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Prison Planet

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This book is a great, quick summer read for those who like William C. Dietz's hard core military SF style. This particular story is great because it takes an innocent man and puts him in a brutal, swampy planet inhabited by dinosaur-like creatures with only other convicted felons for company. His objective on this planet is to: A, survive the beasts and the cons, and B, kill enough of the beasts and harvest their skins to earn a small measure of worth on the planet for sale back to the prison system that put him there. But, the main character also has plans for escape and revenge and meets up with a woman who's had her brain put in the cybernetic body of a german shephard and she must also fight to survive on the planet, eventully joining the main character. Again, it's a great summer read and one of Dietz's classic 80's Sci-Fi novels. Good reading!

I devoured this book over two days. I loved everything about it, the characters, the plot (the lady placed inside the cyborg dog was a novel concept), the pace, everything. If you enjoyed this one you should read Runner and Logos Run from the same author. BTW, I tried Dietz's Legion of the Dammed series but so far can't get into those.

I have hundreds of paperback novels at home. This book is one of my favorites. I have actually read it several times over the years and enjoy it each time I come back to it.
The images are vivid, the story entertaining and exciting.
Wonderful book!!

If you are a William C. Dietz fan this book is a must read. I thought I had read all of his books until I discovered this one. Read it in one sitting. It is a great stand alone book in his Universe.

I loved it. It was vividly written, and realistic. I cannot say I've read much good books in the past six months, but this was a wonderful book.