Features Jack Vance's novel of humanity's final stand and Robert Silverberg's tale of the watcher's journey after invaders from outer space gain control of the Earth
The Last Castle
β Scribed by Jack Vance; Robert Silverberg
- Publisher
- Berkley Pub. Group
- Year
- 1966;1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 74 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
The novel is about a group of expatriates who have created a set of castles on an otherwise uninhabited world; they pursue an effete aristocratic lifestyle. Their servants inexplicably revolt; what will gentlemen do? This novel shows Vance's verbal style like no other.
Library : Fantasy
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9780425084786
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