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Deathworld II: The Ethical Engineer [MultiFormat]
by Harry Harrison
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On the planet Pyrrus, human colonists have fought a centuries-old war with the native life forms. These life forms adapt to human tactics and technology, evolving new species so rapidly that natives returning from even brief trips off planet must be carried in protective armor canisters from their ship to the safe buildings, where they will learn of the latest deadly threats. "The Ethical Engineer" is the second volume in the DEATHWORLD series. It was originally published as a two-part serial i... more info>> (Published: 1963)
Words: 42777 - Reading Time: 122-171 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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The Stainless Steel Rat in The Missing Battleship [MultiFormat]
by Harry Harrison
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Slippery Jim diGriz--a.k.a. The Stainless Steel Rat--is back in this classic adventure, originally published in the April, 1960 issue of Astounding Science Fiction! It might seem a little careless to lose track of something as big as a battleship ... but interstellar space is on a different scale of magnitude. But a misplaced battleship--in the wrong hands!--can be most dangerous. (Published: 1960)
Words: 11189 - Reading Time: 31-44 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Down to Earth and Other Stories [MultiFormat]
by Harry Harrison
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From one of the best, Science Fiction Grand Master Harry Harrison, comes seven fantastic stories of space, aliens, war, and robots. And his stories always have the backbone of the human condition to support them.
Includes the stories: DOWN TO EARTH, SIMULATED TRAINER, WELCOMING COMMITTEE, WORLD IN THE BALANCE, THE K-FACTOR, THE WORLD OTALMI MADE
Words: 46816 - Reading Time: 133-187 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Make Room! Make Room!: (Basis for Soylent Green) [Secure eReader]
by Harry Harrison
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It is the year 1999 and the world has become grimly, terribly overpopulated. This is the premise of Harry Harrison's 1966 novel Make Room! Make Room! and fans of his more comic work may be surprised at this bleak, foreboding novel. But Harrison's purpose in writing this book was serious and his concerns were real. Although his fears thankfully did not become a reality for the inhabitants of New York and the rest of the United States, the novel remains a gripping, thought-provoking work about pri... more info>>
Category: Science Fiction
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Navy Day [MultiFormat]
by Harry Harrison
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The Army had a new theme song: "Anything you can do, we can do better!" And they meant anything, including up-to-date hornpipes! A classic science fiction tale from the pages of "If -- Worlds of Science Fiction," January 1954 issue. (Published: 1954)
Words: 1867 - Reading Time: 5-7 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Planet of the Damned [MultiFormat]
by Harry Harrison
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72 Hours in Hell! Dis was a harsh, inhospitable, dangerous place and the Magter made it worse. They might have been human once--but they were something else now. The Magter had only one desire--to kill everything, themselves, their planet, the universe if they could. Brion Brandd was sent in at the eleventh hour. His mission was to save Dis, but it looked as though he was going to preside over its annihilation. Planet of the Damned! (Published: 1962)
Words: 55350 - Reading Time: 158-221 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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The K-Factor [MultiFormat]
by Harry Harrison
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Speed never hurt anybody--it's the sudden stop at the end. It's not how much change that signals danger, but how fast it's changing.... A classic from the Golden Age of Science Fiction, selected and edited by the legendary John W. Campbell, Jr. for "Analog." (Published: 1960)
Words: 9786 - Reading Time: 27-39 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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The Repairman [MultiFormat]
by Harry Harrison
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The Mark III Hyperspace Beacon was the earliest type of beacon ever built--by Earth, no less. It was located on one of the Proxima Centauri planets, and it wasn't working. This was one of those jobs when being an interstellar trouble-shooter wouldn't have been so bad--if he could have shot the trouble! A classic science fiction tale from the author of the "Stainless Steel Rat," "Bill the Galactic Hero," and "Eden" series! (Published: 1958)
Words: 5475 - Reading Time: 15-21 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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The Velvet Glove [MultiFormat]
by Harry Harrison
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Despite the Robot Equality Act, being a robot is tough. Jon Venex, a robot designed for work on Venus, needed a job bad or it could mean the scrap heap. When he found a job listing for Venex robot, it sounded too good to be true. And when you're a second-class citizen, like a robot, it usually is. He soon finds himself embroiled in a scheme with underground crime--literally and figuratively! (Published: 1956)
Words: 7734 - Reading Time: 22-30 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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The Web of the Worlds [MultiFormat]
by Harry Harrison, Katherine MacLean
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"This must be another world altogether, separate from his own in time and space. He wasn't sure about the details―it had been a long time since he had read H. P. Lovecraft―but this theory seemed the most tenable." Grant O'Reilly was not the adventurous type. A sheltered invalid as a child, who used books for accompaniment, he had barely begun to live his life before the great change occurred. Suddenly, about to be married, he is taken by a seizure to wake in a land like none he had k... more info>> (Published: 1953)
Words: 28164 - Reading Time: 80-112 min.
Category: Fantasy/Science Fiction
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Toy Shop [MultiFormat]
by Harry Harrison
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The gadget was strictly, beyond any question, a toy. Not a real, workable device. Except for the way it could work under a man's mental skin.... A science fiction classic, originally published in Analog Science Fiction, April 1962 issue. (Published: 1962)
Words: 1962 - Reading Time: 5-7 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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