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Title: No-Risk Planet

Note: Reading ease score: 68.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net

Summary: "No-Risk Planet" by Milton Lesser is a science fiction novella published in the mid-20th century. The story chronicles the experiences of Sammy Trumple, an insurance salesman who travels to the planet Halcyon, known for its seemingly peaceful environment but plagued by constant warfare among its inhabitants. The book explores themes surrounding life insurance in a society that views life and death very differently due to their beliefs in reincarnation. The narrative primarily follows Sammy Trumple as he attempts to sell life insurance to the Halcyonians, who have no concept of its purpose or necessity. As Trumple learns more about the culture, he discovers that death is not feared but is, in fact, anticipated as an opportunity for rebirth. His struggle to communicate the benefits of life insurance becomes increasingly absurd in a setting where the locals seem indifferent to death and destruction. Ultimately, the story culminates in Trumple's arrest for promoting ideas contrary to Halcyonian beliefs, leading him to a shocking revelation about the planet's approach to life and reincarnation, which prompts him to abandon his insurance career in favor of a new venture in munitions alongside a fellow salesman. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Marlowe, Stephen, 1928-2008

Illustrator: Terry, W. E., 1921-1992

EBook No.: 66526

Published: Oct 13, 2021

Downloads: 81

Language: English

Subject: Science fiction

Subject: Short stories

Subject: Epistolary fiction

Subject: Life on other planets -- Fiction

Subject: Life insurance agents -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:66526:2 2021-10-13T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Terry, W. E. Marlowe, Stephen en 1
2024-11-09T23:31:53Z No-Risk Planet

This edition has images.

Title: No-Risk Planet

Note: Reading ease score: 68.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net

Summary: "No-Risk Planet" by Milton Lesser is a science fiction novella published in the mid-20th century. The story chronicles the experiences of Sammy Trumple, an insurance salesman who travels to the planet Halcyon, known for its seemingly peaceful environment but plagued by constant warfare among its inhabitants. The book explores themes surrounding life insurance in a society that views life and death very differently due to their beliefs in reincarnation. The narrative primarily follows Sammy Trumple as he attempts to sell life insurance to the Halcyonians, who have no concept of its purpose or necessity. As Trumple learns more about the culture, he discovers that death is not feared but is, in fact, anticipated as an opportunity for rebirth. His struggle to communicate the benefits of life insurance becomes increasingly absurd in a setting where the locals seem indifferent to death and destruction. Ultimately, the story culminates in Trumple's arrest for promoting ideas contrary to Halcyonian beliefs, leading him to a shocking revelation about the planet's approach to life and reincarnation, which prompts him to abandon his insurance career in favor of a new venture in munitions alongside a fellow salesman. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Marlowe, Stephen, 1928-2008

Illustrator: Terry, W. E., 1921-1992

EBook No.: 66526

Published: Oct 13, 2021

Downloads: 81

Language: English

Subject: Science fiction

Subject: Short stories

Subject: Epistolary fiction

Subject: Life on other planets -- Fiction

Subject: Life insurance agents -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:66526:3 2021-10-13T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Terry, W. E. Marlowe, Stephen en 1