon spent two years in the United States Navy and earned an English degree from Cornell University. After publishing several short stories in the late 1950s and early 1960s, he began composing the novels for which he is best known: V. (1963), [The Crying of Lot 49]( (1966), Gravity's Rainbow (1973), and Mason & Dixon (1997). Source and more information

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Try To Resist They arrived - tens of thousands of extraterrestrial beings - in huge spaceships the size of a modern metropolis. They came from a dying planet. All they wanted, in exchange for their vast knowledge of science and technology, was a small share of the Earth's natural resources. Theirs was a mission of peace... and mankind believed them. Until they began to multiply into an army of alien invaders. Until men, women and children - entire cities - began to vanish from the Earth. Until the horrifying reality behind their mission of peace - a reign of terror reminiscent of Nazi Germany on a global scale - created the human imperative... Resist Or Perish (From Back Cover)

How the series evolves

beginning
V
3.7· strong start
peak
The painted word
4.7· best book in series
the pit
The inn of the sixth happiness
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finale
The poverty of power
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overall
1.4· maybe series needed more care

Books in this Series

V

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Try To Resist They arrived - tens of thousands of extraterrestrial beings - in huge spaceships the size of a modern metropolis. They came from a dying planet. All they wanted, in exchange for their vast knowledge of science and technology, was a small share of the Earth's natural resources. Theirs was a mission of peace... and mankind believed them. Until they began to multiply into an army of alien invaders. Until men, women and children - entire cities - began to vanish from the Earth. Until the horrifying reality behind their mission of peace - a reign of terror reminiscent of Nazi Germany on a global scale - created the human imperative... Resist Or Perish (From Back Cover)

The poverty of power

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Examines the problems of environmental pollution, energy shortages, and economic crisis and discusses possible solutions.