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Loading... Trullion: sterrenwereld 2262 (original 1973; edition 1976)by Jack Vance, Pon Ruiter (Translator)
 divinenanny | May 30, 2012 | 
When I was younger I read some Jack Vance books from my dad. Although I have read a lot of science fiction this past year, and although I have his Jack Vance books, I havenât read anything by him for years. âTrullion: Sterrenwereld/Alastor 2262Ⲡis the first book I picked up, purely by chance. It is the story of Glinnes Hulden, a man who lives on Trullion, one of the many planets in the Alastor cluster. The planet is peaceful, man doesnât have to work much and just enjoys a simple life. Glinnes returns after ten years in the Whelm, the interplanetary army, to find that his father and brother are dead or missing, and his younger brother is not taking good care of the family estate. What follows is a story about sport, and an adventure with pirates, a sect, stolen money and dangerous gypsies. I have to be honest, while the writing is alright, the world is nice, I just didnât like this book. Too much sport (and too detailed) and an adventure that just seems to happen. The story-lines wander around, like Vance had a list of things he wanted in this book, and when he didnât know what to put on the next page, he thought to himself âOh, pirates!â or âOh, a new match!â. Three out of five stars. (  ) divinenanny | May 30, 2012 | Only Vance could concoct this and get away with it. It features his frequently seen "little village" social observations on closed planet societies, funneled into what is essentially a truly goofy, futuristic sports novel . The game played, Hussade, is elaborated on here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trullion:_Alastor_2262 What about that -eh? Surprisingly fun. Vance is a one off, that's for sure. (  )1  arthurfrayn | Jul 16, 2008 | The least successful of Vance's three "Alastor" novels, this one nevertheless has plenty of color. But the ending is a bit goofy, the adventure no better than (if as good as) a Rick Brant Science Adventure or a Hardy Boys book, and it is mostly about (gasp) sports! And yet, read the first paragraph. Vance sets the scene of the story with a swirl of elegant prose. I'll probably find myself re-reading this again soon! Vance, even at his worst, is better than most other writers. ( ) wirkman | Mar 24, 2007 | When I told the pool designer about my dream for a hussade court, he said there wasn't enough liability insurance in the world... ;-) (  ) Bestine | Mar 28, 2006 | |
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It is the story of Glinnes Hulden, a man who lives on Trullion, one of the many planets in the Alastor cluster. The planet is peaceful, man doesnât have to work much and just enjoys a simple life. Glinnes returns after ten years in the Whelm, the interplanetary army, to find that his father and brother are dead or missing, and his younger brother is not taking good care of the family estate. What follows is a story about sport, and an adventure with pirates, a sect, stolen money and dangerous gypsies.
I have to be honest, while the writing is alright, the world is nice, I just didnât like this book. Too much sport (and too detailed) and an adventure that just seems to happen. The story-lines wander around, like Vance had a list of things he wanted in this book, and when he didnât know what to put on the next page, he thought to himself âOh, pirates!â or âOh, a new match!â. Three out of five stars. (