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Vance, Jack

 
9781619471313: Son of the Tree and The Houses of Iszm
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ISBN 10 : 1619471310 ISBN 13 : 9781619471313
Editeur : Spatterlight Press, 2017

Synopsis

In these early novellas SF Grand Master Jack Vance tells tales of fanaticism, interplanetary politics, intrigue and subterfuge, while displaying his trademark gifts for inventiveness, rich detail and colorful description.

Son of the Tree – Joe, a young Earthman, finds himself stranded on Kyril, a planet of five billion peasants, two million Druids—and a great Tree. The Tree, worshipped by the Druids, towers twelve miles from root to ultimate bud, shouldering the clouds, wearing lightning like a tinsel wreath. Joe is swept up in a swirl of change, at the center of which is a potted plant – the Son of the Tree!

The Houses of Iszm – masters of botany for 200,000 years, the Iszic have developed strains of living houses, semi-intelligent organic units which need no crude additions such as furniture, plumbing or décor, and can be grown for the price of seed — the solution to the housing needs of a galaxy! The Iszic are protective of their lucrative monopoly, and when botanist Aile Farr of Earth arrives for a visit, he is under immediate suspicion of attempting to steal a female house. So begins a cat-and-mouse game between the graceful, unfailingly courteous Iszic, and a determined man of Earth.

Son of the Tree and The Houses of Iszm is Volume 8 of the Spatterlight Press Signature Series.Released in the centenary of the author's birth, this handsome new collectionis based upon the prestigious Vance Integral Edition. Select volumes enjoyup-to-date maps, and many are graced with freshly-written forewords contributedby a distinguished group of authors. Each book bears a facsimile of theauthor's signature and a previously-unpublished photograph, chosen from family archives for the period the book was written. These uniquefeatures will be appreciated by all, from seasoned Vance collector to new reader sampling the spectrum of this author's influential work forthe first time. – John Vance II

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Éditeur
Spatterlight Press
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1619471310
ISBN 13 
9781619471313
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
196
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