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Having brought arch-villain Malagate the Woe to justice, Gersen now sets his sights on Kokor Hekkus, another of the Demon Princes. The name Kokor Hekkus, which means "killing machine" in the language of the planet Thamber, does not refer to Hekkus's own predilection for homicide, but to his fondness for horrific and murderous devices, including the giant robotic executioner that first gained him his nickname. The Killing Machine is part 2 of 5 of The Demon Princes Series. The Demon Princes is a five-book series of science fiction novels by Jack Vance, which cumulatively relate the story of one Kirth Gersen as he exacts his revenge on five notorious criminals, collectively known as the Demon Princes, who carried his village off into slavery during his childhood. Each novel deals with his pursuit of one of the five Princes.

Ein Name steht noch auf Kirth Gersons Liste: Howard Alan Treesong. Doch der ist der gerissenste und kaltblütigste von allen. Gersons einziger Anhaltspunkt ist ein Foto, das ihm zufällig in die Hände geraten ist: das Foto einer Party, bei der alle Gäste den Tod fanden - durch Treesong, dessen Gesicht mit auf dem Foto sein muß. Gerson versucht ihn durch das fingierte Preisausschreiben einer Zeitschrift zu identifizieren. Er macht den Hinterwäldlerplaneten ausfindig, auf dem Treesong geboren wurde - und dort fällt ihm das "Buch der Träume" in die Hände, das Tagebuch des jungen Treesong. In dem Moment weiß Gerson, daß er einen unwiderstehlichen Köder in Händen hat. Aber er muß am eigenen Leib erfahren, wie skrupellos und gefährlich sein Gegner ist.

Grand Master Jack Vance's haunting tale of the search for identity across time and space.

Five intergalactic criminal masterminds raid the tranquil world of Mount Pleasant, leaving behind only ruin and slaughter - and the orphaned child Kirth Gersen, who comes to manhood swearing to take bloody revenge. Now Gersen roams the galaxy, bringing vengeance to the Demon Princes one by one, in Jack Vance's classic series of hardboiled space opera. In a seedy tavern on Smade's Planet, Kirth Gersen picks up the trail of Attel Malagate, a member of an alien species called Star Kings, who masquerade as humans. Malagate maintains anonymity behind a screen of sinister henchmen, but Gersen will combine subtle guile and stark violence in a strategy to bring him face to face with the first of the Demon Princes. - Matt Hughes The Star King is Book I of the Demon Prince series, and Volume 38 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

Jack Vance 1945 – Einführung als Schriftsteller Franz Rottensteiner 1964/69 – Jack Vance Richard Tiedman 1965 – Jack Vance – Science-Fiction-Stilist Terry Dowling 1978 – Die Kunst der Xenografie Arthur Jean Cox 1980 – Jack Vance – Der Welten-Denker Russell Letson 1985 – Einleitung zu »Light from a Lone Star« Russell Letson 1987 – Identität, Freiheit und Wille David Alexander 1988 – Wie man Hunde tötet Andreas Irle 1996 – Wortschmied und Weltenschöpfer Nick Gevers 2000 – Herr der Sprache, Meister der Träume Jack Vance 2000 – Biografische Skizze & andere Fakten Tom Shippey 2000 – Menschen sind formbar David Langford 2000 – Aufwachsen und zurückschlagen David Mathews 2000 – Von Phade zu Wayness Norma Vance 2003 – Eine Jack-Vance-Biografie Norma Vance 2003 – Jack Vance aus anderem Blickwinkel Paul Rhoads 2009 – Betrachtungen über Größe in der Literatur Carlo Rotella 2009 – Der Genre-Künstler Gisbert Haefs 2013 – In Gedenken an Jack Vance Mark von Schlegell 2014 – Der große Jack Vance