Lurulu

Rejoin the Glicca and her unforgettable crew as they ply the trade routes of Jack Vance's Gaean Reach.

Now in his seventh decade of writing SF, Vance shows no sign of stinting either his impeccable style or storytelling mastery. Lurulu continues the escapades of Myron Tany, rebellious heir of a wealthy family, who eschews the comforts of home to hobnob throughout space in a galactic freighter with a crew of fellow misfits.

During an apparently routine cargo run, the gang disembarks on the planet Fluter, where the ship's captain, Malfoor enlists Tany in a perilous mission to track down con artist Tremaine, who killed Malfoor's father and kidnapped his mother. Fluter locals, however, have their own beef with Tremaine, and the sagacious Malfoor must adapt his political savvy to navigating the cultural and geographical idiosyncrasies of a planet that, apart from boasting the most beautiful landscapes in the galaxy, also harbors its most puritanical citizens.