![]() And that was practically no inspection, to judge by the report. According to the records, there's been no Med Ship inspection here for twelve standard years. We're due to land shortly, Calhoun observed. Murgatroyd the tormal came crawling out of his small cubbyhole. A breakout at no more than sixty light-hours from one's destination wasn't bad, in a strange sector of the Galaxy and after three light-years of journeying blind.Īrise and shine, Murgatroyd, said Calhoun. There was a banded sun off to port, which was good. Which, of course, was because the Milky Way and the local Cepheid marker-stars were seen from an unaccustomed angle and a not-yet-commonplace pattern of varying magnitudes. The little Med Ship came out of overdrive and the stars were strange and the Milky Way seemed unfamiliar. The fear led to a hate that threatened the lives of millions and endangered the Galactic peace. When the blue plague appeared on the planet of Dara, fear struck nearby worlds. copyright on this publication was renewed.ĬOMPLETE BOOK-LENGTH NOVEL PARIAH PLANET By MURRAY LEINSTER Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. This etext was first published in Amazing Stories, July 1961. Produced by Greg Weeks, Meredith Bach, and the Onlineĭistributed Proofreading Team at Transcriber's Note: *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK PARIAH PLANET *** With this eBook or online at Title: Pariah Planet Re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withĪlmost no restrictions whatsoever. Kudso to Fred Freiberger, the writer of this episode.The Project Gutenberg EBook of Pariah Planet, by Murray Leinster Overall, a very different and interesting show and a good example of why this 1950s western was top-notch. Many of the actors in here are familiar faces, men who acted on many a TV show in the '50s and '60s. ![]() This episode has good close-up photography, almost reminding me of a Sergio Leone western. However, the always-justice minded Randall isn't going to stand back and see three killers gun down an unarmed man, either. He's a very unlikable whiner and even Josh has no sympathy for him, either. Another problem is that Randy wants no part of guns, only bottles of whiskey so he can drown his sorrows. Why doesn't Randy just leave? Because his dad said something about staying for one year and receiving a lot of money for doing so, so Randy would rather face the gunmen than forfeit a big wad of cash. Now, the town has had it and has all chipped in to buy off three hired killers to do the greedy man in. The town residents didn't want it, but Randy used every "underhanded trick he could think of" to accomplish the goal, even if six innocent people had to die in the process. Randy is sniveling, money-hungry young guy who bought up a bunch of houses in town so that a "spur" (railroad) would go through the town. The whole town wants "Randy Holleran" (Don Dobbins) dead, except his girlfriend "Bess" (Susan Oliver.) The town folks all hate his guts. In this story, Josh isn't hired to bring back a killer for a reward but just to protect a friend's son who seems to be in trouble with the town. This episode is a good example of how good, and varied, the writing was on the TV western.
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