Night Lamp
Vance Jack
Jack Vance has
specialized in science fiction decadence since his first stories in
1950.
specialized in science fiction decadence since his first stories in
1950.
This novel's decadent world is called Fader, whose inhabitants
have only leisure to pursue since they have a genetically engineered
slave class to do their hard work. Fader is threatened by many dangers,
but the pleasure-seeking inhabitants are paralyzed by lack of will.
Vance has developed his own vocabulary, sometimes tricky to decipher, to
convey an alien speech, but the meaning of his invented words emerges
as the story unfolds.
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Година:
1998
Издание:
Paperback
Издателство:
Harper Collins
Език:
english
Страници:
380
ISBN 10:
0006482112
ISBN 13:
9780006482116
Серия:
Gean Reach
Файл:
EPUB, 398 KB
IPFS:
,
english, 1998