Four-Day Planet, (Paperback)

<p>Reminiscent of old whaling stories, Four-<strong>Day Planet by H. Beam Piper</strong> follows the story of <strong>Walter Boyd</strong>, a scrappy <strong>17</strong>-year-old reporter working for his father at the <strong>Port Sandor</strong> Times. <strong>Walt</strong> gets tied up in the adventures of the sea-monster hunters on Fenris-a barely-habitable planet with a <strong>2</strong>, <strong>000</strong>-hour day. The prized-and only-commodity on Fenris is tallow-wax, a miraculous material harvested from the dangerous seas of the planet.While being set in a grand sci-fi universe, the book packs in more about intrigue, betrayal, and the grit required to survive on a backwater planet of the Federation. The book was later re-published as a "two-for-one" with <strong>Lone Star Planet</strong> (originally titled A Planet for Texans).Reminiscent of old whaling stories, Four-<strong>Day Planet</strong> follows the story of <strong>Walter Boyd</strong>, a scrappy <strong>17</strong>-year-old reporter working for his father at the <strong>Port Sandor</strong> Times. <strong>Walt</strong> gets tied up in the adventures of th<em>e sea-monster hunters on Fenris-a barely-habitable planet with a </em><strong><em>2</em></strong><em>, </em><strong><em>000</em></strong><em>-hour day. The prized-and only-commodity on Fenris is tallow-wax, a miraculous material harvested from the dangerous seas of the planet.While being set in a grand sci-fi universe, the book packs in more about intrigue, betrayal, and the grit required to survive on a backwater planet of the Federation. The book was late</em>r re-published as a "two-for-one" with <strong>Lone Star Planet</strong> (originally titled A Planet for Texans).Reminiscent of old whaling stories, Four-<strong>Day Planet</strong> follows the story of <strong>Walter Boyd</strong>, a scrappy <strong>17</strong>-year-old reporter working for his father at the <strong>Port Sandor</strong> Times. <strong>Walt</strong> gets tied up in the adventures of the sea-monster hunters on Fenris-a barely-habitable planet with a <strong>2</strong>, <strong>000</strong>-hour day. The prized-and only-commodity on Fenris is tallow-wax, a miraculous material harvested from the dangerous seas of the planet.While being set in a grand sci-fi universe, the book packs in more about intrigue, betrayal, and the grit required to survive on a backwater planet of the Federation. The book was later re-published as a "two-for-one" with <strong>Lone Star Planet</strong> (<em>originally titled A Planet for Texans).</em></p>

• Four-Day Planet, (Paperback)
• Author: Les Prairies Numeriques
• ISBN: 9791043134388
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-03-01
• Page Count: 212