Murray Leinster 1 hr 11 min read

On lethal Loren Two, a lone felon and his uplifted Kodiak bears defy the law to survive a world of night-walkers and death, and cross paths with a doomed official 'exploration team.'

Murray Leinster's 1956 Hugo Award-winning novelette is a superb tale of humans, intelligent animals, and the deadly wilderness of an alien planet. Vivid, gripping, humane golden-age SF. Read it for a genuine classic about partnership across species on one of SF's most memorable killer worlds.

In its time

Published in 1956, during the 1950s, post-war optimism meets cold war anxiety.

Reading it

1 hr 11 min read (a novelette, room for a turn or two).

Illustrated by

Ed Emshwiller