Cheered and enjoyed by fans and critics alike, the monumental and award-winning opus Battlefield Earth has been a resounding success since its initial publication, and it continues to be a worldwide publishing phenomenon, with over 6.5 million copies sold in twenty-four different languages to date. It was a New York Times bestseller in both hardcover and paperback. In 1986, Battlefield Earth was voted among the top three science fiction books of all time in a national poll conducted by Waldenbooks of science fiction readers, along with Frank Herbert's Dune and Robert Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land. Noble company indeed!

More recently, it was voted the #1 sci-fi story of the twentieth century by the American Book Readers Association, and was one of USA Today's top five best-selling science fiction and fantasy novels of 2000.

L. Ron Hubbard's Battlefield Earth commands its remarkable popularity through a combination of engaging heroes and villains, an intriguing scenario, and a driving plot that carries the battle for Earth's destiny from combat and bravery through to intergalactic diplomacy and intrigue.

Science fiction greats agree that Battlefield Earth is a winner:

"A terrific story."
Robert A. Heinlein

"I read Battlefield Earth straight through in one sitting."
Frederik Pohl