Ebook {Epub PDF} The Dragon Masters [and The Last Castle] by Jack Vance

Here in one unforgettable volume are three of Jack Vance’s best novellas–rich adventures of humanity in crisis, showcasing Vance’s stylistic flair, creative ingenuity, wit, and storytelling skill: the Hugo-winning “The Dragon Masters,” Hugo and Nebula-winning “The Last Castle”, and that gem of science re-born, “The Miracle Workers”/5(24). The Dragon Masters by Jack Vance. You have been terribly misled about science fiction. You’ve been told that it comes. from the feverish pens of visionaries contemplating the wonders—or horrors—of. the future. Sci-fi, from this perspective, is the literary equivalent of the crystal. ball, a source of prognostication and predictions. The Last Castle is a science fiction novella by American writer Jack Vance published in It won the Nebula Award for Best Novella and the Hugo Award for Best Novelette. It is about a future civilization of wealthy nobles who live in high-tech castles, which are maintained by an enslaved alien race, the Meks. After centuries of slavery, the Meks revolt, destroying the castles and slaughtering .

Title: The Miracle Workers / The Dragon Masters / The Last Castle Title Record # Author: Jack Vance. Date: Type: COLLECTION. Language: English. User Rating: This title has no votes. VOTE. The dragon masters Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Share to Twitter The dragon masters by Vance, Jack, Publication date Topics Fantasy fiction Publisher New York: iBooks Internet Archive Language English. The Last castle Access-restricted-item true Addeddate Boxid IA Camera Canon. Among his awards for particular works were: Hugo Awards, in for The Dragon Masters, in for The Last Castle, and in for his memoir This is Me, Jack Vance!; a Nebula Award in , also for The Last Castle; the Jupiter Award in ; the World Fantasy Award in for Lyonesse: Madouc. He also won an Edgar (the mystery equivalent.

This was the first Jack Vance book that I read. Although it's not his best, it was still a worthy introduction. The edition that I bought has two stories: Dragon Masters and The Last Castle. Personally, I liked The Last Castle better, but both are good. The Dragon Masters / The Last Castle Mass Market Paperback – January 1, by. Jack Vance (Author) › Visit Amazon's Jack Vance Page. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author. Jack Vance (Author) out of 5 stars. 2 ratings. The Dragon Masters. by. Jack Vance. · Rating details · ratings · 62 reviews. Man has warred for centuries with the reptilian race called "Basics". The winner of each bloody encounter has made slaves of the loser—but in this far-future conflict each side improves its slaves with genetic engineering.