· The Palace of Love (Book 3 of 5 in Demon Princes series, Russian translation)Kirth Gersen sets his sights upon the mysterious Viole Falushe. After several false leads, Gersen backtracks the villain to his point of origin - Earth! Then the trail moves outward again, to the starworlds and. Now Gersen roams the galaxy, bringing vengeance to the Demon Princes one by one, in Jack Vance's classic series of hardboiled space opera. Among worlds populated by slave-takers and poisoners, Kirth Gersen is hunting the third Demon Prince, Viole Falushe, an Earthman who conceals his true identity while ruling a remote planet from his decadent Palace of Love. Vance leads us through a labyrinthine journey, Gersen requiring all his resource and skill in tracking his victim. Through a combination of deduction, determination and sheer chance, Gersen at last confronts his prey at the fabulous Palace of love - a hedonistic eutopia created by Falushe - /5(19).
The item The complete works of Jack Vance, [editor-in-chief, Paul Rhoads] represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Boston University Libraries. Vance, Jack. THE PALACE OF LOVE. New York: DAW Books, Inc., First DAW edition, first printing. Paperback. Fine. Item # ISBN: DAW book No. , UE The third book in the Demon Princes series. Cover art by Gino D'Anchille. Cover price $ A fine and bright copy. THE PALACE OF LOVE. Vance, John Holbrook, writing as "Jack Vance." London: Dennis Dobson, []. Octavo, boards. First British and first hardcover edition. Full page inscription signed by Vance to the front free end paper. The third volume in the "Demon Princes" series. Kirth Gersen's revenge continues.
The Palace of Love (Book 3 of 5 in Demon Princes series, Russian translation)Kirth Gersen sets his sights upon the mysterious Viole Falushe. After several false leads, Gersen backtracks the villain to his point of origin - Earth! Then the trail moves outward again, to the starworlds and. The Palace of Love () is a science fiction novel by American writer Jack Vance, the third in his Demon Princes series. It is about a wealthy man, Kirth Gersen, who is obsessed with seeking vengeance on the remaining Demon Princes who killed his family many years ago. To get access to the elusive and secretive Viole Falushe, one of the Demon Princes, Gersen poses as a journalist and wrangles a rare invitation to Falushe's hedonistic Palace of Love. Vance leads us through a labyrinthine journey, Gersen requiring all his resource and skill in tracking his victim. Through a combination of deduction, determination and sheer chance, Gersen at last confronts his prey at the fabulous Palace of love - a hedonistic eutopia created by Falushe - and Vance does not disappoint.
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