Name: The Mad Planet
ISBN: 9781682997765

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Hard-SF Pulse

Lean, fast-moving science fiction with a sturdy adventure spine and a strange world to take in.

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hard-sf adventure energy
compact, human-scale worldbuilding

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short-form pacing
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Book Details

Authors: Murray Leinster
Publisher: Start Publishing LLC
Published: April 26, 2016
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Sci-Fi · Sci-Fi Adventure
Reading lane: Sci-Fi

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Sci-Fi
Sci-Fi Adventure
Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic

About This Book

The Mad Planet' by Murray Leinster was the first global warming story ever written. Set hundreds of years in the future, Earth has gone mad, CO2 levels have risen across the globe causing a rise in temperature, and human beings have descended to savagery. The change in climate has wreaked havoc with the environment giving rise to new predators and challenges for man. Burl has spent his entire life one step away from oblivion, he's heard the stories about the former greatness...

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The Mad Planet' by Murray Leinster was the first global warming story ever written. Set hundreds of years in the future, Earth has gone mad, CO2 levels have risen across the globe causing a rise in temperature, and human beings have descended to savagery. The change in climate has wreaked havoc with the environment giving rise to new predators and challenges for man. Burl has spent his entire life one step away from oblivion, he's heard the stories about the former greatness of his race, and yearns for a return to that time.