Durdane
An omnibus edition.
- The Faceless Man
- The Brave Free Men
- The Asutra
Bringing together in a single volume for the first time the three novels which make up "Durdane" - "The Faceless Man", "The Brave Free Men" and "The Astura". This book is set far in the future, on the distant planet Durdane, which lives under the mysterious rule of the Anome - the Faceless Man.
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.
Durdane
Durdane 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.