The Green Odyssey

** "The Green Odyssey" by Philip José Farmer is a science fiction tale following Alan Green, a spacefarer marooned on a hostile, undeveloped world after a disastrous crash. Now a kitchen foreman for the powerful Duke of Tropat, Green struggles with his new role and yearns to return home to his wife and children on Earth. Green is trapped in a society marked by superstition, violence, and complex relationships, and is caught between the Duchess Zuni’s whims, the Duke’s cruelty, and even the jealousy of her guard dog, Alzo. His hopes surge when he hears of other Earthlings imprisoned nearby, and despite the dangers, hatches a risky plan to escape this brutal planet and reclaim his life. **