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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"
"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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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Over the years I've managed to collect most of Vance's novels and while the Dying Earth and Lyonesse series have received the greatest praise it is the Planet of Adventure that I have reread more than any other.
Like all of Vance's work the way he describes characters and places makes them incredably easy to visualise, so that you feel as though you've visited races and places that are being described. Vance does this and still maintains the pace of the story so that all too soon you find you've reached the end.
The Planet of Adventure while perhaps not having the complexity of the Lyonesse series or the antics of the cunning Cugel in the Dying Earth series deserves a place on your bookshelf and in your mind. It's pure page turning adventure.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Seems a bit senseless just to add to the earlier reviews, praising this set of stories with even more superlatives. I've read the separate volumes and also the complete set in French (available from Amazon.fr). They are wholly marvellous stories. The characters are utterly convincing. You might even fall in love with Zap 210 when she finally escapes from the Pnume. You can love Traz, and you get to admire Anacho the Dirdirman and share in the humour that carries them through their adventures. What atmospheres; scenes. And what adventures. No, the only way to share these enthsuaism is to read these books - wonderful, enduring value.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Out of the many books that i have read or that i have to read this is simply one of those books that i can never help but returning to again and again and again. as said in an earlier review Vance has a wonderfully elegant and simple style that brings other worlds and people to life.
if you are a fan of science fiction then this really is one of the finest examples that you are likely to find
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Vancian Homage to Barsoom
Planet of Adventure is an omnibus of the four "Tschai" novels - City of the Chasch, Servants of the Wankh, The Dirdir, and The Pnume. Read more
Published 2 months ago by John Middleton
Dated and rather superficially plotted
My main conclusion on having read this set of four books is that SF really has advanced a long way since they were first written. Read more
Published 3 months ago by S. J. King
City of the Chasch
Review of the first book of this compilation, 'City of the Chasch':
A space scout* gets stranded on a strange planet with several alien races and several semi-enslaved... Read more
A space scout* gets stranded on a strange planet with several alien races and several semi-enslaved... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Mark Poles
Wonderful stuff
I read these when I was a teenager and loved them. Been out of reading sci-fi for years but recently bought the one-volume series when I happened to see it on Amazon and reading... Read more
Published on 8 April 2008 by Greystones113
You will not be able to stop reading it until the end!
Well, at least I couldn't. It is really exceptional to write four adventure books which all are of the same incredibly high quality level. Read more
Published on 3 July 2007 by Maciej
fantastic the very best s/f action you will ever read
i've read this book a second time and it gets better each time.This is jack vance at he's very best and i would recommend this book to anyone, s/f fan or not. Read more
Published on 21 Jan 2001
Unique and uniquely brilliant
I bought the second volume of this series (the one with the unfortunate name) in a junk shop, and read it entranced. Read more
Published on 17 Dec 2000
Classic Jack Vance - you don't get better than this
I've never read a book by Jack Vance that doesn't get 5 stars (and I have read most of them). Of his SF novels, I like the Planet of Adventure and Demon Princes series the most. Read more
Published on 3 Sep 2000
From a deliriously happy escapist
Jack Vance has the ability to create other worlds which are totally convincing. I was so enthralled by the planet Tschai and its inhabitants that when I finished reading the book,... Read more
Published on 29 May 2000
One of the many pinnacles of the works of jack Vance
The quality and imagination of jack vance are here at there best. The vivid imagary and reality of the cultures and landscapes he portrays are so poignant tha tyou are there. Read more
Published on 29 Aug 1999
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