The Anthony Villiers Novels (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Alexei Panshin
- First Published: 1968
- Type of Work: Novels
- Type of Plot: Science fiction—galactic empire
- Time of Work: The thirty-fifth century
- Setting: The planets Star Well, Pewamo, and Delbalso
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction
- Subjects: Gambling, Future, Other worlds, Debtors or creditors
- Locales: Fictional planets
The Plot
All the stories involve the adventures of Anthony Villiers, Viscount Charteris, as he wanders the Nashuite Empire, usually in pursuit of his remittances. He travels with a Trog, a large hairy froglike alien, named Torve. Trogs are supposed to be banned from most worlds, but Torve manages to travel.
In Star Well, Villiers is on the eponymous gambling planet. There, too, are Norman Adams, a young Imperial agent passing as a rich tourist, and a couple who attempt to practice the badger game on Villiers. They fail because Villiers finds the woman’s...
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