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the five gold bands [Paperback]

jack vance (Author)
3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)


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  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Ace books (1962)
  • ASIN: B001263B2U
  • Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Grand Space Opera, May 18, 1998
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An Irish spaceman Paddy Blackthorn is caught attempting to steal the secret to Intersteller Drive technology and is sentenced to death by the ruling council of mutant human species whose creator granted them it's secrets. With the help of a beautiful Terran agent, Fay Bursill, Paddy searches the home planets of the "Sons Of Langtry" for the secrets to the drive hidden in 5 gold rings that the mutants possessed. Terrific Space Opera! I absolutely adore this genre and Vance is one of it's best.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Forgettable pulp fiction, October 7, 2009
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The reviewer below pretty much nailed it - this is an early Vance novel that only gives you the slightest glimpse of the genius that is evident in much of his other work. The plot stretches the limits of credibility and there is little of the style and depth that marks most Vance stories. It's a light, mildly entertaining read that I would only recommend to hardcore fans who have already read just about everything else Vance has written.
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2.0 out of 5 stars An early Vance not his best, June 24, 1998
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A formulaic, pulp SciFi novella. I actually have never finished it...and I love Vance. It seems as if he were just learning his craft at the time he wrote this. In hindsight, one perceives bits of the later master, but that's not enough. Only for the Vance fan who has to have EVERYTHING.
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