Deathworld part 1

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Deathworld — Harry Harrison

A gambler with uncanny survival instincts is recruited by an interstellar colonist to investigate a planet where everything wants humans dead. The world—Pyrrus—is a biological arms race: hyper-toxic plants, explosive fungi, animals that evolve faster than the colonists can adapt. As Jason dinAlt struggles to survive among the hardened settlers, he begins to suspect the planet itself isn’t simply hostile—it’s responding to them. What looks like a brutal survival story slowly reveals a deeper question about humanity’s relationship with nature and the cost of conquering a world that might not want conquering.