Fortune of Fear

by L. Ron Hubbard

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The Voltarian invaders are getting down and dirty . . . in the deadliest of games.
The price: Planet Earth.
Voltarian Royal Officer Jettero Heller has heart, nerve and a quick mind on his side. His archenemy Soltan Gris has cunning, ruthlessness and a devious plan on his. But what neither of them has is money—and without that they may as well pack up and go back to Voltar. Because as every earthling knows—no pay, no play.
Heller's solution is a weekend in Atlantic City, where he puts a show more new spin on gambling. He's got a foolproof system, guaranteeing that he'll win every bet he makes.
Gris, on the other hand, has found an unexpected source of income. His body. Turns out there are certain women, with a very perverse sense of humor, willing to pay to play with him.
Into this world of dirty money, dirty tricks and dirty games, the wildest of wild cards is about to change everything. Countess Krak is back—and this voluptuous Voltarian, condemned murderess and love of Heller's life could prove to be the key player in coming to grips with a FORTUNE OF FEAR.
"The adventure, colored by broad strokes of satire, is written with a vigor." —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY


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L. Ron Hubbard was born in Tilden, Nebraska on March 13, 1911. He attended George Washington University and Princeton University. He began his career as a writer for pulp magazines and later as a science fiction writer. His science fiction works include the Buckskin Brigades, Final Blackout, Fear, The Kingslayer, and Black Towers to Danger. His show more book, Dianetics, was published in 1950. He spent the next 30 years devoting himself to the development of Dianetics and Scientology. In 1954, he founded the Church of Scientology. In the 1980s, he published his final fiction works Battlefield Earth and the Mission Earth series, which won the Cosmos 2000 Award from French readers and the Nova Science Fiction Award from Italy's Perseo Libri. He died on January 24, 1986. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Canonical title
Fortune of Fear
Original title
Fortune of Fear
Original publication date
1986
People/Characters
Soltan Gris; Jettero Heller; Countess Krak; Prahd Bittlestiffender; Nurse Bildirjin
First words
I awoke.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)GET RID OF THE COUNTESS KRAK!
Disambiguation notice
ISBN 0884046893 is the Audio book edition. Please do not combine with the book version. This is very much abridged.

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Fiction and Literature, Science Fiction
DDC/MDS
813.52Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English1900-19991900-1945
LCC
PS3515 .F67Language and LiteratureAmerican literatureAmerican literatureIndividual authors1900-1960
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