The site offers a broadside battery of interactive features, special sections, and free downloads--from the new Battlefield Earth Intergalactic Contest, a unique gallery of Fan Art inspired by the book, and the richly imagined weaponry, artifacts, crafts, people, places and events of the Battlefield Earth universe to an overview of L. Ron Hubbard's remarkably prolific, 55-year literary career as a master architect and creative wellspring of Science Fiction's fabled Golden Age and one of the most widely read, highly acclaimed and enduringly influential writers of the 20th Century.

Highlights of the multi-dimensional website include a graphically animated introduction to Hubbard's compelling saga of alien conquest and human rebellion in the year 3000 A.D.--at 1052 pages and 428,000 words the biggest single science fiction novel in history - - and the monumental struggle between rebel leader Jonnie Goodboy Tyler and his implacable Psychlo nemesis, Terl, the nine-foot-tall, gas-breathing Security Chief of Earth and one of the most villainous figures in the annals of the genre.

Voted the #1 science fiction novel of the 20th Century by the American Book Readers Association, and one of USA Today's top five best-selling speculative fiction books of 2000, Battlefield Earth has sold more than 6,550,000 copies in 25 languages since its initial, trend setting publication in 1982 as a breakaway New York Times and international bestseller.

Keynoted on the site are the musical soundtrack to the novel--a first of its kind--composed by L. Ron Hubbard; the author's widely quoted introductory salute to science fiction as "the herald of possibility . .. . the plea that someone should "work on the future"; the novel's complete first chapter and darkly cautionary opening line, "Man," said Terl, "is an endangered species," and the film adaptation of the book.

A spectacular gallery of paintings by celebrated artists inspired by scenes and characters from the novel, including the framed "Man the Endangered Species" portrait by grandmaster science fiction illustrator, Frank Frazetta, is also showcased.

Other marquee, interactive features of the Battlefield Earth website at www.battlefieldearth.com include:

• The Battlefield Earth Intergalactic Contest with up to $1,000 in top prizes.

• The Fan Art Gallery, displaying interpretative illustrations of Battlefield Earth events, characters and themes submitted by fans of the book, and offering virtual gallery wall space for other fan art submissions and instructions on how to send them in.

• Free Battlefield Earth shop spotlighting the best-selling special edition DVD of the film and the latest DVD tie-in paperback edition of the novel, a specially designed and printed hardcover collector's edition, the 8-hour audio cassette narrated by screen legend Roddy McDowall, and other best-selling L. Ron Hubbard titles, from the Mission Earth series to such milestone classics as Fear and Final Blackout.

Site visitors can also catch up on the latest, breaking Battlefield Earth News from around the world--including headline accounts of Terl's Travels in the guise of a 30-foot inflatable to military bases, shopping malls, conventions and bookstores throughout the country--and read the premiere issue of the authoritative Galactic Observer, the official Battlefield Earth newsletter, now at www.battlefieldearth.com.

For more information, contact:

Elise Toth
Bridge Publications
323-953-3320
info@bridgepub.com
http://www.battlefieldearth.com