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Available
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Publication
Berkley (1981), Paperback
Description
Manifest Destiny--Humankind's early reach for the stars: "The Jaren," five young backland aliens enlist to do war with the humans. "Enemy Mine," (the story that became the motion picture). "Savage Planet," a teacher lifts an entire world, and himself out of the dark. "USE Force," a young man enlists to search for himself and instead finds his destiny.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
That the Legislative Assembly of the Government of the United States of Earth, in all related matters that shall come before it, will decide all such matters in accordance with the Manifest Destiny of Man, that He shall reign supreme in this and in any and all other
Manifest Destiny contains four novellas about mankind's warlike attitude as we expand into the stars, with linking sections taken from the proceedings of the United Sates of Earth's legislature, as it struggles to define Earth's relationship with the other space-faring races of the galaxy. I read the novella Enemy Mine a long time ago. It was definitely before it was made into a film as I remember leaving the cinema complaining how rubbish it was compared to the book, so I must have read it in the early 1980s.
My favourite is the poignant, "The Jaren", while my least favourite was "USE Force" as I am not a fan of military science fiction, and too much time was spent on descriptions of training and battles for my taste, although I warmed to it once Merit was in the Prisoner of War camp and I liked the ending.
That the Legislative Assembly of the Government of the United States of Earth, in all related matters that shall come before it, will decide all such matters in accordance with the Manifest Destiny of Man, that He shall reign supreme in this and in any and all other
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galaxies of the Universe.Manifest Destiny contains four novellas about mankind's warlike attitude as we expand into the stars, with linking sections taken from the proceedings of the United Sates of Earth's legislature, as it struggles to define Earth's relationship with the other space-faring races of the galaxy. I read the novella Enemy Mine a long time ago. It was definitely before it was made into a film as I remember leaving the cinema complaining how rubbish it was compared to the book, so I must have read it in the early 1980s.
My favourite is the poignant, "The Jaren", while my least favourite was "USE Force" as I am not a fan of military science fiction, and too much time was spent on descriptions of training and battles for my taste, although I warmed to it once Merit was in the Prisoner of War camp and I liked the ending.
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Language
Original publication date
1980
Physical description
6.8 inches
ISBN
0425045307 / 9780425045305