Project Gutenberg 2007-06-20 Public domain in the USA. 373 Harrison, Harry 1925 2012 Dempsey, Henry Maxwell Harrison, Henry Maxwell Planet of the Damned Produced from the 1962 book publication of the story, which was originally published in Analog Science Fact—Science Fiction, Sept.–Nov. 1961. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_of_the_Damned Produced by Greg Weeks, William Woods and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Planet of the Damned" by Harry Harrison is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The book introduces the character Brion Brandd, who is embroiled in a high-stakes competition known as the Twenties on the planet Anvhar. As he navigates the challenges of this brutal contest, the narrative hints at deeper issues, including a looming threat that may extend beyond the competition itself, placing not only his life but the fate of an entire planet at risk. At the start of the novel, Brion is in the throes of a fencing match, reflecting on his exhaustion from days of rigorous competition. Following his victory, he encounters Ihjel, a fellow competitor who disrupts his recovery by urgently asking for assistance with a critical issue off-world. Through their dialogue, it becomes clear that Ihjel seeks to enlist Brion's unique talent in what appears to be a race against time to prevent disaster on another planet, Dis, which faces imminent destruction. This opening sets the stage for a blend of action, existential themes, and the exploration of moral responsibilities that will unfold as Brion confronts challenges both personal and planetary in scale. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Life on other planets -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 369357 2025-08-09T07:52:17.071973 text/html 372098 2021-01-02T18:41:51 text/html 224956 2025-08-09T07:52:24.316828 application/epub+zip 228508 2025-08-09T07:52:19.352865 application/epub+zip 213990 2025-08-09T07:52:17.926928 application/epub+zip 393142 2025-08-09T07:52:28.084837 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360224 2025-08-09T07:52:23.428869 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323351 2022-09-10T09:46:38.204221 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339943 2025-08-09T07:52:16.343880 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 339830 2021-01-02T18:41:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 339823 2021-01-02T18:41:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21181 2025-08-09T07:52:28.225811 application/rdf+xml 12022 2025-08-09T07:52:18.429850 image/jpeg 3174 2025-08-09T07:52:18.176864 image/jpeg 131549 2021-01-02T18:41:51 application/octet-stream application/zip 152035 2021-01-02T18:41:51 application/octet-stream application/zip 131536 2021-01-02T18:41:51 application/octet-stream application/zip 213893 2025-08-09T07:52:17.104878 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