{"product_id":"deathworld-a-positronic-book-hardcover","title":"Deathworld: A Positronic Book - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarry Harrison's \u003cem\u003eDeathworld\u003c\/em\u003e is a fast-moving classic of science fiction adventure, set on a planet where every living thing seems dedicated to killing its human settlers.\u003c\/strong\u003e Jason dinAlt is a professional gambler with psionic talent, a man used to dangerous odds and desperate players. When he is drawn into the conflict on Pyrrus, he finds a world of crushing gravity, lethal wildlife, poisonous plants, and colonists hardened into a culture of permanent war. Survival on Pyrrus is not a matter of courage alone; it demands intelligence, adaptation, and the willingness to question everything the settlers believe about the planet they are trying to conquer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1960, \u003cem\u003eDeathworld\u003c\/em\u003e helped establish Harry Harrison as one of the most entertaining and inventive voices in mid-twentieth-century science fiction. Blending planetary adventure, action, ecological speculation, and sharp social observation, the novel asks whether humanity's first response to a hostile environment should be domination or understanding. This Positronic Book edition presents a landmark SF adventure for readers of classic science fiction, pulp adventure, hostile planet stories, space colonisation fiction, and golden age speculative fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplore other exciting Positronic Books devoted to classic science fiction, fantasy, and mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67576357945567,"sku":"9781515422266","price":39.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/qD8MOCSc7_9781515422266.webp?v=1790380320","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/deathworld-a-positronic-book-hardcover","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}