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The Tenth Planet #2
The Tenth Planet: Oblivion
2017: BACK FROM THE SUN
For aeons, Earth has been ravaged by so-called natural disasters. Now we know the primary overharvesting of our limited resources--not by humans, but by the residents of our solar system's tenth planet.
Since before the birth of humanity, every two thousand years, this dark planet has plundered our world. But in 2017, Earth fought back. Now thousands of aliens face starvation. To survive, they must harvest Earth when their orbit brings them back from behind the sun.
But the humans are not waiting for Earth to become as parched and barren as Mars. Every nuclear weapon has been aimed at the Tenth Planet. Their ultimate goal--to blow the Tenth Planet to oblivion.
In part two of the Tenth Planet saga, cutting-edge science and high drama combine in an adventure that questions humanity's history, our place in the universe . . . and our very right to exist.
For aeons, Earth has been ravaged by so-called natural disasters. Now we know the primary overharvesting of our limited resources--not by humans, but by the residents of our solar system's tenth planet.
Since before the birth of humanity, every two thousand years, this dark planet has plundered our world. But in 2017, Earth fought back. Now thousands of aliens face starvation. To survive, they must harvest Earth when their orbit brings them back from behind the sun.
But the humans are not waiting for Earth to become as parched and barren as Mars. Every nuclear weapon has been aimed at the Tenth Planet. Their ultimate goal--to blow the Tenth Planet to oblivion.
In part two of the Tenth Planet saga, cutting-edge science and high drama combine in an adventure that questions humanity's history, our place in the universe . . . and our very right to exist.
- GenresScience FictionFiction
272 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2000
99 people want to read
About the author
Dean Wesley Smith
820 books177 followersPen Names
Edward Taft
Dee W. Schofield
Sandy Schofield
Kathryn Wesley
Dean Wesley Smith is the bestselling author of over ninety novels under many names and well over 100 published short stories. He has over eight million copies of his books in print and has books published in nine different countries. He has written many original novels in science fiction, fantasy, mystery, thriller, and romance as well as books for television, movies, games, and comics. He is also known for writing quality work very quickly and has written a large number of novels as a ghost writer or under house names.
With Kristine Kathryn Rusch, he is the coauthor of The Tenth Planet trilogy and The 10th Kingdom. The following is a list of novels under the Dean Wesley Smith name, plus a number of pen names that are open knowledge. Many ghost and pen name books are not on this list because he is under contractual obligations not to disclose that he wrote them. Many of Dean’s original novels are also under hidden pen names for marketing reasons.
Dean has also written books and comics for all three major comic book companies, Marvel, DC, and Dark Horse, and has done scripts for Hollywood. One movie was actually made.
Over his career he has also been an editor and publisher, first at Pulphouse Publishing, then for VB Tech Journal, then for Pocket Books.
Currently, he is writing thrillers and mystery novels under another name.
Edward Taft
Dee W. Schofield
Sandy Schofield
Kathryn Wesley
Dean Wesley Smith is the bestselling author of over ninety novels under many names and well over 100 published short stories. He has over eight million copies of his books in print and has books published in nine different countries. He has written many original novels in science fiction, fantasy, mystery, thriller, and romance as well as books for television, movies, games, and comics. He is also known for writing quality work very quickly and has written a large number of novels as a ghost writer or under house names.
With Kristine Kathryn Rusch, he is the coauthor of The Tenth Planet trilogy and The 10th Kingdom. The following is a list of novels under the Dean Wesley Smith name, plus a number of pen names that are open knowledge. Many ghost and pen name books are not on this list because he is under contractual obligations not to disclose that he wrote them. Many of Dean’s original novels are also under hidden pen names for marketing reasons.
Dean has also written books and comics for all three major comic book companies, Marvel, DC, and Dark Horse, and has done scripts for Hollywood. One movie was actually made.
Over his career he has also been an editor and publisher, first at Pulphouse Publishing, then for VB Tech Journal, then for Pocket Books.
Currently, he is writing thrillers and mystery novels under another name.
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April 22, 2022
Smith and Rusch are back with the second volume of their trilogy about a mysterious tenth planet on a bizarre 2006 year orbit of the earth’s sun. This planet spends most of that 2006 years in the far reaches of utterly cold and dark space, but it didn’t always do this. For unexplained reasons, this planet was knocked out of its own solar system until it got tenuously caught in the grip of our sun. Now, the race that inhabits it is totally dependent on harvesting biomaterial and energy from the earth if it’s going to survive its next 2006 year orbit. Unfortunately, they do this by devastating huge portions of the earth’s landmass and quite naturally, modern humans object to being killed to help these aliens survive.
The second book of the trilogy deals with a good chunk of the roughly three-quarters of a year between the tenth planet’s first and second pass near the earth. (After this, it’s off into deep space until it comes back 2006 years later.) Earth is trying to strike back at the aliens so that they can’t come back for another harvest while the aliens are trying to figure out how to wipe out humans for good so that they can’t continue to threaten them. As if that’s not a big enough problem, many of our fellow humans are not convinced that aliens are behind the utter destruction (all that is left is a black substance that looks a little like soot) of areas like California and the Amazon jungle) and believe that it is the evil government that is the true villain. So while our government tries to figure out how to save everyone, they are trying to figure out how to destroy it.
This is another excellent novel. It’s got great characters struggling on under tremendous stress. It’s got a great villain—great because we sympathize with the plight the aliens are confronted with. And it’s very fast moving and enjoyable. Can’t wait to reread the third volume.
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The second book of the trilogy deals with a good chunk of the roughly three-quarters of a year between the tenth planet’s first and second pass near the earth. (After this, it’s off into deep space until it comes back 2006 years later.) Earth is trying to strike back at the aliens so that they can’t come back for another harvest while the aliens are trying to figure out how to wipe out humans for good so that they can’t continue to threaten them. As if that’s not a big enough problem, many of our fellow humans are not convinced that aliens are behind the utter destruction (all that is left is a black substance that looks a little like soot) of areas like California and the Amazon jungle) and believe that it is the evil government that is the true villain. So while our government tries to figure out how to save everyone, they are trying to figure out how to destroy it.
This is another excellent novel. It’s got great characters struggling on under tremendous stress. It’s got a great villain—great because we sympathize with the plight the aliens are confronted with. And it’s very fast moving and enjoyable. Can’t wait to reread the third volume.
If you liked this review, you can find more at www.gilbertstack.com/reviews.
June 11, 2013
A good sequel (except for the generic home-grown threat from within which thankfully wasn't a big part of the book). Continued to enjoy the juxtaposition of the aliens and the people of Earth--what they think of each other, their motivations, etc.
Ready for the big finish in the third book--if I can ever get my hands on it.
Ready for the big finish in the third book--if I can ever get my hands on it.
July 6, 2024
As the middle part of a trilogy, , this is clearly setting up a lot of things for the third book - but that doesn't mean it's spinning its wheels. The personal dynamics are really interesting here, but most notable is the cultural and social impacts of the alien attacks on the various countries on Earth, and the concerns by some about what will happen to society afterwards if humankind is successful. Hoping that doesn't get dropped in the final book, which will inevitably be much more action-packed than this one.
December 19, 2020
Excellent 2nd part. I had many moments of laughter (especially with the cats) and reflection while hearing the different characters' voices in my mind and trying to understand their inner conflicts. I'm ready to start the 3rd book.
November 4, 2015
I got this book in a used bookstore. It was the first book of the trilogy that I read. For a middle book of a trilogy, it was well written and made me interested in reading the whole trilogy. If you like science fiction, I definitely recommend the whole 10th Planet trilogy. If you are not into science fiction, this book and the trilogy are not "world's greatest literature".
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