Wyst: Alastor 1716 (1978)

by Jack Vance

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Series: Alastor (3)

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This books is just shy of perfection. An unexpected tale, a sly satire on socialism and leftist thought in general, as well as statist control in general, the tale is marred only by the too-pat deus ex machina ending. And yet . . . I've this feeling that Vance started the book with the ending in mind! As usual with Vance, the prose is magnificent. And the character of Jantik Ravensroke is brilliantly conceived. The comedy at the start, with the Connatic (supreme ruler of that part of the galaxy) interviewing a bunch of politicians and likely criminals, is even funny. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Jack Vance	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Ladd, Eric	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Mattingly, David	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Wyst: Alastor 1716 [1716]

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1978

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Alastor, ein Kugelhaufen von dreißigtausend Sonnen, unzähligen verglühten Himmelskörpern und einer Vielfalt von Asteroiden und interstellarem Treibgut, befindet sich am inneren Rand der Galaxis, zwischen dem Unseligen Nichts vor und der Nonestikkluft hinter ihm, und dem Gaeanischen Territorium als funkelnder Sternenschleier an einer Seite.

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