On Feb 1, 5:41=A0pm, Rich Horton <rrhor...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Fri, 1 Feb 2008 09:56:26 -0800 (PST), Butch Malahide
>
> <fred.gal...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >The author is L. Ron Hubbard, of Scientology fame. It was originally
> >published as a 2-part serial in Astounding Science Fiction in January
> >and February of 1950 under the title "To the Stars". It has been
> >published as a book under the original title and also under the title
> >"Return to Tomorrow".
>
> It has fairly recently had a reissue under the RETURN TO TOMORROW
> title.
>
> I consider it simultaneously one of Hubbard's best works (better
> written than most of the garbage he put out, and more original), and
> one of his vilest (the central message is morally revolting).
I read the ASF serial in 1950 and I liked it. What is the central
message? That it's OK to shanghai sailors if that's what it takes to
keep your star****p going? I'd have to agree that that's morally wrong.
I'm not sure the story said it was right, but it's been almost 60
years since I read it, and maybe I wasn't the most critical reader
back then.
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