vodkafan Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Book Review: THE BLUE WORLD by Jack Vance. I first read this when I was about 16. Jack Vance is my favourite author and although all his books are good this one is my favourite. Sklar Hast is one of the descendents of the survivors of a crashed spaceship marooned on a strange world that is all sea, no land at all. But he and his fellow citizens know no other world and have made a strange (to us) but peaceful society. They live on giant floating sea plants and have developed a technology using all natural materials. They have no metal though. The hardest material there is human bone. There is plenty to eat. But this peaceful world has one drawback- nasty sea creatures they call kragen. One in particular has grown so large he is known as King Kragen. Sklar Hast one day decides to kill King Kragen and becomes the catalyst for a revolution that will either liberate the people of the floats or kill them all...for he must also go against the established cult of the Intercessors who worship King Kragen. Lots of things make this my favourite Vance book....the way he has thought out the technology. (Like all JV books it is presented in liitle footnotes on the bottom of the page) This would really work! I like the way Sklar Hast character is represented. He has faults like a real person. Also I like the fact that (as in some other JV books) there is a gentle romance going on as a sub-plot. If you have NEVER read a JV book before then it is no good me telling you about the sheer fun of his writing style and use of words that just carries you along page after page...you will have to discover this for yourself. You can buy this book on Amazon for 1p. You have no excuse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuggleMagic Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 this sounds really good. thanks for the review I'm going to add this to my reading list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vodkafan Posted February 21, 2010 Author Share Posted February 21, 2010 Mugglemagic I will lend it to you if you like as long as you promise to send it back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuggleMagic Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 aaaw thanks. I'll probably just see if the library has it first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vodkafan Posted February 24, 2010 Author Share Posted February 24, 2010 aaaw thanks. I'll probably just see if the library has it first Hehe not unless it is a super duper Library. It has been out of print about 30 years at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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