Galactic Effectuator [Paperback]

Jack Vance (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Ace; First Edition edition (November 1, 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0441272320
• ISBN-13: 978-0441272327
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,149,750 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Galactic Effectuator - Sci-fi PI, June 13, 2000

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Bill Dowding (Mayfield, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews

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It is an extremely well constructed PI type of adventure set in the far distant future, told in his typically highly literate style. The depth of the universe it is set in is ostensibly his usual Gaian Reach, although it smacks somewhat of an earlier model. The proponent, Miro Hetzel, charms, scams and thinks his way through violent but gentlemanly primitives and strange effete cultures to solve the "case" he was originally given - that, strangely, hardly told him what he was in for. Classic Vance, told with his usual brilliance and erudition.I have read it many times, and still have the original copy I bought nearly twenty years ago.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Strange mystery on a far-off planet, March 26, 2001

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Ventura Angelo (Brescia, Lombardia Italy) - See all my reviews
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Jack Vance is the rare writer who can fill you of sense of wonder,entertain and exilarate you...and,contemporarily,be a master of S.F. Mystery.You find yourself investigating a strange world lit with an oddly coloured sun...meet strange people,interact with fierce aliens at home in hot climates.You savor the athmosphere,absorb the feeling.Vance is the artist of alien landscapes.Only a flaw:you can only guess how the Olefract and the Liss look like.A good mystery,and an exquisite Vancean xperience

5.0 out of 5 stars Dave H, August 17, 2011

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Dave H "Dave H" (Oregon, USA) - See all my reviews

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What a fun read, elegant verbiage, melifluous pacing, and somewhat of a departure from the standard fantasy/adventure storylines indited by Jack Vance. The is more of a mystery story featuring Miro Hetzel as an effectuator=private investigator in the fantastical otherworldly environment on the planets Maz and "The Sisters". Truly enjoyable, this book features two separate stories featuring the same protagonist; "The Dogtown Tourist Agency" and "Freitzke's Turn. Vance at his best!