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Deathworld

Deathworld is a science fiction novel by Harry Harrison first published in 1960.

Deathworld is the first in a series of novels begun in 1960 and originally serialized in Astounding Science Fiction Magazine.

It’s the story of Jason dinAlt a professional gambler with psionic skills who finds himself on Pyrrus the deadliest planet to be colonized by humanity.

Violent weather, active tectonics, heavy gravity, abundant predators, and a hostile splinter group of colonists is only the beginning of Jason’s quest to learn the truth about Pyrrus.

”Some planet in the galaxy must—by definition—be the toughest, meanest, nastiest of all. If Pyrrus wasn't it ... it was an awfully good approximation! ”

Deathworld is the name of a series of science fiction novels by Harry Harrison including the books Deathworld (first published 1960, serialized in Astounding Science Fiction), Deathworld 2 (1964, initially titled The Ethical Engineer and serialized in Analog) and Deathworld 3 (1968, serialized in Analog as The Horse Barbarians), plus the short story "The Mothballed Spaceship" (1973).

Total Running Time (TRT): 5 hours, 14 min. Reading by Gregg Margarite.

Harry Max Harrison (1925-2012) was an American science fiction author. Harrison is known for his writing, particularly his humorous and satirical science fiction, such as the Stainless Steel Rat series and the novel Bill, the Galactic Hero (which satirises Robert A. Heinlein's Starship Troopers). Harrison is also known for his novel Make Room! Make Room! (1966). The novel was the rough basis for the motion picture Soylent Green (1973).


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  1. Black Cat Weekly #122

    Robert F. Young, Mark Troy, Hal Charles, Nikki Knight, August Derleth, Harry Harrison, Elizabeth Elwood, Edgar Wallace, Thomas M. Disch, Jack Sharkey

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  2. The Science Fiction anthology

    Philip K Dick, Andre Norton, Murray Leinster, Lester del Rey, Harry Harrison, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Fritz Leiber, Ben Bova, RMB

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  3. Planet of the Damned

    Harry Harrison

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  4. Arm of the Law

    Harry Harrison

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  5. Epic Sci-Fi Odyssey : A Thrilling Space Adventure Through Alien Worlds, Ancient Mysteries, and the Fate of Humanity

    Andre Norton, Murray Leinster, Lester del Rey, Harry Harrison, Zenith Evergreen Literary Co

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  6. Epic Sci-Fi Odyssey : Journey Beyond the Stars

    Andre Norton, Murray Leinster, Lester del Rey, Harry Harrison, Zenith Crescent Moon Press

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  7. Epic Sci-Fi Odyssey : A Premium Collection of Classic Science Fiction Novellas and Short Stories

    Andre Norton, Murray Leinster, Lester del Rey, Harry Harrison, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Fritz Leiber, Ben Bova, Bluefire Books, Philip K Dick

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  8. Black Cat Weekly #91

    Noel Loomis, M. Christian, Dick Donovan, Darrell Schweitzer, Harry Harrison, Harvey J. O'Higgins, George O. Smith, Kathleen Marple Kalb, Hal Charles, Jacqueline Freimor

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  9. The Science Fiction Anthology

    Andre Norton, Murray Leinster, Lester del Rey, Harry Harrison, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Fritz Leiber, Ben Bova, Icarsus, Philip K Dick

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  10. The Science Fiction Anthology

    Andre Norton, Murray Leinster, Lester del Rey, Harry Harrison, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Fritz Leiber, Ben Bova, HB Classics, Philip K Dick

    book
  11. Planet of the Damned

    Harry Harrison

    book
  12. The Science Fiction Anthology

    Andre Norton, Murray Leinster, Lester del Rey, Harry Harrison, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Fritz Leiber, Ben Bova, knowledge house, Philip K Dick

    book