Posted by Tobias Seldon on November 04, 1996 at 05:46:08:
All the Vance readers I know have a favorite series or book but we always come to a stage where casual acts of violence are perpetrated in discussing the hows and whys of our respective top 5 vance novels. Here, on the net, I am safe from physical harm - so here goes.
1. Demon Prince Series. Kirth Gersen, Alan Howard Treesong,the Darsh and Navarth. Need I say more?
2. The Planet of Adventure Series. Boys own Adventure stuff set in a star wars tavern. Go the Human!
3. Lyonnesse Series. Who could forget Visbhume?
4. Araminta Station. Wooks, Clattucs and Yips. You can almost smell the chife.
5. Wyst: Alastor 1716. The future of Socialism? Would have been higher if it were not for the final two pages.