| Author |
Leinster, Murray, 1896-1975 |
| Illustrator |
Finlay, Virgil, 1914-1971 |
| Title |
Pariah Planet
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| Series Title |
Med Service
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 76.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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| Note |
See also PG#18172 version as "This World is Taboo"
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| Credits |
Produced by Greg Weeks, Meredith Bach, and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
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| Summary |
"Pariah Planet" by Murray Leinster is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The story revolves around a medical officer named Calhoun and his tormal companion, Murgatroyd, who embark on a journey to a troubled planet facing a health crisis and deep-seated prejudices. The underlying themes focus on fear, paranoia, and the consequences of misunderstanding, especially pertaining to a group labeled as "blueskins," people who survived a plague and are now seen as a threat. The opening of the novel introduces Calhoun as he pilots the Med Ship Aesclipus Twenty towards the planet Weald, which is gripped by fear of the blueskins, a group hailing from the nearby planet Dara. As he makes preparations for landing and descends into the atmosphere, he grapples with the challenges of navigating a society that has allowed its apprehensions to shape xenophobic policies. When he arrives, he discovers that a recent tragedy, possibly linked to the blueskins, has escalated fears and tensions. Through Calhoun's interactions, the narrative develops a complex observation of how quickly fear can lead to scapegoating and societal unrest, setting the stage for a confrontation between humanity's better nature and its darker instincts. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
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| Subject |
Science fiction
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| Subject |
Life on other planets -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Space medicine -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Quarantine -- Fiction
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
29448 |
| Release Date |
Jul 18, 2009 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Jan 5, 2021 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads |
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