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The five novella-length stories in this collection amply indicate the range of SF subgenres at which Vance ( The Dragon Masters ), an accomplished story teller, excels. "Abercrombie Station" and "Cholwell's Chickens" together make up the space opera equivalent of a gothic: orphaned heroine Jean Parlier braves the dangers of an isolated space station--owned by an inbred family complete with demented relatives--to obtain the funds necessary to search for her own family. The title story extends H. G. Wells's "The Story of the Late Mr. Elvesham," whose subject sought immortality by trading bodies with healthy young men; Vance's villain sells this service to the rich and the poor. "The Gift of Gab" is straight SF, its technical problem and resolution revolving around the question of what constitutes intelligence, while the allure of infinite power and the pitfalls of dealing with infinity as if it could be contained are described in "Runfuddle."
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- PublisherUnderwood Books
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0887330983
- ISBN 13 9780887330988
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages240
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Book Description Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Octavo, 9.5 in. x 6.25 in., pp. 284. White cloth-covered boards with blue title to spine. Very light rubbing to board edges. Very light rubbing to dustjacket edges. Protected in mylar. Contains five, short science fiction novellas: 1) Abercrombie Station; 2) Cholwell's Chickens; 3) Chateau D'If; 4) Gift of Gab; 5) Rumfuddle. "Jack (John Holbrook) Vance (San Francisco, August 28, 1916 - Oakland, May 26, 2013) was an American mystery, fantasy and science fiction author. Most of his work has been published under the name Jack Vance. Vance has published 11 mysteries as John Holbrook Vance and 3 as Ellery Queen. Other pen names (each used only once) included Alan Wade, Peter Held, John van See, and Jay Kavanse. Among his awards are: Hugo Awards, in 1963 for The Dragon Masters, in 1967 for The Last Castle, and in 2010 for his memoir This is Me, Jack Vance!; a Nebula Award in 1966, also for The Last Castle; the Jupiter Award in 1975; the World Fantasy Award in 1984 for life achievement and in 1990 for Lyonesse: Madouc; an Edgar (the mystery equivalent of the Nebula) for the best first mystery novel in 1961 for The Man in the Cage; in 1992, he was Guest of Honor at the WorldCon in Orlando, Florida; and in 1997 he was named a SFWA Grand Master. A 2009 profile in the New York Times Magazine described Vance as 'one of American literature's most distinctive and undervalued voices.'" (from Jack Vance FB site). Very Good Plus / Very Good Plus. Seller Inventory # 86282
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. AS NEW condition, a collector's grade copy. A signed copy in slipcase, and limited #8/300. The hardcover book is in Fine condition, full bound in blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to the spine. Clean inside and out with no markings of any kind; binding is solid and square. The unclipped dustjacket is in Fine condition; cover art by Ilene Meyer is bright and glossy. The slipcase is bound in yellow cloth, and is in Fine condition. Collects five novellas: "Abercrombie Station", "Cholwell's Chickens", "Gift Of Gab', "Rumfuddle" and "Chateau d'If". Signed. Seller Inventory # 0021144
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