Deathworld by Harry Harrison Paperback Book 9789357277730

The science fiction books Deathworld Deathworld 2 and Deathworld 3 as well as the short story quotThe Mothballed Spaceshipquot were written by American author Harry Harrison Deathworld was first published in 1960 and was serialized in Astounding Science Fiction Deathworld 2 was originally titled The Ethical Engineer and serialized in Analog 1973 written as part of a tribute to John W Campbell A gambler who becomes entangled with colonists on a very hostile planet is the storys main character Jason dinAlt a professional gambler who exploits his unstable psionic powers to manipulate the odds in his favor is the protagonist of Deathworld He receives a challenge from Kerk Pyrrus an ambassador from the planet Pyrrus while visiting the planet Cassylia to use gambling at a staterun casino to turn a substantial sum of money into an enormous sum He prevails and escapes the frantic attempts of the planetary administration to recover the money The city need not perish with the junkmen who are unwilling to adapt There are many valuable worlds out there that are too harsh for colonization by regular people Where others fail Pyrrans can endure