{"product_id":"the-puppet-masters-9781647100469","title":"The Puppet Masters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe whole world to take over\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e...one human at a time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is the summer of 2007. The sun is shining, music is\u003cbr\u003edancing on the air, and kids are playing in the streets. What they don't know, \u003cbr\u003ethough, is that slug-like creatures have come to Earth in flying saucers, \u003cbr\u003eattacking the world and its people. By attaching themselves to people's backs\u003cbr\u003eand taking control of their nervous systems, the slug's use humans as puppets\u003cbr\u003ewith the intention of taking over the whole world. Earth is quietly thrown into\u003cbr\u003echaos--but a few special agents could save them all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSam, Mary, and The Old Man--the head of the clandestine\u003cbr\u003enational security agency called the Section--travel to Iowa to investigate a\u003cbr\u003ereport involving a flying saucer as well as the disappearance of six agents\u003cbr\u003epreviously on the case. Learning that the city is being overrun by slugs, they\u003cbr\u003eare disheartened to learn that they can't convince the US President to\u003cbr\u003eofficially declare an emergency. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe three are attacked but manage to escape. However, a slug\u003cbr\u003eis able to escape with them. The situation becomes more dire when Sam gets\u003cbr\u003etaken over and the slug starts using Sam's vast skills and knowledge to\u003cbr\u003efacilitate the invasion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIs this the beginning of the end for the human race?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeinlein, Robert A.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"Robert Anson Heinlein (July 7, 1907 - May 8, 1988) was an American science-fiction author, aeronautical engineer, and retired Naval officer. Sometimes called the \"dean of science fiction writers\", he was among the first to emphasize scientific accuracy in his fiction, and was thus a pioneer of the subgenre of hard science fiction. His published works, both fiction and non-fiction, express admiration for competence and emphasize the value of critical thinking. His work continues to have an influence on the science-fiction genre, and on modern culture more generally. \u003cp\u003e Heinlein became one of the first American science-fiction writers to break into mainstream magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post in the late 1940s. He was one of the best-selling science-fiction novelists for many decades, and he, Isaac Asimov, and Arthur C. Clarke are often considered the \"Big Three\" of English-language science fiction authors. Notable Heinlein works include Stranger in a Strange Land, Starship Troopers (which helped mould the space marine and mecha archetypes) and The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress. His work sometimes had controversial aspects, such as plural marriage in The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, militarism in Starship Troopers and technologically competent women characters that were strong and independent, yet often stereotypically feminine - such as Friday. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Heinlein used his science fiction as a way to explore provocative social and political ideas, and to speculate how progress in science and engineering might shape the future of politics, race, religion, and sex. Within the framework of his science-fiction stories, Heinlein repeatedly addressed certain social themes: the importance of individual liberty and self-reliance, the nature of sexual relationships, the obligation individuals owe to their societies, the influence of organized religion on culture and government, and the tendency of society to repress nonconformist thought. He also speculated on the influence of space travel on human cultural practices. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Heinlein was named the first Science Fiction Writers Grand Master in 1974. Four of his novels won Hugo Awards. In addition, fifty years after publication, seven of his works were awarded \"Retro Hugos\"--awards given retrospectively for works that were published before the Hugo Awards came into existence. In his fiction, Heinlein coined terms that have become part of the English language, including \"grok\", \"waldo\", and \"speculative fiction\", as well as popularizing existing terms like \"TANSTAAFL\", \"pay it forward\", and \"space marine\". He also anticipated mechanical computer-aided design with \"Drafting Dan\" and described a modern version of a waterbed in his novel Beyond This Horizon, though he never patented nor built one. In the first chapter of the novel Space Cadet he anticipated the cell-phone, 35 years before Motorola invented the technology. 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