Deathworld by Harry Harrison
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"Deathworld" by Harry Harrison is a science fiction novel first published in 1960. Professional gambler Jason dinAlt wins an enormous fortune and travels to Pyrrus, the deadliest planet ever colonized by humans. Every creature, plant, and microorganism actively tries to kill the human settlers, who are slowly losing their battle for survival. Jason discovers the planet holds dark secrets about why everything attacks the city—and why some humans living outside remain safe.
He must solve the mystery before the colony dies. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Harrison, Harry, 1925-2012 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Van Dongen, H. R., 1920-2010 |
| Title | Deathworld |
| Series Title | Produced from Astounding Science Fiction January, February and March 1960. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deathworld |
| Credits |
Produced by Greg Weeks, Bruce Albrecht, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 84.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Life on other planets -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 28346 |
| Release Date | Mar 17, 2009 |
| Last Update | Jan 4, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 870 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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