Deathworld 3

First published in 1968, this is the last of the Deathworld Trilogy. The story follows the adventures of one Jason dinAlt, who we first met in Deathworld, where he became involved with the struggle on a deadly planet which was hostile to all human life, and life was a struggle from second to second. In the second of these books, Jason is kidnapped and taken to a primitive world where he must survive on his wits and physical strength alone. Now, with this work, the Planet which is Jason's new home is doomed. The quickly evolving environment has won, and the human inhabitants are doomed. But not is all lost. Jason has a plan. The men and women, and even children, who make up the population of Pyrrus are the ultimate fighting force, as far as defense goes. Now Jason has found a planet that is made up of the ultimate offensive fighting force. A planet made up of tribes similar to the Mongols of Earth. Taking a select few volunteers, Jason and his band depart for this planet to start a new life and a new society. The odds are not in their favor. The story is of struggle to do this. Harrison is a natural story teller. He is funny and his character development is some of the best. This work is about 40 years old now but is just as readable now as the day it was written. This is SiFi at its best. A lot of action, a bit of romance, adventure, strange cultures and tricky problems. It is a pure joy to read. I am one of those people who enjoy rereading the books I like. I have read this one and the two previous works, ever two or three years since they were first published and still enjoy them. It should be noted that you do not have to read the previous two novels to enjoy this one. Each of these works, Deathword, Deathword 2 and Deathworld 3, can be read as separate books and enjoyed as stand-alones. This is one of those works that really should not be lost as it stands the test of times and is actually better that quite a lot of the current stuff in this genre. Cannot recommend this trilogy strong enough.

Typical sci-fi saga -- a perfect time-sink. Harry creates an interesting conundrum -- how to survive on a planet that is hostile at every turn. Great book!