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Summary: Good 'old-style' space romp
Review: A classic from the old 'boys school of space opera' (like Heinlein's juveniles). All 3 are very short novels, they are a very quick read, with lots of action and improbable last-minute escapes. The settings are the most interesting parts of the drama, and how these settings affect the characters that live on these death-dealing planets. The protagonist is a pretty typical super-skilled quick-witted know-it-all, but is fairly likeable -- the con artist with the heart of gold.
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Summary: DeathWorld
Review: DeathWorlds unwordly view of most of the caracters astounded me. And I loved it. For 9 hours straight I read the book without leaving the couch. Harry Harrison is a great author and anyone who reads this and loves space/fantasy books will love this book.
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Summary: Forgotten Classic
Review: Do yourself a favor and pick up this book online through Amazon used books or Ebay, you will not be disappointed. This is the type of science fiction book that authors don't write anymore. Imaginative, witty, humourous, and packed with enough adventurous situations to fill a hundred lesser books. The main character Jason din Alt is a jack-of-all trades type character, similar to the Rat in Harrison's other well known novels. This book will always hold a place on my bookshelf!
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Summary: Hard to put down
Review: I first across this book in 6th grade, and have now purchased it several times in my life to replace all the copies that have gone missing. It is now relatively hard to find, so snap it up if you can. Three great stories, always good dialog, tons of (relevant) humor. I can't believe Harrison hasn't written dozens of screen plays, as these books are very easy to imagine as being made into movies.
If you enjoy the action-adventure oriented brand of Sci-fi, as opposed to the flying dragon type of thing, you will love this book.
Just imagine Ben Afflick in the lead, and you will have a great mind trip. Impossible to put down.
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Summary: ONE OF MY FAVORITE CLASSICS
Review: I highly recommend this one. Classic SiFi at it's best. Great character development, interesting story line, funny at times and believable. Harrison is one of the best, and this forgotten classic should get more attention from the next generation of readers. Read all three in order. It is more fun that way.
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Summary: not so great
Review: i read this book when i was in the eighth grade and i liked it a lot. when i got to high school i made my little brother check it out of the library for me so i could read it again. i liked it again. now i'm twenty-five, and i checked it out of the library at college, and i didn't like it very much at all. i remembered a lot more than i realized, and i was surprised to find out just how much i could recall about the book once i got going, but it is really very poorly written. i guess i liked the ideas when i was a kid, but the dialogue is unbearable--everybody talks like a soap opera actor, it's not believeable at all. i finished book one but i couldn't really get started on book two.
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Summary: Kill or be killed!
Review: It's a darned shame that this book spends most of its time out of print. (Or for all I know, all of its time out of print nowadays.) The trilogy is one of Harrison's best "machinegun typewriter" books by far. The opening premise of the first novel is that "Deathworld" is a jungle planet teeming with life that evolves with a speed and ferocity unlike any other planet in the universe. To survive for even a moment on the surface you must be superbly trained and superbly armed and prepared to kill hordes of clever and supremely deadly predators. And then you need to figure out how to get work done in the meanwhile!And obviously, people with the skills needed to survive on Deathworld might find work elsewhere ... in sequels perhaps. A slightly different flavor than the Stainless Steel Rat but nonetheless terrific non-stop action. Grab the next copy you see.
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Summary: The Planet Fights Back
Review: The first book starts off well, but goes downhill thereafter. There is very little character development and one develops no empathy for the hero.
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Summary: Deathworld Trilogy is #1
Review: This book is the best I have ever read.. I also re-read it every 2 years or so.. It makes me very sad when I get near the end of it and will have to wait another 2 years..
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Summary: Great science fiction literature
Review: This was an excellant book, and a very worthy read for any science-fiction enthusiast. Jason dinAlt, the main character is a quick witted, level headed, gambler, faced with many challenges, including a planet that is dedicated to killing humans, and being made a slave, countless times. He always finds a very entertaining way to worm his way out of the stickiest of situations
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