From: Subterranean Publisher: Subterranean Average Rating: Binding: Hardcover Label: Subterranean Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 400 Publication Date: July 28, 2008
Product Description: Jack Vance is science fiction s world-builder par excellence, a multi-award-winning Grand Master and much-loved doyen of the art of the planetary adventure. In a career spanning 59 years, Vance has been responsible -- more than any other writer in the field -- for creating exotic alien cultures and living, breathing worlds, among them Tschai, Durdane and Big Planet, Trullion, Cadwal and Wyst, Aerlith, Fader and Dar Sai.
Now, in a single impressive volume, The Jack Vance Reader brings together three of the master's very best planetary adventures: the internationally acclaimed Emphyrio, the classic interplanetary whodunnit, The Domains of Koryphon, and the provocative and unforgettable The Languages of Pao.
A great edition Jim from Michigan should have done some research...any Jack vance fan would know of the original titles.the domains of Koryphon was the title Jack wanted and which the wonderful V.I.E (Vance Integral Edition) used in their sanctioned editions.I have the book and it is a beautiful and solid edition using high quality paper and with introductions from Robert Silverberg,Ursula K Le Guin and Mike Resnick....and what a bargain price.I too have many editions of the same books.The more the better when it comes to a fan of the great Jack V!
Misleading Title This book was an enormous disappointment. It contains three novels--Emphyrio, The Languages of Pao, and The Domains of Koryphon. I already own the first two in hardcover, but was willing to buy this book in order to read "Koryphon", which I had never heard of. Yes, I'm that fervent a Jack Vance fan.
Unfortunately, "Koryphon" was an early, obscure title for The Grey Prince, which had been published under that name in mass market and hardcover for many years. Of course, I own a couple of copies.
This was not a good experience. The lone star rating I gave this book was not for the quality of the content--Jack Vance rules--but for the deceptive practice of the publisher.
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