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The Star King

The Star King

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The Star King: Demon Princes saga #1

by Jack Vance

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[JOHN HOLBROOK VANCE]. THE STAR KING. Berkley Medallion, New York, 1964. Berkley # F905 with the original price of 50 cents on the front cover. First Edition. First printing. True first edition in book form. Condition: Very Good. Appears unread, creases to covers, edge wear, pages are clean and binding tight. First appearance of the entire novel "The Star King" and the first novel of the Demon Princes saga. First published in Galaxy Magazine December 1963. Cover art by Richard Powers. 158 pgs. 16mo.

Synopsis

Star King (also published as The Star King) is a science fiction novel by American writer Jack Vance, the first in his Demon Princes series. It tells the story of a young man, Kirth Gersen, who sets out to track down and revenge himself upon the first of the Demon Princes, the five arch-criminals who massacred or enslaved nearly all the inhabitants of his colony world when he was a child.

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Bookseller
Astro Trader Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
1000-479
Title
The Star King
Author
Jack Vance
Illustrator
Richard Powers
Format/Binding
Softcover / Wraps
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Paperback
Publisher
Berkley Medallion
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1964
Size
16mo
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
Jack Vance, Richard Powers
Bookseller catalogs
Science Fiction;

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