The novel is about a group of expatriates who have created a set of castles on an otherwise uninhabited world; they pursue an effete aristocratic l...
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Nov 12, 2007
Chazzbot
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This is the first Jack Vance novel that I've read. It is one of those novels in the grand SF tradition, providing a wide view of a particular "historical" moment with all its history and cultural quirks in the midst of an engaging story about the individuals caught up in it.
The story concerns a society living on a future Earth that has "adopted" several alien species for use as workers, servants, and sexual objects. The society is indolent, ignorant, and arrogan More...
The story concerns a society living on a future Earth that has "adopted" several alien species for use as workers, servants, and sexual objects. The society is indolent, ignorant, and arrogan More...
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Dec 23, 2009
A story of a slaves' revolt in a decadent civilisation at the end of time. These days it would be outrageous to put genealogical tables and extensive footnotes in the middle of what is after all only a hundred pages of story, but Vance gets away with it.
Jul 15, 2010
Mohammed
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Thi story was one of the best i have read by Jack Vance short story,novella or novel.
This is a story that deserves its highly rating as vintage Vance. Even by Jack Vance standards i was surprised by the great writing,story.
This is a story that deserves its highly rating as vintage Vance. Even by Jack Vance standards i was surprised by the great writing,story.
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Mar 05, 2010
Thomas
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I was curious about Vance and found a couple of his paperbacks for about ~2 dollars. Easily worth 3 or 4 times that amount, quite a fun read.
Jul 29, 2009
andrew
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a story of interstellar heroism and a stand against darkness and no it doesn't star robert redford.
Dec 23, 2009
tired
wanna see my friends
and play
and vote
yeah
got my boxin' shoes on
*GGGGGG*
wanna see my friends
and play
and vote
yeah
got my boxin' shoes on
*GGGGGG*
Sep 07, 2010
Rick
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Tale of aristocracy living in castles overthrown by slave/engineer class.
Jul 08, 2008
Isaac
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I didn't think I had read Jack Vance, then I saw this story in a book of Jack Vance stories, it was very interesting if memory serves, I think I'll read it again
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