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spindleshanks22's review against another edition
3.0
Entertaining enough. Classic 60s pulp with classic 60s tropes.
gggggggg_g's review against another edition
3.0
God I love this era of paperback science fiction. The smart strong man and the only female character - the beautiful science woman - work together with a peace coalition to save a couple of rival plants from bombing each other to extinction.
tmaguire23's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
mihai_cirstea's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
oluwaran's review against another edition
3.0
"Honor is important to a man who must stand alone."
After reading of the tales of Jason DinAlt, this story pales in comparison. The main character sounds like a watered down version of the one aforementioned. The only redeeming quality is the suspense at the very end. Given that my perspective is quite biased (after reading other Harrison stories) I felt inclined to give it 2 stars. But it's still a Harrison story and would've been fine had I not been previously spoiled by Death world.
After reading of the tales of Jason DinAlt, this story pales in comparison. The main character sounds like a watered down version of the one aforementioned. The only redeeming quality is the suspense at the very end. Given that my perspective is quite biased (after reading other Harrison stories) I felt inclined to give it 2 stars. But it's still a Harrison story and would've been fine had I not been previously spoiled by Death world.
jmanchester0's review against another edition
3.0
Sometimes it's hard to get through these LibriVox recordings, but I was out of other audiobooks at the time and went ahead and started this one from a free app on my iPhone. If you can get past the amateurish readings (it's all volunteer work; these books are in the public domain), then the book has a halfway decent story, especially once you get into it. Of course, these free Harry Harrison books aren't nearly as good as his other books I've read (e.g., Bill the Galactic Hero). Are these free e-books his early works that weren't quite as good as his later works? I'll have to check that out.
wingedvictories's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
quick and easy early sci-fi. wasn’t expecting any crazy subversions of the genre and didn’t get any so i wasn’t disappointed. features an easy to digest male protagonist and a sci-fi stereotypical too-smart-for-her-own-good love interest. a good time killer
florrie's review against another edition
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Misogynistic crap.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism
esosorum's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5