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Slaves of Sleep & the Masters of Sleep (L. Ron Hubbard Fiction Classic Series)

de L. Ron Hubbard

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Explore an exotic new world in this fantastic tale. Millionaire Jan Palmer's fortunes abruptly change when the seal on an ancient Arabian copper jar is broken and a powerful and relentless evil is released - Zongri the Jinn. Imprisoned for thousands of years, Zongri has sworn that whoever sets him free will die. But when he fulfills this vow by slashing Professor Frobish in two, it is Jan Palmer, holding the bloody scimitar, who is caught by the police. For Jan, his problems have just begun: Zongri, before departing, curses him with "Eternal Wakefulness." Locked in a prison cell, charged with murder, Jan comes to a horrible realization of what this means. As he drifts into slumber he finds himself in a strange world, one where humans rank below slaves, where evil Jinn reign and danger is all too real. On Earth he is Jan Palmer, imprisoned for murder, and in the land of the Jinn he is "Tiger," the swashbuckling rogue - but in both, he faces death at every turn. Acclaimed as one of Hubbard's most powerful and timeless fantasy stories. "A master of adventure."--Anne McCaffrey.… (més)
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Slaves of Sleep & Masters of Sleep

This novel combines the two part serial by L Ron Hubbard, meshing the Arabian Nights with a new interdimensional story that is thought-provoking and very much reflects the silliness of the pulp era of storytelling.

Jan Palmer is a bit of a wimp. When crossing an ifrit named Zongri, Jan is cursed with Eternal Wakefulness and finds himself living two lives – one, named Tiger in a land where the Jinn rule and the time of the Arabian Nights never left, and the world of Jan as a Seattle-based shipping magnate who would like nothing more than to forget his duties and go fishing at Puget Sound!

Overall the story keeps you going in Part I, but Part II is more of a commentary on the fakery of the “solution” that psychiatry brings – electro shock therapy & prefrontal lobotomy – and how the Two World Diamond rekindles Jan and brings about a freedom for the humanity slaved by the Jinn.

Slaves of Sleep was originally published in 1939 and Masters of Sleep in 1950.

Good storytelling in the early pulp fiction style. Recommended.


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  James_Mourgos | Dec 22, 2016 |
Excellent mix of fun, romance and arabian lore. I found this very very enjoyable and a quick fun read. Jinni's magic and romance. Nicely spun tale for fun.

Story plot twists are creative and clever. Held me to the end. ( )
  Bruce_Deming | Mar 24, 2013 |
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Explore an exotic new world in this fantastic tale. Millionaire Jan Palmer's fortunes abruptly change when the seal on an ancient Arabian copper jar is broken and a powerful and relentless evil is released - Zongri the Jinn. Imprisoned for thousands of years, Zongri has sworn that whoever sets him free will die. But when he fulfills this vow by slashing Professor Frobish in two, it is Jan Palmer, holding the bloody scimitar, who is caught by the police. For Jan, his problems have just begun: Zongri, before departing, curses him with "Eternal Wakefulness." Locked in a prison cell, charged with murder, Jan comes to a horrible realization of what this means. As he drifts into slumber he finds himself in a strange world, one where humans rank below slaves, where evil Jinn reign and danger is all too real. On Earth he is Jan Palmer, imprisoned for murder, and in the land of the Jinn he is "Tiger," the swashbuckling rogue - but in both, he faces death at every turn. Acclaimed as one of Hubbard's most powerful and timeless fantasy stories. "A master of adventure."--Anne McCaffrey.

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