Sci-fi

Big Planet

by Jack VanceBook 1 of 2 in Big Planet
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Description

The objective of the mission from Earth: to stop the ruthless Barjarnum of Beaujolais from expanding his empire on the Big Planet...and prevent the world from falling under this tyrant's domination. Then sabotage forces the craft to crash land, and the survivors face an epic 40,000-mile trek across the dangerous landscape.

What it’s like

ThemeColonizationSpace OperaThe QuestSurvival vs Civilization
ViolenceStandard
CombatIncidental

Details

First published
September 1952
Pages
210
Reading time
About 4 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Adult
Publisher
Tor Books
Language
English
ISBN
9780812556988
Series
Big Planet, Book 1

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