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Planet of Adventure

by Jack Vance

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Series: Tschai, Planet of Adventure (Omnibus 1-4)

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Stranded on the distant planet Tschai, young Adam Reith is the sole survivor of a space mission who discovers the world is inhabited - not only by warring alien cultures, but by human slaves as well, taken early in Earth's history. Reith must find a way off the planet to warn Earth of Tschai's deadly existence. Against a backdrop of baroque cities and haunted wastelands, sumptuous palaces and riotous inns, Reith will encounter deadly wastrels and murderous aliens, dastardly villains and conniving scoundrels - and always the random beauty in need of rescue.… (more)
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This is classic science fiction, written by a master. The story is a series of four action/science fiction stories centered around scout Adam Reith, the only surviving member of a spaceship that has journeyed to the distant planet of Tschai to investigate a distress signal. The spaceship is destroyed and his scout ship is shot down and his partner slaughtered by the one of the five races on the planet. Adam uses his sensibility and cunning to help men oppressed by the one race and one race oppressed by men. He befriends the leader of the nomads and a human running from prosecution, and the three travel the planet together trying to help Adam get back to earth. ( )
  skipstern | Jul 11, 2021 |
Bevat: Een stad vol Chasch
Onder de Wankh
De Dirdir
De Pnume
  Marjoles | Jun 29, 2019 |
Questo ciclo fantascientifico presentato in volume unico, ma composto da quattro romanzi, appartiene a quel filone della fantascienza avventurosa e rutilante che più fa sognare. Altamente immaginifico (come sempre i libri di Vance) non ha pretese di profondità ma è una lettura assai gradevole, rocambolesca e delle più classiche ( )
  Zeruhur | May 26, 2012 |
Questo ciclo fantascientifico presentato in volume unico, ma composto da quattro romanzi, appartiene a quel filone della fantascienza avventurosa e rutilante che più fa sognare. Altamente immaginifico (come sempre i libri di Vance) non ha pretese di profondità ma è una lettura assai gradevole, rocambolesca e delle più classiche ( )
  Zeruhur | May 26, 2012 |
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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Jack Vanceprimary authorall editionscalculated
Archer, DaveCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Bruynel, C.G.A.Illustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Carpentier Alting, MarkTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Della Frattina, BeataTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Flamen, WarnerTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Taylor, GeoffCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Thole, KarelCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Van Houten, MickCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Woodroffe, PatrickCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Zwierd, ErikTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Stranded on the distant planet Tschai, young Adam Reith is the sole survivor of a space mission who discovers the world is inhabited - not only by warring alien cultures, but by human slaves as well, taken early in Earth's history. Reith must find a way off the planet to warn Earth of Tschai's deadly existence. Against a backdrop of baroque cities and haunted wastelands, sumptuous palaces and riotous inns, Reith will encounter deadly wastrels and murderous aliens, dastardly villains and conniving scoundrels - and always the random beauty in need of rescue.

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