"Nighmare Planet" eBook was published in 2017 (original paper edition was published in 1976) and was written by Donald S. Rowland (http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?116971). Mr. Rowland published 19 novels.

I categorize this novel as ‘R’ because it contains scenes of Violence. The story is set in the far future. The spacecraft Voyager from Earth is in route to the Brontus Major Constellation when it discovers an uncharted planetary system. The primary character is Ship Captain Kyle Barlor.

The planetary system was completely unknown and did not at first show up on their instruments. As they approach the system, things begin failing on their ship and they are fired upon from one of the planets. A party is landed on the planet showing signs of habitation, but soon after they land contact is lost. Barlor leads a rescue mission, but they too are soon set upon by hostile creatures. It soon becomes apparent that leaving the planet and surviving will be a challenge.

I spent only 5 hours to read this 191 page vintage science fiction novel. The writing had the distinct feel of an older work. It really does not hold up very well for today's reader. I don't think the cover art is very representative of the story. I give this novel a 3 out of 5.

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This is a old fashioned science fiction novel that reminded me of the original Star Trek.
The characters were very bland though.

This is an okay book, it is a bit top heavy with dialogue but lacked any real interaction between the characters. Although a bit slow at the start, the final third moved at a nice pace, would have been nice to know who the original settlers were. It was a bit like an old Star Trek episode.