This World Is Taboo

This World Is Taboo

by Murray Leinster
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 01/01/2024

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Murray Leinster's "This World Is Taboo" is a gripping science fiction novel. This captivating narrative transports readers to a distant planet filled with mystery, intrigue, and ethical quandaries. The story takes place in a future in which humanity has constructed a large network of interconnected star systems known as the Interstellar Confederation. Calhoun, a resourceful and eccentric medical researcher, is introduced against this setting. He is charged with studying Dara, a strange and forbidden planet generally known as "Taboo." Dara is noted for its unusual and baffling characteristics: it is home to two intelligent species, an indigenous race and human colonists. However, a mysterious, deadly illness infects the planet, endangering the colonists' lives. Calhoun must traverse a complex web of politics, ethics, and intergalactic diplomacy in order to determine the plague's roots and find a cure. Murray Leinster's tale expertly blends aspects of mystery, medical research, and ethical inquiry. The complex world-building and character development in "This World Is Taboo" captivates readers. In the framework of interplanetary politics, the story explores issues of xenophobia, cooperation, and the repercussions of scientific discovery. Leinster, through the figure of Calhoun, addresses provocative themes regarding scientists' obligations and the influence of their work on extraterrestrial civilizations.

ISBN:
9789359321875
9789359321875
Category:
Science: general issues
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
01-01-2024
Language:
English
Publisher:
Double 9 Books
Murray Leinster

Murray Leinster (1896-1975) "Murray Leinster" was the pen name of William Fitzgerald Jenkins - an author whose career spanned the first six decades of the 20th Century. From mystery and adventure stories in the earliest years to science fiction in his later years, he worked steadily and at a highly professional level of craftsmanship longer than most writers of his generation. He won a Hugo Award in 1956 for his novella "Exploration Team," and in 1995 the Sidewise Award for Alternate History took its name from his classic story, "Sidewise in Time." His last original work appeared in 1967.

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