Mise na Zemi – Nový styl spekulativně fikční epiky, která má kořeny v dnešním tajném světě výzvědných služeb, obchodu s drogami a vládní korupce. Příběh, odvíjející se rychlým tempem, nepostrádá klasické dobrodružné prvky mysteriózního špionážního thrilleru, exoticky okořeněného bohatou příměsí humoru a sexu.
From New York Times bestselling author Barbara Taylor Bradford comes a triumphant novel of an unforgettable woman Determined to rise above all that she has ever known, a young and impoverished Emma Harte embarks on a journey first of survival, then of unimaginable achievement. Driven to succeed, the iron-willed Emma parlays a small shop into the world's greatest department store and an international business empire: Harte Enterprises. Unhappily married twice, loving only the one man she can never marry, personal happiness eludes her. Harte Enterprises, the realization of her grand dreams, is her all: her heart, her soul, her life. When those closest to her threaten to destroy her empire through their greed and envy, Emma brilliantly outwits her enemies. She wreaks her devastating revenge on those who would betray her in a way only she knows how. Drawing us into the mesmerizing life of a remarkable woman who dared to seize a dream and was willing to pay any price to make it come true, Barbara Taylor Bradford's deeply involving novel is a celebration of an indomitable spirit.
A monumental work acclaimed as a genuine masterpiece, L. Ron Hubbard's 1.2-million-word, ten-volume MISSION EARTH dekalogy masterfully blends science fiction and action/adventure on an interstellar scale with sharp satire reminiscent of Voltaire, Swift, and Orwell. This publishing phenomenon set precedents as each volume became a New York Times and international bestseller, selling over five million copies worldwide. It has won France's Cosmos 2000 Award and Italy's Nova Science Fiction Award, and was nominated for a Hugo Award. The epic narrative unfolds a secret invasion of Earth, narrated by aliens who live among us unnoticed. The story is rich with memorable characters and settings, including Palace City, Joy City, and the ominous prison fortress of Spiteos, alongside the dramatic collapse of the Voltar Confederation. The Confederation plans to use Earth as a strategic base in its galactic conquest. However, as Earth faces destruction from pollution and drugs, Combat Engineer Jettero Heller is assigned a top-secret mission to save the planet. Unbeknownst to him, a rival faction, the Coordinated Information Apparatus, is using Earth as a drug supply base and sends its own mission to thwart Heller's efforts.
From the internationally bestselling author of A Woman of Substance comes the continuing story of indomitable heroine, Emma Harte