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Harry Harrison
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by Harry Harrison
recording of Deathworld, by Harry Harrison. Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012). Harry Harrison (1925 - ) is best known for his Stainless Steel Rat stories and the novel Make Room! Make Room! which was adapted for film as Soylent Green. Deathworld is the first in a series of novels begun in 1960 and originally serialized in Astounding Science Fiction Magazine. It’s the story of Jason dinAlt a professional gambler with psionic skills who finds himself on Pyrrus the deadliest planet to be colonized by humanity. Violent weather, active tectonics, heavy gravity, abundant predators, and a hostile splinter group of colonists is only the beginning of Jason’s quest to learn the truth about Pyrrus. (Summary by Gregg Margarite) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats or languages (if available), please go to the catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit .org. Download M4B (150MB)
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“I almost skipped this one because the title didn't grab me. Really glad I didn't. The content inside is miles ahead of what the description suggests.”
“I almost skipped this one because the title didn't grab me. Really glad I didn't. The content inside is miles ahead of what the description suggests.”
“I kept pausing to think about what I just heard. That's the mark of a good book for me — when it makes you stop and actually reflect. Deathworld did that consistently.”
“I kept pausing to think about what I just heard. That's the mark of a good book for me — when it makes you stop and actually reflect. Deathworld did that consistently.”
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