Deathworld
- 157
- Pages
- about 3 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Deathworld” is an entertaining Golden Age adventure set on the deadliest planet humans have ever tried to settle. Jason dinAlt, a gambler who bends the odds with unreliable psychic powers, wins a fortune at a government casino and then, out of boredom, follows Kerk Pyrrus home. Some readers enjoy it as unpretentious fun that brings back the science fiction of their youth.
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About the book
"Deathworld" centers on Jason dinAlt, a professional gambler who uses his somewhat erratic psionic abilities to tip the odds in his favor. He is challenged by a man named Kerk Pyrrus (who turns out to be the ambassador from the planet Pyrrus) to turn a large amount of money into an immense sum by gambling at a government-run casino. He succeeds and survives the planetary government's desperate efforts to steal back the money. In a fit of ennui, he decides to accompany Kerk to his home, despite being warned that it is the deadliest world ever colonized by humans...DEATHWORLD! DEATHWORLD is one of the classics of the Golden Age of science fiction, born in the pages of Astounding Science Fiction under the editorship of John W. Campbell, Jr. Enjoy!
Reading order · Deathworld
Full order & progress →- DeathworldThis book
7.67.6 / 10 - Deathworld 2
–Not ranked yet - Deathworld 3
–Not ranked yet - Return to DeathworldReturn to Deathworld–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.2 across 63 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 30% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Science fiction average of 7.8. That is how 7.6 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.1 | 14 | 22% |
| Hardcover | 7.2 | 49 | 78% |
Frequently asked
How long is Deathworld?
It has 157 pages — shorter than 98% of the ranked books in Science fiction.
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