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Much like the lepers of ancient times, the inhabitants of the planet Dara have been afflicted by a deadly epidemic and shunned by their neighbors. Only one man's moral code compels him to intervene and help save this otherwise-doomed race. Will the courageous Calhoun be able to succeed?.
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I like Leinster and his pulp novellas that have aged really well. Pariah Planet is a well written story about the power of fake news, prejudice and fear-mongering, and Calhoun, the protagonist of the med ship series, is a great character. Even if he's sometimes a bit of a Gary Stu, he's quirky enough to be memorable, especially in combination with his pet/sidekick Murgatroy.
Another good story by Leinster. This author was older than the really big names of Classic SF. By 1930 he was already publishing Western novels. He moved to SF in the 1940s and continued to write through the 1960s. Most of his work would now be considered juvenile but he has a good understanding of human nature so his stories are worth reading.
This is another adventure of the Med-Ship visiting colonized planets to investigate the health and well being mankind. You never know what you will find.
This is another adventure of the Med-Ship visiting colonized planets to investigate the health and well being mankind. You never know what you will find.
Considering that it was written in 1961 this is a charming little anti-racism fable, but honestly it doesn't feature much unique material to recommend it to contemporary tastes. It is a simple, direct, and unsubtle bit of old Science Fiction.
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- Canonical title
- This world is taboo
- Original title
- This world is taboo
- Alternate titles
- Pariah Planet
- Original publication date
- 1961-07
- People/Characters
- Calhoun; Murgatroyd
- Important places
- Dara
- First words
- The little Med Ship came out of overdrive and the stars were strange and the Milky Way seemed unfamiliar.
- Quotations
- Calhoun shrugged his shoulders almost up to his ears. He was a professional man. In his profession he was not incompetent. But there is no profession in which a really competent man tries to understand women.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"That's right, Murgatroyd! Here we go again!"
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- Fiction and Literature, Science Fiction
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- 813.087608 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English By type Genre fiction Adventure fiction Speculative fiction Collections
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- PS3519 .E648 .T48 — Language and Literature American literature American literature Individual authors 1900-1960
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