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Planet of Adventure
- City of the Chasch, Servants of the Wankh, The Dirdir, The Pnume
- Narrated by: Elijah Alexander
- Length: 23 hrs and 3 mins
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Summary
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.
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- Paul A. Adams
- 30-11-21
last read 30 years ago
Really enjoyed the lead character. Only wished Jack Vance had written more books around him.
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- Lukasz
- 01-01-22
Vintage Vance
An immensely enjoyable and satisfying listen, I would recommend for any Vance fans and beyond.
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- nutmix
- 13-10-24
Novel, imaginative and with a unique flair and flourish is
Action, puzzles and incredible imagination. A genius. Cugels saga was brilliant too
Could not stop listening
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- Guiseppe Oliva
- 02-06-23
Sci-Fi aficionados read on!
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.
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- B. R. Conway
- 09-06-24
Great Narration and Characters
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.
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- Mr. M. G. Helliwell
- 09-06-18
Good solid sci-fi
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.
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- G. B.
- 27-10-23
Exceptional Jack Vance
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.
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- Doctor Fairlight
- 27-01-19
Superb Science Fiction
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.
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- William Quirke
- 09-01-21
Excellent
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
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