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Set on the hostile, tidally locked planet of Fenris, this classic science fiction novel follows a young journalist as he uncovers a dangerous conspiracy threatening the planet's fragile economy and governance. With a planet that experiences extreme temperature shifts and only... Read Full Overview

A very entertaining SF novel from 1961, it's set on a planet on which days and nights each last 4 Earth days. The main industry is tallow-wax, which is obtained by hunting large sea monsters native to the planet and can be used as a protective coating on space suits and such.

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Fenris isn't a hell planet, but it's nobody's heaven either. With 2,000-hour days and an 8,000-hour year, it subjects its settlers to both melting heat and killing cold. A planet like that tends to breed a special kind of person, someone who can tolerate a life underground, or... Read Full Overview

Set on the hostile, tidally locked planet of Fenris, this classic science fiction novel follows a young journalist as he uncovers a dangerous conspiracy threatening the planet's fragile economy and governance. With a planet that experiences extreme temperature shifts and only... Read Full Overview

Fenris isn't a hell planet, but it's nobody's bargain. With 2,000-hour days and an 8,000-hour year, it alternates blazing heat with killing cold. A planet like that tends to breed a special kind of person: tough enough to stay alive and smart enough to make the best of it. When... Read Full Overview

Fenris isn't a hell planet, but it's nobody's bargain. With 2,000-hour days and an 8,000-hour year, it alternates blazing heat with killing cold. A planet like that tends to breed a special kind of person: tough enough to stay alive and smart enough to make the best of it. When... Read Full Overview

"Four-Day Planet Four-Day Planet . . . where the killing heat of a thousand-hour ""day"" drives men underground, and the glorious hundred-hour sunset is followed by a thousand-hour night so cold that only an Extreme Environment Suit can preserve the life of anyone caught outside.Fenris... Read Full Overview

"Four-Day Planet Four-Day Planet . . . where the killing heat of a thousand-hour ""day"" drives men underground, and the glorious hundred-hour sunset is followed by a thousand-hour night so cold that only an Extreme Environment Suit can preserve the life of anyone caught outside.Fenris... Read Full Overview

Four-Day Planet Four-Day Planet . . . where the killing heat of a thousand-hour "day" drives men underground, and the glorious hundred-hour sunset is followed by a thousand-hour night so cold that only an Extreme Environment Suit can preserve the life of anyone caught outside.Fenris... Read Full Overview

Four-Day Planet...where the killing heat of a thousand-hour day drives men underground, and the glorious hundred-hour sunset is followed by a thousand-hour night so cold that only an Extreme Environment Suit can preserve the life of anyone caught outside. Fenris isn't a hell... Read Full Overview

Four-Day Planet Four-Day Planet . . . where the killing heat of a thousand-hour "day" drives men underground, and the glorious hundred-hour sunset is followed by a thousand-hour night so cold that only an Extreme Environment Suit can preserve the life of anyone caught outside... Read Full Overview

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"Four-Day Planet" by H. Beam Piper is a science fiction novel set on the harsh and unforgiving planet of Fenris, where the year consists of only four days due to its slow rotation. The story follows Walter Boyd, a young reporter for the Port Sandor Times, as he navigates the... Read Full Overview

A very entertaining SF novel from 1961, it's set on a planet on which days and nights each last 4 Earth days. The main industry is tallow-wax, which is obtained by hunting large sea monsters native to the planet and can be used as a protective coating on space suits and such.

The... Read Full Overview