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Emphyrio is a science fiction adventure novel by American writer Jack Vance. It tells the story of a young man who overturns the foundations of his world.
Resumen y sinopsis de Emphyrio de Jack Vance. Los hombres fueron reducidos a la esclavitud, y destinados a penosas tareas, mientras que los monstruos se relajaban y veían satisfechas sus necesidades.
Emphyrio is Jack Vance’s foray into dystopian planetary romance. His usual plots feature amoral adventurers with a yearning for star-hopping, getting in and out of trouble in exotic locations and discovering quirky new cultures with colourful cuisine, monsters and religions.
When Amiante, a wood-carver, is executed for processing old documents with a camera, his son Ghyl rebels, and decides to bring down the system. To do so, he must first interpret the story of Emphyrio, an ancient hero of Halman legend.
14 de nov. de 2011 · When Amiante, a wood-carver, is executed for processing old documents with a camera, his son Ghyl rebels, and decides to bring down the system. To do so, he must first interpret the story of...
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Jack Vance, in my opinion, was science-fiction's finest writer. In Emphyrio, Vance explores themes found in many of his other novels -- such as gullibility, social engineering, and enslavement. This is a wonderful story -- one of Vance's very best.
