Harry Harrison’s Planet of the Damned is one of the first science fiction books I remember reading. It is available free for the Amazon Kindle.
I recently picked up a copy of this at Powell’s Books, in Portland. I remembered the cover from my childhood and eagerly wanted to see if it’d held up. I expected unwitting heroes, improbable romance and unbelievable science. I also found some racism.
Planet of the Damned is the story of one genetically superior Brion Brannd. Only Brion can stop some backwards savages with nukes from killing a neighboring planet of peaceful philosophers. Suspend your disbelief and enjoy a great example of pulp science fiction.