The Planet of Adventure: "City of the Chasch", "Servants of the Wankh", "Dirdir, The" and "Pnume, The" - Softcover

Vance, Jack

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0586063463 ISBN 13: 9780586063460

Publisher: Grafton, 1985

Synopsis

Stranded Earther Adam Reith struggles across the deadly planet Tschai, through warring aliens and enslaved humans, on his way to freedom, in a quartet of novels--City of the Chasch, Servants of the Wankh, The Dirdir, and The Pnume.

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Review:

"The "Planet of Adventure tetralogy exemplifies Vance's mastery of the genre." --"Fantasy Review
"Jack Vance is one of the finest writers that the science fiction field has ever known." --Poul Anderson, author of "The Boat of a Million Years
"The "Planet of Adventure" tetralogy exemplifies Vance's mastery of the genre." --"Fantasy Review"
"Jack Vance is one of the finest writers that the science fiction field has ever known." --Poul Anderson, author of "The Boat of a Million Years"

The "Planet of Adventure" tetralogy exemplifies Vance's mastery of the genre. "Fantasy Review"

Jack Vance is one of the finest writers that the science fiction field has ever known. "Poul Anderson, author of The Boat of a Million Years""

The Planet of Adventure tetralogy exemplifies Vance's mastery of the genre. Fantasy Review

Jack Vance is one of the finest writers that the science fiction field has ever known. Poul Anderson, author of The Boat of a Million Years

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"The Planet of Adventure tetralogy exemplifies Vance's mastery of the genre." --Fantasy Review

"Jack Vance is one of the finest writers that the science fiction field has ever known." --Poul Anderson, author of The Boat of a Million Years

About the Author:

Jack Vance, born John Holbrook Vance in 1916, was one of the greatest masters of fantasy and science fiction. He was the winner of many awards for his work and career: the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement. Among his awards for particular works were the Hugo award in 1963 for The Dragon Masters, in 1967 for The Last Castle, and in 2010 for his memoir This is Me, Jack Vance! He won a Nebula Award in 1966 for The Last Castle. He won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 1990 for Lyonesse: Madouc. . He also won an Edgar for the best first mystery novel in 1961 for The Man in the Cage.

Vance published more than 60 books in his long career, sometimes under pseudonyms. Among them were 11 mystery novels, three of them as Ellery Queen. He wrote some of the first, and perhaps best, examples of "planetary adventures," including a novel called Big Planet. His "Dying Earth" series were among the most influential fantasy novels ever written, inspiring both generations of writers, and the creators of Dungeons and Dragons.

Vance's series from Tor include The Demon Princes, The Cadwal Chronicles, The Dying Earth, The Planet of Adventure, and Alastor. Vance's last novels were a series of two: Ports of Call and Lurulu.

Jack Vance was a sailor, a writer, an adventurer, a music critic, and a raconteur. He died in May 2013.

About this edition

• Publisher: Grafton
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0586063463
• ISBN 13: 9780586063460
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 544