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Planet of Adventure

City of the Chasch, Servants of the Wankh, The Dirdir, The Pnume

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Planet of Adventure

By: Jack Vance
Narrated by: Elijah Alexander
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Stranded on the distant planet Tschai, young Adam Reith is the sole survivor of a space mission who discovers the world is inhabited - not only by warring alien cultures but by human slaves as well, taken early in Earth's history. Reith must find a way off the planet to warn Earth of Tschai's deadly existence.

Against a backdrop of baroque cities and haunted wastelands, sumptuous palaces and riotous inns, Reith will encounter deadly wastrels and murderous aliens, dastardly villains and conniving scoundrels - and always the random beauty in need of rescue.

©1968, 1969, 1970 City of the Chasch © 1968 by Jack Vance. Servants of the Wankh © 1969 by Jack Vance. The Dirdir © 1969 by Jack Vance. The Pnume © 1970 by Jack Vance (P)2015 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Adventure Anthologies & Short Stories Fantasy First Contact Science Fiction Fantasy Adventure Short Stories

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Really enjoyed the lead character. Only wished Jack Vance had written more books around him.

last read 30 years ago

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An immensely enjoyable and satisfying listen, I would recommend for any Vance fans and beyond.

Vintage Vance

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Action, puzzles and incredible imagination. A genius. Cugels saga was brilliant too
Could not stop listening

Novel, imaginative and with a unique flair and flourish is

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I absolutely loved these books. Classic Vance ...he truly evokes vivid colourful pictures in his story telling. I would love to see these made into movies although I question if there are any directors capable?
The Narrator is superb. I recommend this to any lovers of Sci-Fi and even those taking their first steps into the genre.

Sci-Fi aficionados read on!

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The voice acting conveyed the wide variety of human and alien characters extremely well.

Classic Vance with a competent hero alone on a very strange world. Darkly humourous, but with tense action scenes and devious plots. The ending was a little bit of an anticlimax, but its slightly open-ended nature worked for me.

Great Narration and Characters

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This was written in the 60s so is showing its age a bit (eg the lack leading female characters) but its still an entertaining story. The narration could be better, particularly the voices, but its by no means poor.

Good solid sci-fi

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I had only read a Jack Vance trilogy a couple of decades ago, but recalled enjoying them and these didn’t disappoint. I don’t usually read fiction, but I became engrossed in these novels and was sad to reach the last chapter. A very involved World, full of intrigue and the right amount of tension. Highly recommended.

Exceptional Jack Vance

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Adam Reith, sole survivor of an Earthship shot down over remote planet Tschai, finds a most mysterious, exotic world, inhabited by humans and 4 alien races that subjugate them.
Reith is resourceful, decisive yet compassionate.
Solid old school sci-fi. A to Z storytelling. Told through 4 books.
One of many stand out scenes are when Reith & his 2 companions enter the dreaded Carabas game preserve , swarming with Dirdir hunting for men.
Elijah Alexander's narration is excellent.
These 4 books could make exceptional films.
Such an intriguing, exciting tale, so colourfully written, I recommend a visit to Tschai.

Superb Science Fiction

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Aficionados of Vance will appreciate this compilation of 'The Planet of Adventure' series

The delivery is excellent in every sense

It's a pity more of this author's work is not available on this site

Excellent

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