Servants of the Wankh

Servants of the Wankh PDF Author: Jack Vance
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ISBN: 9780583123419
Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 159

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Servants of the Wankh

Servants of the Wankh PDF Author: Jack Vance
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780583123419
Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 159

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Planet of Adventure

Planet of Adventure PDF Author: Jack Vance
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312854881
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 548

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Together for the first time in one omnibus edition--City of the Chasch, Servants of the Wankh, The Dirdir, and The Pnume. Award-winning author Vance's exotic and complex world is filled with baroque landscapes, dastardly villains and warring aliens--all served up with grace and wonder.

The Chasch

The Chasch PDF Author: Jack Vance
Publisher: Spatterlight Press
ISBN: 1619470357
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 199

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The Dirdir

The Dirdir PDF Author: Jack Vance
Publisher: Spatterlight Press
ISBN: 1619470373
Category : Fiction in English
Languages : en
Pages : 183

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The Pnume

The Pnume PDF Author: Jack Vance
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ISBN: 9781619471047
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 152

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His exploration ship blasted from orbit, Terran scout Adam Reith is stranded on Tschai, a world colonized by three alien species -- the Chasch, the Dirdir, and the Wannek -- while the planet's original inhabitants, the mysterious Pnume, lurk underground. In the fourth and final book of the cycle, Reith's plans to leave Tschai are foiled by the treachery of Aila Woudiver, who delivers him into the clutches of the subterranean-dwelling Pnume. Reith escapes, and teaming with a young and reluctant Pnumekin woman, embarks on an odyssey through a somber labyrinth of tunnels and underworld waterways, to where his spaceship lies hidden. When his companion is captured by the Pnume, Reith must force a last, desperate bargain. Tschai is grandmaster Jack Vance at his unparalleled adventure-spinning peak. - Matt Hughes "The Pnume" is Book IV of the Tschai (Planet of Adventure) sequence, and Volume 37 of the Spatterlight Press Signature Series. Released in the centenary of the author's birth, this handsome new collection is based upon the prestigious Vance Integral Edition. Select volumes enjoy up-to-date maps, and many are graced with freshly-written forewords contributed by a distinguished group of authors. Each book bears a facsimile of the author's signature and a previously-unpublished photograph, chosen from family archives for the period the book was written. These unique features will be appreciated by all, from seasoned Vance collector to new reader sampling the spectrum of this author's influential work for the first time. - John Vance II

The Jack Vance Treasury

The Jack Vance Treasury PDF Author: Jack Vance
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 648

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A massive (over 230,000 words) gathering of fiction by the master of science-fantasy.

Alastor

Alastor PDF Author: Jack Vance
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312869526
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 486

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Trilogy about the Alastor cluster, a system of thousands of stars and inhabited planets ruled by the all-knowing, all-seeing, Connatic.

City of the Chasch

City of the Chasch PDF Author: Jack Vance
Publisher: New York : Daw Books ; [Scarborough, Ont.] : New American Library of Canada
ISBN: 9780879974619
Category : Pictorial bindings
Languages : en
Pages : 156

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This is Me, Jack Vance

This is Me, Jack Vance PDF Author: Jack Vance
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0575109947
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 152

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Jack Vance has long been one of the most influential, admired and imitated writers in science fiction and fantasy literature, the award-winning author of such widely acclaimed works as The Dying Earth, the Lyonesse trilogy, the adventures of Cugel the Clever, the Demon Princes series, and many other masterful tales set among the stars, in exotic fantasy realms or on our own Earth. For much of his career, Vance has also been one of the field's most private writers, an author who preferred to let his work speak for him. Now, at last, to coincide with the release of the tribute anthology Songs of the Dying Earth, Jack gives us this intimate and fascinating glimpse into his rich and eventful life, and a valuable insight into how he went about practicing his craft. For fans of the Grand Master's work, these memoirs are something to be treasured.

The Road to Hell

The Road to Hell PDF Author: David Weber
Publisher: Baen Books
ISBN: 1625794851
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 940

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Entry #3 in the popular Hell's Gate series by 28 times New York Times best-selling author David Weber and Joelle Presby. The war between magically-gifted Arcana and psionically talented Sharona continues to rage. The dragon-borne Arcanan assault across five universes has been halted at Fort Salby by a desperate defense, but at atrocious cost. One of those costs was the life of Crown Prince Janaki, heir to the newly created Sharonian Empire, who went knowingly to his death in the tradition expected of the House of Calirath. And another price will be the sacrifice of his younger sister, Grand Imperial Princess Andrin, now heir of Sharona, for the accords creating the Sharonian Empire require the marriage of the heir to the Crown to wed a Uromathian prince. Andrin bears her family's Talent, the Glimpses, which show flashes of events yet to come. She knows the accords must be secured . . . and like her brother, she will pay any price, make any sacrifice for her duty to her people. Sharona's soldiers dig in, facing the Arcanans in a tense standoff which cannot last long. Both sides continue rushing reinforcements towards the front, but how do armies fight wars when they can reach one another only through the portals which join the universes? And far, far behind the front, carried by dragons, a young Voice name Shaylar and her husband Jathmar hurtle deeper and deeper into Arcanan captivity, their only protection the fierce personal honor of the Andaran officer whose men massacred all of their companions in the horrendous misunderstanding which began the entire conflict. Men and women of honor on both sides must grapple with the terrible costs and deadly secrets of the spreading cataclysm, and in the shadows, those who will balk at neither treason nor murder drive the conspiracies which pour fuel into the furnace. The stakes are high and the pieces are in motion, but there are factors known not even to the conspirators and not even a Calirath can Glimpse the final outcome. The Hell's Gate Series: The Road to Hell Hell Hath No Fury Hell's Gate About the Hell's Gate series: "Magic and high tech collide in this exciting military SF novel from bestseller Weber . . . The authors treat both societies sympathetically and realistically, with human vices and virtues evenly distributed."–Publishers Weekly About the Honor Harrington series: “Weber combines realistic, engaging characters with intelligent technological projection and a deep understanding of military bureaucracy in this long-awaited Honor Harrington novel…Fans of this venerable space opera will rejoice to see Honor back in action.”–Publishers Weekly “. . .everything you could want in a heroine …. Excellent … plenty of action.”–Science Fiction Age “Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant!”–Anne McCaffrey “Compelling combat combined with engaging characters for a great space opera adventure.”–Locus “Weber combines realistic, engaging characters with intelligent technological projection . . . Fans of this venerable space opera will rejoice . . ."–Publishers Weekly