Deathworld
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Publisher Description
"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.
Customer Reviews
My favorite book ever
Holy crap it’s good, Harry Harrison created a world with such imagination it is sure to capture the thoughts of all its readers. As Jason goes about learning and adapting and figuring out the planet and people of Pyrrus. With its 1960s understanding of space making it a beautifully Imaginative journey, truly capturing what makes older syfy books so special and unique from the newer special writings. Again I’m so glad i found this book.