Query: Books about extraterrestrial life that are 1982 novels
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
Battlefield Earth (novel)
The Making of the Representative for Planet 8
Evidence from documents: Battlefield Earth (novel): '''''Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000''''' is a 1982 science fiction novel written by L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Scientology. He also composed a soundtrack to the book called ''Space Jazz''.


In the year 3000, Earth has been ruled by an alien race, the Psychlos, for a millennium.
The Making of the Representative for Planet 8: ''''The Making of the Representative for Planet 8''''' is a 1982 science fiction novel by Doris Lessing. It is the fourth book in her five-book ''Canopus in Argos'' series and relates the fate of a planet, under the care of the benevolent galactic empire Canopus, that is plunged into an ice age.