{"product_id":"9780312854881","title":"Planet of Adventure : City of the Chasch, Servants of the Wankh, The Dirdir, and The Pnume","description":"\u003cstrong\u003ePlanet of Adventure\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jack Vance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eStranded 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 human slaves as well, taken early in Earth's history. Reith \u003ci\u003emust \u003c\/i\u003efind a way off planet to warn the Earth of Tschai's deadly existence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAgainst 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd always the random beauty in need of rescue...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The \u003ci\u003ePlanet of Adventure\u003c\/i\u003e tetralogy exemplifies Vance's mastery of the genre.” —\u003ci\u003eFantasy Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Jack Vance is one of the finest writers that the science fiction field has ever known.” —\u003ci\u003ePoul Anderson, author of The Boat of a Million Years\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312854881\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Orb Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40594083938510,"sku":"9780312854881","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_8a650b17-0ca1-44fb-9005-a391cdc7a3fe.jpg?v=1637800940","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312854881","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}