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Miro Hetzel, Effectuator Paperback – February 1, 2018

by Jack Vance (Author)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 66 ratings
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Detectives of the future will command stealth and arcane techniques to satisfy their stingy and demanding clients, who seek results over interstellar distances. Miro Hetzel is an Effectuator: one who goes beyond fact-finding, to produce changes in process and result—sometimes at the point of a gun.

Industrialist Sir Ivon Hacaway, facing cutthroat pricing from a new competitor, employs Hetzel to determine the identity and methods of a commercial threat. Miro is led to the hazardous planet Maz and The Dogtown Tourist Agency. A hub of overlapping sovereignties, Maz is where the interests of alien Liss and Olefract intersect with those of mankind; the native population—the warlike Gomaz—make industrial pursuits on the planet improbable; the circumstance presents a puzzle for Hetzel, whose investigations, close shaves, and discoveries make for an exciting yarn.

In Freitzke's Turn, Hetzel accepts a commission to recover purloined pieces of anatomy belonging to client Conwit Clent. The thief is Faurence Dacre, a school-hood chum of Miro's, now a celebrity surgeon. Hetzel's convoluted pursuit is resolved with a surprising twist of medical revenge!

All in a day's work for Miro Hetzel, the Galactic Effectuator.

Miro Hetzel, Effectuator was first published as Galactic Effectuator.

Miro Hetzel, Effectuator is Volume 50 of the Spatterlight Press Signature Series.Released in the centenary of the author's birth, this handsome new collectionis based upon the prestigious Vance Integral Edition. Select volumes enjoyup-to-date maps, and many are graced with freshly-written forewords contributedby a distinguished group of authors. Each book bears a facsimile of theauthor's signature and a previously-unpublished photograph, chosen from family archives for the period the book was written. These uniquefeatures will be appreciated by all, from seasoned Vance collector to new reader sampling the spectrum of this author's influential work forthe first time. – John Vance II

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    1619471345
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Spatterlight Press; 1st edition (February 1, 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 196 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1619471345
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1619471344
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.49 x 9 inches
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Eugene Fleisher
5.0 out of 5 stars Great writer
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2016
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Jack Vance (who died last year) was one of the best science fiction and fantasy authors ever. He manages to "marry" science fiction, and detective
genre's in many of his books. I have read all of his books with the greatest pleasure.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Futuristic detective noir, the way it should be.
Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2014
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Wonderfully written like everything Jack Vance did. Action and violence, but not gratuitously gory. Romance but no explicitness or obscenity.
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rjv
5.0 out of 5 stars A Pair of Masterpieces
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2015
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Two of the miraculous and flawlessly polished Jack Vance novellas. (The Last Castle also comes to mind.) Even better as an eBook.
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GDUB57
4.0 out of 5 stars good but --
Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2019
In my opinion, Planet of Adventure is a much better read if you want a Vance novel.
In my opinion, Last Castle is a much better read if you want a Vance short story.
In my opinion, both this story and Moon Moth are overrated.
Just my opinion, and I'm a Vance fan.
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Hester Rogan
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable lightweight Vance
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2019
These two stories - one novella and one shorter story - were the only two that Vance wrote starring Miro Hetzel. I've often wished that he had written more, although the protagonist is really nothing out of the ordinary for Vance. The plots are enjoyable and the settings and incidental characters provide some classic Vance material. I've found myself re-reading them several times over the years, and pondering what else Miro Hetzel might have gotten up to in the meantime.
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Gletkin
5.0 out of 5 stars Two Excellent Stories of Interstellar Sleuthing
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2013
The two tales of the adventures of Miro Hetzel told here are excellent examples of Jack Vance's ability to mix genres with seamless dexterity (science fiction and mystery). The blurb pretty much covers the high points here, but I found Dogtown Tourist Agency the more exotic story with a lot more pitfalls and twists.

Freitzke's Turn is much more linear in telling the tale of mysterious medical crimes that lead to the tropical islands of Jamus Amaha and the odd practice of Dr. Faurence Dacre.

The pair of Miro Hetzel stories only leaves me wanting more from the author. These stories have more depth and turnings than his Magnus Ridolph gadget stories of his early career.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Previously issued as "Galactic Effectuator"
Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2012
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Miro Hetzel is an effectuator - in effect, a private investigator. This book contains two of his cases.

Despite the unusual-for-Vance title "Dogtown Tourist Agency", the story is straightforward Vance, with effectuatory Miro Hetzel traveling to the planet Maz to track down a mysterious shipping company. Maz contains the usual mix of weird races and aloof characters, though the fun language and footnotes are toned down a bit from the Vance usual. It's a fun if not outstanding story.

"Freitzke's Turn" is a more limited but still enjoyable story in which Hetzel searches for a brilliant but twisted old schoolmate. The setup is fairly thin, and we mostly just follow along as Hetzel solves the case. The end, however, is satisfying, and more upbeat (in some ways) than usual.

All in all, very enjoyable exemplars of the standard Vance, though with slightly less unusual vocabulary. A must for Vance fans, fun for occasional Vance readers, and a good entry point for new readers.
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Koffeesnob
5.0 out of 5 stars Vintage Vance
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 4, 2020
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Another pair of stories by one of the very greatest writers in the Genre - Jack Vance's imagination is astonishing and his ability to make the people, places and creatures of his imagination totally believable is without equal.
Highly recommended !
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Albert David Ditchfield
5.0 out of 5 stars Jack Vance was brilliant!
Reviewed in Brazil on June 7, 2016
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This book as with all books I have read by Jack Vance is too short. I wish they never ended. A master story teller, with the gift to transport you far away into the realms of immagination. I loved getting to know Miro Hetzel, galactic effectuator. Really two separate stories with the same main character.
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