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InscrÃbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. A fun light-hearted take on the natives vs. modern culture theme. The law as 'attorneys face off with URLs in front of a master computer' is typical of the often humourous sometimes thought-proking concepts thrown around. ( ) Some descriptions (elsewhere) for this are bad. ?áI wrote this one for here:?áIs there a way to save an unspoiled paradise from civilization? ?áIf the planet was discovered by a lone prospector, and so beloved by him that he taught the natives a Plan so they would be ready for a more ruthless exploiter, perhaps.... Mostly a quiet story, but nonetheless interesting, engaging, thought-provoking. ?áI miss this kind of SF. ?áIt's more about ideas, about speculations, about What If questions. ?áI'm glad to have discovered Biggle and highly recommend this to other fans Clifford Simak (and vice-versa). ?áI will look for more by Biggle (hope my library system hasn't culled them all). Btw, the cover by Doubleday (that I read) is much better. ?áIt's a spaceship vaguely resembling a lunar lander hovering over and about to land on some plants that vaguely resemble horsetails and corals, all in B&W and muted yellow, blue, & green, line drawings lightly colorized. Delightful light classic light sci fi which could be set anywhere in a not-fully explored planet or galaxy. Many years have passed since solitary prospector Cern Obrien crashed on Langri, an uncharted planet distant from regular human space lanes. Langri is a paradise, a gorgeous planet with beautiful beaches, exquisite flora, and friendly natives who appear to be descendants of other long-ago shipwrecked humans. But as lovely and unspoiled as the planet seems, there is only one food source which is not poisonous to humans, and the natives live a precarious existence, some years with starvation. Obrien is now an old man, having married and become a highly esteemed member of the group. When he realizes he is dying, he desperately creates a Plan to protect the natives from outsiders, aware that one day Langri will be rediscovered by someone who will want to develop it as a vacation destination, which would destroy the natives' way of life and food source. The requisite developer arrives just after Obrien dies, and the natives put the Plan into action, battling corporate might and a galactic legal system which benefits the already-powerful. Interesting characters and landscape and just enough tension keep readers moving along as they root for the natives against interlopers who are sometimes predictable but nevertheless very entertaining to cheer against. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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To the paradise world of Langri comes H. Harlow Wembling, a ruthless billionaire promoter. He obtains Langri and begins construction to make money. The only weapon the natives have to face Wembling and Company is the legacy of Cern Obrien. He devised a plan and taught the natives. Now is the time to use it No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — Cargando... GénerosSistema Decimal Melvil (DDC)813.5Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th CenturyClasificación de la Biblioteca del CongresoValoraciónPromedio:
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