Orders is Orders (Stories from the Golden Age)

By L. Ron Hubbard

Book Overview

The Chinese city of Shunkien is under siege, the Japanese military laying it to waste. In the middle of the city sits the American consulate, a fragile sanctuary packed with refugees, threatened not... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592122957
• ISBN13: 9781592122950
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Galaxy Press (CA)
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 and higher

Customer Reviews

Determination

The soldier simply won't give up. He gets the job done, no matter what. Another fun adventure. I want to thank Galaxy Press form making my drives to work and back fun again!

Captivating

It is hard to imagine the amount of research that must have gone into this book. The story takes place in China in the 1930's, during the Japanese invasion. Although it is fictions the situation does not seem too far fetched. The main character is especially intriguing. I believe that I read that this story was 1st published in 1937. This is my second Galaxy Press audio book and it is a top notch product. It is complete with acting and sound effects. They remind me of the old radio shows, but with better sound. I finished the book in about 4 days of driving back and forth to work with at least two 10 minute session sitting in the parking lot.

L. Ron Hubbard was a master storyteller

Before he became an icon of the Scientology movement, L. Ron Hubbard was a working writer whose popular stories appeared in many of the pulp magazines of the 1930s and 1940s. Now Galaxy Press is bringing those tales of fantasy, adventure, mystery, westerns, and romance back into print in their 'Stories from the Golden Age' series. "Orders Is Orders" is the story of Marin Gunnery Sergeant James Mitchell and Private First Class Spivits who are called upon to make a 200-mile trek to bring an anti-cholera serum to a remote American consulate in Shunkien, China against impossible odds and the risk of their very lives. L. Ron Hubbard was a master storyteller and Galaxy Press is to be congratulated for bringing this vibrant and entertaining stories back in print as 'time lost' classics and the enjoyment of a whole new generation of appreciative readers.