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Planet of judgement

by Joe Haldeman

The crew of the Starship Enterprise goes on a routine diplomatic mission to the Starfleet Academy, where its sensors detect the presence of an unknown planet, orbited by a sun no larger than a pea. Naturally this seems to contravene all known scientific laws. Assuming that the star is artificially made, a landing party goes to the planet's surface, where they become trapped. Two of my crewman get killed. They fall victim to what Mr. Spock has named the "Anomaly". This planet obeys no known laws of science and is not supposed to exist!

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?