Plongez dans une série d'aventures de science-fiction palpitante où un protagoniste aux capacités psychiques uniques affronte un monde extraterrestre mortel. Les habitants de cette planète hostile ont forgé une société résiliente et militariste par une lutte constante contre des formes de vie létales. Pourtant, le récit suggère que le conflit n'est pas la seule réponse, dévoilant de profonds secrets planétaires. Cette saga examine de manière critique l'agressivité, la recherche de la compréhension inter-espèces et l'importance vitale de la perspective pour la survie.
The planet was called Pyrrus...a strange place where all the beasts, plants and natural elements were designed for one specific purpose: to destroy man. The settlers there were supermen...twice as strong as ordinary men and with milli-second reflexes. They had to be. For their business was murder... It was up to Jason dinAlt, interplanetary gambler, to discover why Pyrrus had become so hostile during man's brief habitation...
This is a classic science fiction novel by Harry Harrison and a follow up to his hugely successful Deathworld. This sequel continues the story of professional gambler Jason dinAlt on a harsh world of primitive violence. The planet's ailing technology is jealously guarded by a series of brotherhoods and to survive, dinAlt has to use all his cunning to get the better of them. This work is part of our Vintage Sci-Fi Classics Series, a series in which we are republishing some of the best stories in the genre by some of its most acclaimed authors, such as Isaac Asimov, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and Robert Sheckley. Each publication is complete with a short introduction to the history of science fiction.
In "Deathworld 3," our hero Jason dinAlt has uncovered the secret of the warlike planet of the Pyrrans, with its aggressive flora and fauna. However, his plans to transform Pyrrus into a peaceful world are doomed to fail due to the presence of thousands of belligerent Pyrrans, who cannot overcome their intense aversion to the native life. Jason devises a plan to take these unruly fighters to a new, harsh planet where they might have a better chance of survival and building a civilization. This new world, Prosperity, is even more savage than the Pyrrans, presenting its own challenges. Midway through the cunning campaign to tame the backward nomads of Prosperity, the Pyrrans abruptly return to their old planet upon receiving distress signals. Upon arrival, they find Pyrrus reduced to a smoking ruin. Back on Prosperity, Jason, who had remained behind, ultimately wins the battle through cleverness, but he finds himself trapped in a steel demon cage high above the marble town square.
Z hlubin vesmíru se vynořilo záhadné kosmické těleso. Šíří kolem sebe vlny děsu a nenávisti, které jsou známé z Pyrru – První planety smrti. Proto se také představitelé světů obrátili o pomoc na Jasona dinAlta a jeho pyrranské přátele. Neznámé těleso přišlo z vesmíru, kde platí odlišné přírodní zákony a přineslo stvoření, na které ani nejbujnější fantazie nestačí!... celý text
Divoká planeta Pyrrus stále zůstává planetou smrti. Její tajemství nebylo rozluštěno, její flora a fauna zůstává neporazitelná a nepředvídatelná. Ovšem nekončící boj s mutujícími tvory a rostlinami postupně ztrácí smysl a pohledy Pyrranů se stále častěji upírají k jiným planetám Galaxie. Jason dinAlt, věřící své intuici, se vydává na riskantní cestu. Hodlá nalézt Henry Morgana, vůdce kosmických pirátů, kteří vyloupili kasino na Cassilii. Jasonovi se lstí podaří piráty na Pyrrus vylákat. Kým se zde stanou – spojenci, nebo nepřáteli obyvatel planety smrti?
Omnibus van drie boeken: 1. Doodsstrijd op Pyrrus (Deathworld, 1960) 2. Doodsstrijd in Appsala (The ethical engineer a.k.a. Deathworld 2, 1963) 3. Doodsstrijd op Voorspoed (Deathworld 3, 1968)
Die legendäre "Todeswelten"-Trilogie von Harry Harrison erscheint erstmals in einem Band. Sie gehört zu den meistverkauften Science-Fiction-Werken und ist ein Muss für jeden SF-Fan.
The planet was called Pyrrus, a strange place where all the beasts, plants and natural elements were designed for one specific purpose: to destroy man. The settlers there were supermen, twice as strong as ordinary men and with milli- second reflexes. They had to be. For their business was murder. It was up to Jason dinAlt, interplanetary gambler, to discover why Pyrrus had become so hostile during man's brief habitation. This omnibus contains all three novels in the Deathworld trilogy!
