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The Green Odyssey: A Positronic Book
Hardcover
FantasyRomanceLiterary Fiction
ISBN13: 9781515421702
Publisher: Positronic Publishing
Published: Apr 3 2018
Pages: 134
Weight: 0.81
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Philip José Farmer's The Green Odyssey is a classic science fiction adventure set on a distant world of strange cultures, alien landscapes, and perilous journeys. Blending planetary romance with speculative anthropology, Farmer creates a vivid tale of survival and exploration on a world both beautiful and dangerous.
When Alan Green crashes on an unfamiliar planet, he finds himself far from the comforts of Earth and surrounded by a bewildering array of alien life and societies. Forced to navigate unfamiliar customs and treacherous terrain, he begins a long and hazardous journey across the planet's surface in search of escape-and perhaps a way back to the stars.
Farmer was renowned for pushing the boundaries of science fiction, combining imaginative world-building with bold speculation about culture, biology, and human behavior. In The Green Odyssey, he constructs a richly detailed alien environment while telling a fast-paced adventure story that echoes the grand tradition of classic planetary exploration fiction.
At once a tale of survival, discovery, and cultural encounter, the novel remains an engaging example of mid-twentieth-century science fiction's ability to transport readers to strange and fascinating new worlds.
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