Deathworld is also the name of a series of
sci-fi books by
Harry Harrison concerning the people of a planet nicknamed (surprise!) Deathworld. Properly named
Pyrrus, it is the most lethal environment yet found by man, with everything from acidic quick-growing moss that waits until you sit, to
velociraptor-like avians, to plants that try to take your
marrow. How does man cope? By being
Darwinistically selected to be
fast as blazes,
strong as an ox,
tough as nails, and most importantly by carrying an enormous self-drawing
hand cannon.
In any case, they're fairly entertaining.