First came the news that a flying saucer had landed in Iowa. Then came the announcement that the whole thing was a hoax. End of story. Case closed. Except that two agents of the most secret intelligence agency in the US government were on the scene and disappeared without reporting in. And four more agents who were sent in also disappeared. So the head of the agency and his two top agents went in and managed to get out with their discovery: an invasion is underway by slug-like aliens who can touch a human and completely ...
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First came the news that a flying saucer had landed in Iowa. Then came the announcement that the whole thing was a hoax. End of story. Case closed. Except that two agents of the most secret intelligence agency in the US government were on the scene and disappeared without reporting in. And four more agents who were sent in also disappeared. So the head of the agency and his two top agents went in and managed to get out with their discovery: an invasion is underway by slug-like aliens who can touch a human and completely control his or her mind. What the humans know, they know. What the slugs want, no matter what, the human will do. And most of Iowa is already under their control. Sam Cavanaugh was one of the agents who discovered the truth. Unfortunately, that was just before he was taken over by one of the aliens and began working for the invaders, with no will of his own. And he has just learned that a high official in the Treasury Department is now under control of the aliens. Since the Treasury Department includes the Secret Service, which safeguards the President of the United States, control of the entire nation is near at hand.
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Not only is this un-edited version more fulfilling, it gives the characters grit and depth lacking in the original release. Sam and Mary are both mature, sexual and alive, while Sam's father is more driven and understandably cynical. The book, as Heinlein originally presented to his editors, was simply too racy for the time it was first published. Now that readers can enjoy Heinlein's characters as intended, the story fits better into the ficton as imagined by the Grand Master. The only problem is making sure that you find the correct version as the ISBN number is the same for the first published, edited version and the newly released as-written un-edited version. Buyers have to look for a 1990 publishing date as even the cover is the same as the 1986 re-release of the edited version. Another easy way to spot the difference is by reading the second paragraph. The un-edited version starts "With the Soviets...'
