Dare (New Classics of the Fantastic) (Paperback)

~ Philip Jose Farmer (Author), Dave Gutierrez (Illustrator)

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Though Earthmen first landed on the planet Dare 300 years earlier, they were still bound by the same standards of snobbery and fear... until Jack Cage, eldest son of a wealthy human, found himself strangely drawn to a spectacularly beautiful native. To consort with her meant death. But why? And what were humans doing on the planet anyway? Philip Jose Farmer's award-winning masterpiece is brought back to life in this beautiful package.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: IDW Publishing (June 24, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 160010438X
• ISBN-13: 978-1600104381
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #748,068 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars 159 pages of inter-species love (good), racism (bad), and war (ugly), October 27, 2007

By	Mitchell Glodek (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

In the sixteenth century some English colonists and American Indians were kidnapped by space-faring aliens called the Arra and put on a planet inhabited by another race of aliens known as the hostrels. The hostrels look like the fauns and satyrs of Greek myth and are far more sensitive, ecologically aware, and peace-loving than the humans. It is suggested that the two races have been thrown together by the Arra as an experiment to see if human beings can learn to not be so violent, greedy, and racist as they are on Earth. The reader will not be surprised that the wealthier humans form a KKK-style organization and conspire with the human government to launch a genocidal war on the hostrels, nor will the reader be surprised, if he is at all familiar with Farmer's oeuvre, that, Romeo and Juliet fashion, a human and a hostrel fall in love. About half way through the novel Farmer switches gears a bit, and we shift from the anti-witch hunt/anti-racism theme to something akin to an adventure story and then a military story that addresses issues of imperialism and technological change. Not bad.

I read the 1965 Ballantine paperback with the surprisingly racy pink cover.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars wished it were longer, August 24, 2005

By	V. Caroppo (east coast USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Dare (Paperback)

very interesting premise with colorful characters. the book is short and leaves you wanting more storyline. an enjoyable read that ends a bit abruptly.