A review by thecrankyreader
Deathworld 1 by Harry Harrison

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Just finished this one. It started off with the main character feeling like Han Solo. Just replace smuggling with gambling. It evolved into something entirely different. One man trying to save a world and humanity at the same time. The back drop for this was definitely ScFi. But the story didn't feel that Scfi to me. Like said earlier it felt more like one man finding himself and trying to save a world and Humanity at the same time. There are two other volumes and perhaps this setup will lead to a more Scfi styled book. Then again who am to say what is and what is not Scfi. Just one random guys opinion on an old vintage paperback. So take that for what it's worth. would give it 3 1/2 stars.