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Sto caricando le informazioni... Lurulu (1953)di Jack Vance
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. This sequel to 'Ports of Call' wraps up many of the loose threads from that work; the two should be read together, and together they make a loose tale of wandering through space aboard the trading ship 'Glicca'. 'Lurulu' is a smaller and tighter work, with more focused adventures of Captain Adair Maloof and Myron Tany; Wingo and engineer Fay Schwatzendale receive less emphasis in this volume (they got more attention in 'Ports of Call'). The crew of the Glicca get on so well that they are like family. Although they have very different personalities they have no serious conflicts. Indifferent to wealth (but still keen hagglers all), they are united by their desire to explore the universe. This wanderlust is celebrated in these two books, which were Jack Vance's last works I believe. Another enjoyable trip with Jack Vance, but I'm probably not going to remember what it's about in a few years. Ship travels to many planets, each with its own distinct proclivities. You might remember the crew member who takes pictures of things; the Shimrod-like character; and the main guy, can't remember his name now. Myron? See what I mean? Still, it was a fun read. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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Myron Tany, rebellious scion of a wealthy family, tours the Galaxy on a very questionable interstellar freighter, in search of his lurulu. Against the backdrop of the Gaean Reach, first the story of Jaro Fath unfolds: from wildling orphan to spaceship captain, a tale of adventure and discovery wittily told. A boy haunted by memories of his dead mother's terror, Jaro's life is directed by an inner voice he can't account for...until he returns to Kammerwelt, described in The Handbook of the Planets as the fourth world in the entourage of Robert Palmer's Star, drifting in a far-flung sector of the galaxy known as the Dragon's Maw. Then Myron Tany, in thrall to his zany aunt Dame Hester Lajoie, sets off in her space yacht to find a faraway fountain of youth. The captain flatters Hester agreeably, but when Myron points out that the man is a swindler, he is marooned on an inhospitable planet with barely his passage home. Thus he is given the perfect opportunity to live out his childhood fantasies of intergalactic adventure, alien encounters and exotic romance. Or starve to death. Luckily, the tramp cargo vessel Glicca is just then in need of a supercargo, and Myron is it. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
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Join the crew of the good ship Glicca as they trade among the minor planets of the Gaean Reach, with a few adventures on the side. Enjoy Wingo's pastries, the lemon tarts are excellent. Put up with the antics of the performing troupe who are long-term passengers, Moncrief's Mouse-riders. At the end, sail off to new adventures.
All in all, it is a slightly wistful tour to end a superb career in science fiction and fantasy. With Vance's amused observations, of course. ( )