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Loading... The paradise game (original 1974; edition 1978)by Brian M. Stableford
Work InformationThe Paradise Game by Brian Stableford (1974)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Another excellent SF tale in the Space Pilot Grainger series that does what SF does best - make you think about the human condition. When a world of Eden-like qualities is discovered Grainger and team are sent in to investigate. Stableford puts forward some fascinating xeno-biology concepts as well as examining the politics and aggressions of humanity as a species. But the later part that reveals corporations that operate outside government control, and the sudden appearance of a virus driven plague that people won’t believe in - that seemed a bit far fetched!! ( ) no reviews | add a review
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In a galactic culture that extends from quasi-utopian worlds like New Alexandria to the vermin-infested slums of Old Earth, the Star-Pilots are the great heroes of the day, and Grainger has become a legend in his own time. Pharos is paradise--or so it appears. But the champions of commerce want to package and sell the planet, and the conservationists want to stop them. Grainger's employer, Titus Charlot, is enlisted to negotiate a settlement, but the game is rigged. Charlot needs the Star-Pilot's help, but there seems to be nothing he can do--until the planet's ecosystem takes a hand, and "paradise" suddenly turns deadly! Hooded Swan, Book Four. No library descriptions found. |
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