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Deathworld by Harry Harrison

Deathworld

Harry Harrison

Start Publishing PD · Print & ebook · April 23, 2024

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Who it’s for
A gambler uses spotty psionic powers for an edge, then flees to Deathworld.
Genres
Sci-Fi Adventure, Sci-Fi
Published
Start Publishing PD, April 23, 2024

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About this book

Deathworld is perhaps Harry Harrison's best known novel and is certainly the book that put him on the map. Jason dinAlt is a daring gambler. He uses his spotty psionic powers to give himself a slight edge in games of chance. After winning a large fortune at the tables he flees for his life to Deathworld the most dangerous planet ever colonized by human beings. He will soon discover that nothing is what it seems.

Psionic Edge

A gambler uses spotty psionic powers for an edge, then flees to Deathworld.

Come here for

  • A daring gambler with spotty psionic powers
  • A fortune won at games of chance

Expect

  • A flight to a planet colonized by humans
  • A discovery that nothing is as it seems

Where it sits

Sci-Fi Adventure59%
Sci-Fi55%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Sci-Fi
  • Sci-Fi Adventure
  • Space Opera
Authors
Harry Harrison
Publisher
Start Publishing PD
Published
April 23, 2024
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Sci-Fi