Project Gutenberg 2007-06-20 Public domain in the USA. 229 Harrison, Harry 1925 2012 Dempsey, Henry Maxwell Harrison, Henry Maxwell Planet of the Damned Produced from the 1962 book publication of the story, which was originally published in Analog Science Fact—Science Fiction, Sept.–Nov. 1961. Reading ease score: 84.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, William Woods and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Planet of the Damned" by Harry Harrison is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The book introduces the character Brion Brandd, who is embroiled in a high-stakes competition known as the Twenties on the planet Anvhar. As he navigates the challenges of this brutal contest, the narrative hints at deeper issues, including a looming threat that may extend beyond the competition itself, placing not only his life but the fate of an entire planet at risk. At the start of the novel, Brion is in the throes of a fencing match, reflecting on his exhaustion from days of rigorous competition. Following his victory, he encounters Ihjel, a fellow competitor who disrupts his recovery by urgently asking for assistance with a critical issue off-world. Through their dialogue, it becomes clear that Ihjel seeks to enlist Brion's unique talent in what appears to be a race against time to prevent disaster on another planet, Dis, which faces imminent destruction. This opening sets the stage for a blend of action, existential themes, and the exploration of moral responsibilities that will unfold as Brion confronts challenges both personal and planetary in scale. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Life on other planets -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 369234 369238 2024-10-09T12:32:17.812991 2023-09-10T04:32:35.020721 text/html text/html 372098 2021-01-02T18:41:51 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 152035 2021-01-02T18:41:51 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 224887 2024-10-09T12:32:25.839952 application/epub+zip 228519 2024-10-09T12:32:20.215965 application/epub+zip 213999 2024-10-09T12:32:18.769998 application/epub+zip 393248 2024-10-09T12:32:30.079939 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360224 2024-10-09T12:32:24.831993 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323351 2022-09-10T09:46:38.204221 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339943 339845 2024-10-09T12:32:16.763992 2023-09-10T04:32:34.179732 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 339830 2021-01-02T18:41:51 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 131549 2021-01-02T18:41:51 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 339823 2021-01-02T18:41:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 131536 2021-01-02T18:41:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22491 2024-10-09T12:32:30.217914 application/rdf+xml 12022 2024-10-09T12:32:19.340976 image/jpeg 3174 2024-10-09T12:32:19.050995 image/jpeg 213851 2024-10-09T12:32:17.849003 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia