Alastor
This volume contains the three novels in the Alastor trilogy: Trullion: Alastor 2262, Marune: Alastor 933, and 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
John Holbrook "Jack" Vance (1916–2013) was an American mystery, fantasy and science fiction writer. Though most of his work has been published as by Jack Vance, he also wrote 11 mystery novels using his full name John Holbrook Vance, three under the pseudonym Ellery Queen, and once each using the pseudonyms Alan Wade, Peter Held, John van See, and Jay Kavanse.
Vance won the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 1984 and he was a Guest of Honor at the 1992 World Science Fiction Convention in Orlando, Florida. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America made him its 14th Grand Master in 1997 and the Science Fiction Hall of Fame inducted him in 2001, its sixth class of two deceased and two living writers.
Alastor
Alastor consists of three primary books, and includes one additional book that complement the series but is not considered mandatory reads. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
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