Language: English
Published in: 1960
Categorie(s): Fiction, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction
Word count: 57,235 words (≈ about 4 hours)
Source: http://www.gutenberg.org
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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!
Apocalyptic fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction (or, in some cases, the more general category speculative fiction) that is concerned with the...
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This a great little story about a space-faring gambler who winds up on a planet full of militaristic colonists fighting for their lives. For some reason the planet itself seems bent on continuously evolving more and more lethal species to attack the colonists, and the gambler, a helpless weakling in this dangerous new world, may hold the key to final victory.
This is a great little story. The Feedbooks version is the original from the pulp magazines. The story was later expanded and then turned… (more)
This a great little story about a space-faring gambler who winds up on a planet full of militaristic colonists fighting for their lives. For some reason the planet itself seems bent on continuously evolving more and more lethal species to attack the colonists, and the gambler, a helpless weakling in this dangerous new world, may hold the key to final victory.
This is a great little story. The Feedbooks version is the original from the pulp magazines. The story was later expanded and then turned into a trilogy by Harrison. But the short story packs most of the punch of the extended version.
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