Project Gutenberg 2006-04-14 Public domain in the USA. 214 Leinster, Murray 1896 1975 Jenkins, Will Jenkins, William Fitzgerald Fitzgerald, William Jenkins, Will F. This World Is Taboo Med Service See also PG#29448 version as "Pariah Planet" Produced by Greg Weeks, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "This World Is Taboo" by Murray Leinster is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story features Calhoun, a medic aboard a ship tasked with health inspections throughout various planets in a distant sector. As Calhoun arrives at Weald Three for a medical inspection, he discovers underlying tensions related to the inhabitants of Dara, labeled "blueskins," who have been ostracized due to their appearance that stems from a historical plague. At the start of the novel, Calhoun's Med Ship emerges from overdrive travel, and he prepares for a health inspection on Weald. He interacts with his companion, Murgatroyd, a small creature called a tormal, as they navigate the challenges of landing and communicating with local authorities. The narrative introduces a fraught atmosphere filled with fear and prejudice against blueskins, described as beings with blue skin due to a hereditary condition. Tension escalates as Calhoun learns about the political climate and the significant paranoia surrounding blueskins. His journey is set against the backdrop of an impending health crisis, revealing complex themes of discrimination, misunderstanding, and the ramifications of a society's collective fears. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Life on other planets -- Fiction Space medicine -- Fiction Quarantine -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 255640 2025-08-07T14:32:18.749034 text/html 256397 2006-04-14T15:01:42 text/html 223568 2025-08-07T14:32:25.305012 application/epub+zip 224581 2025-08-07T14:32:21.492055 application/epub+zip 163440 2025-08-07T14:32:20.350007 application/epub+zip 379076 2025-08-07T14:32:28.215995 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357410 2025-08-07T14:32:24.582991 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280730 2022-09-08T15:02:50.613987 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 237457 2025-08-07T14:32:18.182002 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 237400 2006-04-14T15:01:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 237415 2006-04-14T15:01:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21413 2025-08-07T14:32:28.348953 application/rdf+xml 13802 2025-08-07T14:32:20.856002 image/jpeg 3638 2025-08-07T14:32:20.603983 image/jpeg 89263 2006-04-14T15:01:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 141837 2006-04-14T15:01:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 89243 2006-04-14T15:01:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 212074 2025-08-07T14:32:18.772007 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia