Planet of the Damned

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Planet of the Damned – a thrilling science fiction adventure by a master of the genre

Planet of the Damned is a highly regarded work of science fiction written by the popular American writer Harry Harrison. It was first serialized under the name of Sense of obligation in 1961 and it was also nominated for a Hugo award in 1962. The book was eventually published in novel form in 1967.

The master of the science fiction story Harry Harrison creates a marvelous universe filled with suspense. The main character of the story is Brion Brandd, a person living on the distant planet of Anvhar. The planet has a peculiar orbit which is of elliptical form, and that creates unusual seasons with a long cold winter and just a short hot summer. Because of the extended and harsh winter, the people of Anhvar have invented a series of physical as well as mental games that engage called The Twenties which engage the entire population. Brandd manages to win that year’s competition, and while resting he meets the previous year’s winner – Ihjel. The latter makes a strange proposal – that he and Brandd travel to the close-by desert planet Des. The inhabitants of this planet have threatened Anvhar with nuclear bomb attacks that could devastate the entire planet.

The two heroes recruit a scientist from earth as well and travel to Des. Here Ihjel gets killed and Brandd struggles to survive and make sense of what is happening. He ultimately discovers that the inhabitants of the planet live in symbiosis in order to cope with the extremes of the planet and that the leaders of the planet named the magter have become infected with a parasite which blocks the higher mental functions.
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