Trullion

Jack Vance

1973 • 170 pages

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From Amazon.com - *Trullion--World 2262 of the Alastor Cluster--was a beautiful waterworld of fens, mists, idyllic islands set in clear oceans whose teeming richness provided food for the taking. The Trill were a carefree, easy-living race. But violence entered their lives during the raids of the galactic pirates known as the Starmenters. And there was also the planetwide game of hussade, when the Trill's ferocious passion for gambling drove them to risk all--even life itself--on the hazardous water-chessboard gaming fields. Their prize? The virginal body of the beautifu sheirl-maiden, the body any Trill is willing to die for.*

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Gaean Reach

Gaean Reach is a 30-book series with 30 released primary works first released in 1964 with contributions by Jack Vance.

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#1 in Alastor

Alastor is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 1973 with contributions by Jack Vance.

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Trullion: Alastor 2262
Jack Vance
Alastor, #1
4.5 stars
(#2 Marune, #3 Wyst)

Trullion is classic Vance. Arcane vocabulary, lush landscapes, disaffected characters - this book has it all. It also introduces Alastor Cluster, ruled by the idosyncratic Connatic, who wanders incognito amongst his subjects.
Briefly, Glinnes is an ex-policeman, come home to Trullion after retirement. Naturally, he finds that all is not well, and part of his patrimony has been squandered. He turns to his skills at hussade, a complex team sport, to raise funds. As always with Vance, there are quirky customs, strange habits, and unattainable, stand-offish women. The plot is on the thin side, but the language and characterizations are fantastic (in several senses).
If you're a Vance fan, this is a must. If you're not (yet), this is a great place to start. Highly recommended.
CVIE VI