Jack vance

Ves "Lioness" v odnom komplekte! Volshebnaja trilogija v dvukh tomakh. Legendarnyj fentezijnyj tsikl, kotoryj vstaet rjadom s "Djunoj" i "Vlastelinom kolets". "Vozmite obrechennuju printsessu, lishennogo prav printsa i zlogo korolja, mstitelnogo maga i pechalnuju vedmu, dobavte fejri, ogrov, volshebnykh suschestv, kovarnykh baronov, strannikov, kotorye ne te, kem kazhutsja, razbojnikov, sirot i rasu surovykh voinov, vrazhdujuschikh so vsem chelovechestvom. Esche dobavte politiku, zagovory, ubijstva, bitvy i osady, a zatem pomestite vse eto v mificheskij arkhipelag za zapadnym morem i do vremen korolja Artura. Dzhek Vens soedinjaet niti skazok i jazycheskikh mifov, spletaja epicheskij gobelen prikljuchenij i intrig na Starejshikh ostrovakh. I v rezultate poluchilsja shedevr". - Metju Khjuz Lioness - eto ozhivshaja pamjat o Starejshikh ostrovakh, nyne lezhaschikh na dne Atlanticheskogo okeana. Mir do korolja Artura, gde moguschestvennye kolduny, fejri, rytsari i velmozhi - ekstsentrichnye, velikodushnye i zhestokie - uchastvujut v borbe mezhdu korolevstvami. Prints Ejlas iz Trojsineta predatelski broshen v more vo vremja diplomaticheskoj missii. Prezhde, chem on dokazhet svoe pravo na prestol, on projdet cherez ves ostrov Khajbras kak plennik, brodjaga i rab. On poznakomitsja s fejri, volshebnikami i tainstvennymi rytsarjami, a takzhe stanet vozljublennym pechalnoj i prekrasnoj devushki i sorvet kovarnye plany tirana Kazmira, korolja Lionessa. K jugu ot Ejre i k zapadu ot Gallii nakhodilas zemlja Starejshikh ostrovov - misticheskoe mesto, gde obitali fei, doblestnye rytsari i tsarila moguschestvennaja magija zhivykh i zabytykh koldunov. Sejchas, kogda Ejlas iz Trojsineta i Kazmir iz Lionessa uvlecheny poedinkom intellektov, v ikh dushi nezrimo pronikaet tainstvennaja aura Zelenoj zhemchuzhiny. Ee vozdejstvie nevesomo, no ochen veliko, i kogda Koroli Starejshikh vozmutsja za mechi, zatrepeschut dazhe miry bessmertnykh fejri... Tem vremenem zloj korol Kazmir ne mozhet kontrolirovat printsessu Meduk, dikogo i svoenravnogo podmenysha, tajno zamenivshuju pri rozhdenii printsa Dkhruna, zakonnogo naslednika prestola. Poetomu Kazmir objavljaet konkurs: tot, kto prineset emu Svjatoj Graal, poluchit Meduk v nevesty. No rozhdennaja fejri printsessa khochet sama reshat svoju sudbu i vmeste s konjukhom otpravljaetsja na poiski Graalja. A zlobnyj volshebnik pytaetsja razrushit zaklinanie, ne pozvoljajuschee opustoshennym vojnoj Starejshim ostrovam pogruzitsja v more. Dzhek Vens sozdaet istoriju o vojne i politike, o magii i derzkikh postupkakh v nepodrazhaemom stile, kotoryj sdelal ego odnim iz priznannykh grossmejsterov fentezi. "Vintazhnaja rabota avtora - luchshee, chto bylo napisano. Vens nikogda ne podvodit". - Frenk Gerbert "Sovremennaja klassika ot odnogo iz velichajshikh pisatelej fentezi i nauchnoj fantastiki". - Rajmond Fejst "Odin iz luchshikh i naibolee vlijatelnykh pisatelej-fantastov XX veka". - Terri Pratchett

Myron Tany, rebellious scion of a wealthy family, tours the Galaxy on a very questionable interstellar freighter, in search of his lurulu.

Here, collected in one volume, is his Alastor trilogy: three classic SF adventure novels that are Jack Vance at his best." Trullion: Alastor 2262 / Marune: Alastor 933 / Wyst: Alastor 1716"The Alastor Cluster: A sprawling system of thirty thousand live stars and three thousand inhabited planets, the cluster is ruled by the mysterious Connatic. He sees all and knows all, but with five trillion people contained within such far-flung boundaries, sooner or later something is bound to give." Trullion: Alastor 2262" An idyllic world where food is bountiful, the oceans are clear, and no one is ever wanting, World 2262 of the Alastor Cluster is in for a rude awakening. The Trill, a once-peaceful race populating the waters of Trullion, are now gambling their lives away on the planet-wide game hussade. What reward could be worth such risks?" Marune: Alastor 933" Though the Connatic knows all, there is one man of whom he knows nothing, one man who knows nothing of himself. Pardero is determined to 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 Cluster, the mystery only deepens." Wyst: Alastor 1716" On Wyst, World 1716 of the Alastor Cluster, millions of people live together in harmony, work only a few hours each week, and share the fruits of their labor equally. Wyst seems a utopia. But the Connatic, knowing better than to take utopia at face value, one day decides to investigate-a decision that may cost him his life.

Jack Vance is one of the most remarkable talents to ever grace the world of science fiction. His unique, stylish voice has been beloved by generations of readers. One of his enduring classics is his 1964 novel, The Dying Earth, and its sequels--a fascinating, baroque tale set on a far-future Earth, under a giant red sun that is soon to go out forever. This omnibus volume comprised all four books in the seriesThe Dying EarthThe Eyes of the OverworldCugel's SagaRialto the MarvellousA must-read for every Science Fiction fan.

Vance's fantasy masterpiece, available for the first time in the UK as one volume.

Far in the future, the craftsmen of the distant planet Halma create goods which are the wonder of the galaxy, but the use of automation is punishable by death. When Amiante is executed for processing old documents with a camera, his son Ghyl rebels and decides to bring down the system.

New galaxy-hopping, picaresque adventure from a master storyteller.

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