The Green Pearl (Lyonesse, #2)

by Jack Vance
The Green Pearl (Lyonesse, #2)
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180 ratings, 4.08 average rating, 11 reviews (more data...)
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April 28th 1985 by Underwood Books (first published 1985)

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Hardcover, 406 pages

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088733010X    (isbn13: 9780887330100)

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In THE GREEN PEARL, King Aillas of Troicinet defends the peace of the Elder Isles against both the Ska marauders who once enslaved him and the wicked …more


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Kat at FanLit
Apr 15, 2009
Kat at FanLit rated it: 5 of 5 stars

Read in April, 2009
The Green Pearl is another engrossing adventure in Jack Vance's whimsical world. This installment of Lyonesse mainly follows Aillas, now King of Troicinet, as he seeks revenge on the Ska, tests his infatuation with Tatzel, deals with a couple of traitors, and tries to thwart the ambitions of King Casmir of Lyonesse who, unbeknownst to Casmir, is Aillas's son's grandfather. We also spend quite a bit of time with Shimrod, Glyneth, Melancthe, and some new and excellent characters such as the duplic...more
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Nick
Aug 22, 2009
Nick rated it: 5 of 5 stars

Read in August, 2009
Book Two of the Lyonesse series shows Vance at his best. He's got the magicians-and-swords epic genre down pat, and the tale rolls along with all the energy of a magician on a tear. This is great, classic fun. If you like Harry Potter, or the Lord of the Rings, then you'll feel right at home in Lyonesse.
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Bryan
Jan 29, 2010
Bryan rated it: 5 of 5 stars (review of other edition)

bookshelves: ebooks, fantasy
Read in February, 2010
Sheer pleasure! Highest possible rating! Jack Vance is a master - his writing has a style of its own. He loves language, and no other author I've read matches his command of English. Humor and action, wit and wisdom, through worlds strange and fantastic. This is a truly enthralling tale, a masterwork to be treasured and reread again and again.
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Anthony Haden
Dec 04, 2009
Anthony Haden rated it: 1 of 5 stars

The continuation of an overly dull, overly wordy, and overly action-less tale of boredom. Got mildly interesting near the end when in the alternate universe/dimension of Tanjecterly (sp?). Absolutely no momentum or story arc of any kind.
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Bettie
Apr 08, 2009
Bettie marked it as to-read

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Terence
Jan 05, 2009
Terence rated it: 3 of 5 stars (review of isbn 0586067515)

bookshelves: sf-fantasy
Owns a copy — Read in January, 2009
See Lyonesse III: Madouc for the review.
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Alex
Apr 14, 2007
Alex rated it: 5 of 5 stars

bookshelves: fantasy
recommends it for: adult to old
The second part of the Lyonesse series.

Fantasy for adults.

Kingdoms come to fall, war, a child is born, wizards, man on a mission.

Read the story and enter a world of all of that.

Good book to have on the shelves
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Dave
Mar 27, 2007
Dave rated it: 5 of 5 stars

Jack Vance has better command of of the English language and its possibilities than any other author I've ever known.

Of all his books, this series is my favorite:
1) Lyonesse
2) The Green Pearl
3) Madouc
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Deb
Jul 06, 2008
Deb rated it: 4 of 5 stars

The humor in this book is so dry, you'll need a refreshing beverage to finish it. Wonderfully atypical fantasy.
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Amy
Jul 03, 2008
Amy rated it: 4 of 5 stars (review of isbn 0425087468)

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The second in the Lyonesse trilogy, this is another incredible fantasy from Jack Vance.
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William
Nov 03, 2008
William rated it: 4 of 5 stars

Read in November, 2008
A convoluted plot that I really enjoyed.

Features a richly imagined setting.
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David Demets
Mar 12, 2010
David Demets rated it: 5 of 5 stars


Joey Browning
Mar 10, 2010
Joey Browning rated it: 5 of 5 stars


Pablo
Mar 07, 2010
Pablo rated it: 2 of 5 stars


Dkennett
Mar 05, 2010
Dkennett rated it: 5 of 5 stars


G_Riv
Mar 05, 2010
G_Riv marked it as to-read

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David
Mar 01, 2010
David rated it: 4 of 5 stars




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