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Vance has a velvety elegance that rivals John Gielgud reciting poetry . . .. one of the treasures of science fiction. The Washington Post Book WorldAlastorTrullion Alastor 2262 Marune Alastor 933 Wyst Alastor 1716Jack Vance is one of the bestloved storytellers in science fiction. During acareer that has spanned half a century Vance has won the Hugo Nebula andWorld Fantasy Awards and has been named a World Fantasy Grand Master. Herecollected in one volume is his Alastor trilogy three classic SF adventurenovels that are Jack Vance at his best.Jack Vance is one of the truly important science fiction writers of our time.Los Angeles Times Book ReviewThe Alastor Cluster A sprawling system of thirty thousand live stars and threethousand inhabited planets the cluster is ruled by the mysterious Connatic. Hesees all and knows all but with five trillion people contained within suchfarflung boundaries sooner or later something is bound to give.Trullion Alastor 2262 An idyllic world where food is bountiful the oceansare clear and no one is ever wanting World 2262 of the Alastor Cluster is infor a rude awakening. The Trill a oncepeaceful race populating the waters ofTrullion are now gambling their lives away on the planetwide game hussade.What reward could be worth such risks?Marune Alastor 933 Though the Connatic knows all there is one man of whomhe knows nothing one man who knows nothing of himself. Pardero is determinedto find out who he is and what cruel enemy forced him to forget his own life.But when he finally returns home to Marune World 933 of the Alastor Clusterthe mystery only deepens.Wyst Alastor 1716 On Wyst World 1716 of the Alastor Cluster millions ofpeople live together in harmony work only a few hours each week and share thefruits of their labor equally. Wyst seems a utopia. But the Connatic knowingbetter than to take utopia at fac «