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Jack Vance
 Spotlight Reviews
Wonderful science-fiction adventure series, November 7, 1997
Reviewer
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This book contains 4 excellent short SF novels by the masterful Jack Vance. Vance's
descriptions and distinctive, elegant dialog combine to take the reader to an alternate
reality in ways that very few writers can match. These books are perhaps my favorites by
Vance. The alien beings depicted here are strange and fascinating, and Adam Reith is a
resourceful, inspiring hero.
A classic science fiction adventure series., July 17, 1996
Reviewer
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If you're a fan of Jack Vance, this may be his best series. If not, this is an excellent
introduction to this master of adventure SF and fantasy. In the first ten pages of the first
book, Terran explorer Adam Reith's ship is destroyed by mysterious missiles, and he is
stranded on the unknown planet Tschai. Tschai has been colonized by several mutually
antagonistic alien races; they have imported primitive humans for use as servants; over
millenia, several human subspecies have evolved, symbiotic to the various breeds of
alien. Our hero gets to spend the next four volumes criss-crossing the planet from one
cliff-hanging adventure to another in search of an intact spacecraft that he can buy,
borrow, or steal. Gorgeous prose and intricate, fully realized alien cultures raise this
above the level of a simple adventure series. Highly recommended
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Avg. Customer Review:
Outstanding!!!, July 19, 2002
Reviewer
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First, let me state that Jack Vance is my favorite SF author, so maybe I'm biased. That
said, I believe this series (and each individual book in it) is superb.
The plot involves an Earthman, Adam Reith, who gets stranded on a planet occupied
by four advanced alien races. Reith must use every resource of his mind and body to
avoid not only capture and death, but to procure a spaceship to take him home. Along the
way, he gains allies who come to believe in his quest.
As usual, Vance has succeeded in creating a world far removed from our own in both
technology and temperment, rich in both complexity and credibility. Reith is the
quintessential Vancian hero, relying as much on his mental resources as his muscle; he
tends to outwit and outmanuever his opponents as opposed to simply over-powering
them, but he has no problem in asserting his phyical prowess when necessary. The action
moves along at a breathtaking pace, with memorable characters and events at every turn
of the page. I can't reccommend it highly enough.
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
CITY OF THE CHASCH
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN