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Deathworld

By: Harry Harrison
Narrated by: Christian Rummel
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Deathworld centers on Jason dinAlt, a professional gambler who uses his somewhat erratic psionic abilities to tip the odds in his favor. He is challenged by a man named Kerk Pyrrus (who turns out to be the ambassador from the planet Pyrrus) to turn a large amount of money into an immense sum by gambling at a government-run casino. He succeeds and survives the planetary government's desperate efforts to steal back the money.

In a fit of ennui, he decides to accompany Kerk to his home, despite being warned that it is the deadliest world ever colonized by humans... DEATHWORLD!

Deathworld is one of the classics of the Golden Age of science fiction, born in the pages of Astounding Science Fiction under the editorship of John W. Campbell, Jr.

©1960 Harry Harrison (P)2014 Audible Inc. Linguistics Science Fiction Social Sciences Fiction

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story is a classic and is a must read for all fans of sifi.

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"Ever see a plant with teeth that bite?"
My SF life sort of grew up with, amongst other giants, Harry Harrison's Stainless Steel Rat so it was a delight to go to Deathworld with gambler and psy enabled Jason din Alt, to the planet where even the grass is out to kill. As the murderous attacks increase, how can anyone survive?
Read by Christian Rummel, his performance kept the book fresh and exciting. A recommended read for any science fiction fan, currently available for free on Audible plus.The

"Ever see a plant with teeth that bite?"

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a all time favourite of mine - this set of books along with the stainless steel rat books I rarely grow tired of.

One of my favourite Harry Harrison books

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Deathworld by now feels like a classic concept, and Harrison's original take is very inventive and has clearly had lots of influence on sci-fi and fantasy later on. That said I found Deathworld to be a little pulpy to my taste, falling into the traps of the style very easily. The protagonist, a psy-sensitive pro gambler, is very much the classic Capable Man trope in the sense that he is inexplicably good at everything. His motivations are thin, to day the least, and there are many plot-relevant leaps of logic that don't seem very thought through. I liked the book from the perspective of ease of enjoyment and its influence, and Harrison's writing style is straight forward and efficient. Sometimes it's okay for sci-fi to NOT be overly philosophical!

Classic concept

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Good, but oh so old-fashioned.
a bit too much of the shoot first, then struggle to think of any questions.

Good old-fashioned sci-fi

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absorbing, interesting, clever, filled with ideas and plots. Can highly recommend to all sci fi enthusiasts, indeed on the strength of this I have just purchased books 2 & 3.

great ripping yarn, with twists and turns.

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I listened to this (40-odd years after reading it) just after listening to Garden of Rama. Both have a similar be good to people and your planet message but this one is entertaining, and here and there it’s funny. I think I’ll look for Slippery Jim de Griz and Angelina next… Harry Harrison is always entertaining.

I enjoyed it

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Read this book a long time it bought good memories back as I had all my books sighed by the author. Narrator is pretty good too

Enjoyable

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