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 Project Gutenberg 2021-10-13 Public domain in the USA. 202 Marlowe, Stephen 1928 2008 Lesser, Milton Thames, C. H. Ridgway, Jason Chase, Adam Wilder, Stephen Granger, Darius John Lesser, Milt Terry, W. E. 1921 1992 Terry, Willis E. Terry, Bill No-Risk Planet Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy March 1955 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "No-Risk Planet" by Milton Lesser is a science fiction novella published in the mid-20th century. The story chronicles the experiences of Sammy Trumple, an insurance salesman who travels to the planet Halcyon, known for its seemingly peaceful environment but plagued by constant warfare among its inhabitants. The book explores themes surrounding life insurance in a society that views life and death very differently due to their beliefs in reincarnation. The narrative primarily follows Sammy Trumple as he attempts to sell life insurance to the Halcyonians, who have no concept of its purpose or necessity. As Trumple learns more about the culture, he discovers that death is not feared but is, in fact, anticipated as an opportunity for rebirth. His struggle to communicate the benefits of life insurance becomes increasingly absurd in a setting where the locals seem indifferent to death and destruction. Ultimately, the story culminates in Trumple's arrest for promoting ideas contrary to Halcyonian beliefs, leading him to a shocking revelation about the planet's approach to life and reincarnation, which prompts him to abandon his insurance career in favor of a new venture in munitions alongside a fellow salesman. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Science fiction Short stories Epistolary fiction Life on other planets -- Fiction Life insurance agents -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 56134 2025-07-26T09:37:44.645934 text/html 32917 2024-10-18T16:43:30 text/html 481397 2025-07-26T09:37:46.940912 application/epub+zip 480224 2025-07-26T09:37:45.166936 application/epub+zip 81412 2025-07-26T09:37:44.858896 application/epub+zip 519016 2025-07-26T09:37:48.281893 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 511865 2025-07-26T09:37:46.689953 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 113226 2022-09-29T21:32:53.748021 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 49138 2025-07-26T09:37:44.494935 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 29338 2024-10-18T16:43:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17895 2025-07-26T09:37:48.422883 application/rdf+xml 23921 2025-07-26T09:37:44.995898 image/jpeg 4678 2025-07-26T09:37:44.925917 image/jpeg 979174 2025-07-26T09:37:44.663906 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia