The Demon Princes Series (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Jack Vance
- First Published: 1963
- Type of Work: Novels
- Type of Plot: Science fiction—planetary romance
- Time of Work: Beginning in 3524
- Setting: Various planets of the Gaean Reach
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction
- Subjects: Future, Other worlds, Revenge, Pirates
- Locales: Fictional planets
The Plot
The Demon Princes series was the first long novel series that Jack Vance started, and it took the longest to complete. It takes place in Vance’s own imaginary galaxy of the future, the Gaean Reach. The civilized, law-abiding part of the galaxy is known as the Oikumene, and the uncivilized, lawless section, its frontier, is known as the Beyond. From this area come five space pirates, the Demon Princes, who have committed the massacre of Kirth Gersen’s family, a crime that Gersen pledges his life to avenge. Gersen and his grandfather, escaping this attack, journey to...
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