Puppet master

Author: Robert Heinlein
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: Earth is under attack by extraterrestrial life called "slugs"! They ride on human backs, controlling human minds! It's a war without smoke. Agent Old Man, Lem, and Mary become the key forces to eliminate the slugs. Old Man does everything he can to convince the government of his judgment, mobilizing the nation to resist the slug invasion; Lem endures his fear, volunteering to beested by the slugs for interrogation by Old Man; Mary bravely pursues painful memories, just to give the slugs a fatal blow. Humanity, its future uncertain, the world in shock, only those resilient human elites are fighting bloody battles against the powerful enemy. Can they win a bright future for humanity? The Puppet Master is one of the masterpieces from the peak of Heinlein's long-fiction career and a pinnacle of science fiction in the invasion genre.