le Wankh
A Pulp, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics book. It occurs to me that the man and his religion are one and...
Adam Reith, abandonné sur l'hostile planète Tschaï, accepte de conduire l'expédition qui doit ramener de l'autre côté du continent la princesse Ylin-Ylan. Elle était retenue prisonnière, loin de son pays natal, celui des Hommes-Wankh. Reith sait que ce peuple est technologiquement avancé et il espère obtenir un vaisseau en gage de reconnaissance.Rien n'est facile au cours de ce voyage. Adam doit affronter des nomades et autres peuplades des steppes, qui risquent à chaque instant de le voler, de le tuer ou de le réduire en esclavage. Mais surtout, il s'aperçoit bientôt qu'il est le spécimen humain le plus recherché par les...
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- Pages: 218 pages
- ISBN: 9782277117223 / 2277117226
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It occurs to me that the man and his religion are one and the same thing. The unknown exists. Each man projects on the blankness the shape of his own particular world-view. He endows his creation with his personal volitions and attitudes. The religious man stating his case is in essence explaining himself. When a fanatic is contradicted he feels a threat to his own existence; he reacts violently. Jack Vance, Servants of the Wankh //
As usual, Vance exhibits virtuoso skill with language. The story is otherwise a fairly straightforward planetary romance with one twist, a moment about halfway through that is shocking in its suddenness and leaves the reader with a clear understanding that Adam Reith explores a truly alien world--on with cultures and, one might say,... The second book in the Planet of Adventure Series and marooned Adam Reith is still trying to get off the planet. All his efforts to find a spaceship fail, but in the process we learn more about the planet and it's inhabitants. Vance is a genius at creating cultures and societies as well as the heroes/anti-heroes that successfully navigate... review coming soon at wwww.fantasyliterature.com
