Perfumed Planet

by Michael Elder

Roker II dovrebbe essere un paradiso la prima colonia umana non ha ancora avuto il tempo di inquinarne l'aria e l'acqua, di alterarne l'ambiente e di disturbarne l'equilibrio naturale. Ma allora perché Roker II non risponde? Dall'astronave Golden Hind, che si manterrà (ma ancora per poco) stazionaria in orbita, sette scendono a vedere. Un paio ci lasciano la pelle. Gli altri impareranno che l'ecologia è una faccenda più complicata di quanto non sembri a prima vista. A volte bisogna inquinare per non essere inquinati, bisogna alterare l'ambiente per sopravvivere, bisogna compromettere qualsiasi altro equilibrio pur di non perdere quello più importante.

Copertina di Karel Thole

Genres: Science Fiction

192 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1973

About the author

Michael Elder was a Scottish actor who also wrote documentaries and other largely fact based programmes for BBC Scotland amongst others. He was a member of the Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow, Byre Theatre, St. Andrews, The Gateway Theatre, Edinburgh (1953 - 1960), and the Fraser Neale Players.

In film and television, he is known for his roles in The Flight of the Heron (1976), The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1978) and Sam (1973). He played Dr. Wallace in the Scottish Television series Take the High Road.

Elder had a long association with the town of St. Andrews, moving there when he and his sister, Alison, travelled north for schooling after their home was bombed during the blitz in the Second World War.

During the 1950s, he was a member of the Edinburgh Gateway Company. His many television credits included the classic drama series, Dr Finlay's Casebook. A prolific writer from a very early age, Elder had many books published, from children's titles and poetry, to an impressive list of 14 science fiction novels. He also completed several scripts for television, including High Road.

Reviews

[Antonio Ippolito · Rating 3 out of 5]

Non era poi una ciofeca, questa "Ragione dei granchi": l'ho comprato per pura nostalgia (era stato uno dei primissimi), e si sta dimostrando una dignitosa storia di naufragio su pianeta sconosciuto ed esplorazione. Direi da 6 1/2

[Patrik Sahlstrøm · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was surprised by the quality of this book, considering that it is almost 50 years old. It has aged well :-)

An overpopulated earth had led to humanity being desperate to colonize the stars, and leads to some cutting of corners. A ship of colonists ends up wishing those corners hadn't been cut.

All in all a pretty good book, that I can recommend to modern readers as well :-)

[Libbeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Also published as A Flight To terror.

[Devero · Rating 1 out of 5]

Romanzo senza pretese ne arte, abbastanza noioso, senza spunti particolari.