Planet of the Damned By Harry Harrison

Once again Harrison has provided a story to make you think.    Two planets are at odds and a gladiator type is asked to intervene and prevent genocide.

Brion is the winner of a planet wide superiority game.   Hunger game-ish, the Twenties are a Olympics of mind and body that are akin to the bread and circuses of the Romans. 

Picked by a secret foundation to avert a war on a distant planet, Brion is torn over wallowing in the adoration of his victory or extending himself by diving into a situation that he has little or no confidence that he can prevail. 

Symbiotic relationships and alien life forms are addressed as well as the intervening aspects of imposed social order.   Sounds complicated but it was a fun read.

I recommend it.

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