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The Chasch (Tschai, Planet of Adventure, Band 1) Taschenbuch – 3. Mai 2016
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His exploration ship blasted from orbit, Terran scout Adam Reith is stranded on Tschai, a world colonized by three alien species -- the Chasch, the Dirdir, and the Wannek -- while the planet's original inhabitants, the mysterious Pnume, lurk underground. In the first book of the four-volume cycle, Reith falls in with a barbaric tribe of free humans, each weirdly ruled by the hereditary symbolic badge he wears. To recover his wrecked scout craft, he embarks on a perilous journey to the decadent Chasch city of Dadiche, accompanied by Traz, a teenage barbarian, Anacho, an escaped slave of the birdlike Dirdir, and Ylin-Ylan, a princess rescued from a brutal cult. In Dadiche, one slip will bring certain death.
Tschai is grandmaster Jack Vance at his unparalleled adventure-spinning peak. – Matt Hughes
The Chasch is Book I of the Tschai (Planet of Adventure) sequence, and Volume 34 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 Each book bears a facsimile of theauthor's signature and a previously-unpublished photograph, chosen from family archives for the period the book was written.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
- Seitenzahl der Print-Ausgabe172 Seiten
- SpracheEnglisch
- Erscheinungstermin3. Mai 2016
- Abmessungen15.24 x 1.09 x 22.86 cm
- ISBN-101619471019
- ISBN-13978-1619471016
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- Herausgeber : Spatterlight Press (3. Mai 2016)
- Sprache : Englisch
- Taschenbuch : 172 Seiten
- ISBN-10 : 1619471019
- ISBN-13 : 978-1619471016
- Abmessungen : 15.24 x 1.09 x 22.86 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 77.516 in Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Bücher)
- Nr. 3.925 in Science-Fiction-Romane
- Nr. 17.390 in Fremdsprachige Bücher
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Es ist zu hoffen, dass die folgenden Romane auch in E-Book-Form erscheinen werden, denn die Handlung ist spürbar nicht abgeschlossen. Bei den fehlenden Romanen handelt es sich um "Servants of the Wankh", "The Dirdir" und "The Pnume".
Bei diesem faszinierenden Abenteuer-SF geht es um die Erlebnise des Adam Reith, der auf einem fremden Planeten gestrandet, eine Möglichkeit sucht, diesen wieder zu verlassen. Auf seiner Reise kreuz und quer über diese fremde Welt, wird er mit den verschiedenen Zivilisationen dieses Planeten konfrontiert. Letztere sind nicht 'eingeboren', sondern Nachfahren weltraumfahrender Rassen bzw. Kolonisten. Jeder der genannten Romane beschreibt den meist konfliktreichen Kontakt mit einer dieser Zivilisationen.
Wer die Romanfolge und das Abenteuer komplett genießen will, sollte wohl besser warten, bis die fehlenden Romane auch in dieser Form erschienen sind, denn so spannend das vorliegende Werk auch zu lesen ist: es ist recht frustierend, wenn man am Ende sozusagen in der Luft hängt.
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The Tschai series was originally published in the late 60s and early 70s (the copyright dates range from 1968 to 1970). The series has been previously published under the label 'The Planet of Adventure' and is sometimes just referred to as 'Tschai'. Using the e-book titles, the books are:
The Chasch (originally published as City of the Chasch)
The Wannek (originally published as Servants of the Wankh)
The Dirdir
The Pnume
All four of the books take place on the planet Tschai (except for brief bits in outer space at the very beginning and very end). Tschai is occupied by four alien species -- the Chasch, the Wannek, the Dirdir, and the Pnume, who rule over the planet in an uneasy truce. The first three species came to Tschai from somewhere else; the Pnume, who now live in a huge maze of caverns, driven underground by the other aliens, are apparently indigenous. In prehistoric times (Earth prehistoric) parties of these various space-faring alien groups raided Earth and abducted primitive tribal humans in order to breed slave populations on Tschai. The Chasch begins long after this initial enslavement, in the far future. The human slaves on Tschai have long since forgotten their origin and live in obsequious, or cowed and furtive, states. In the meantime, civilization and technology on Earth have evolved to a high point: humans travel to distant star systems and are busily exploring the galaxy. However, they know nothing of the planet Tschai, which lies far beyond their boundaries in uncharted space.
'The Chasch' begins when a scout ship from Earth stumbles upon Tschai. The ship is immediately destroyed by a missile from the planet; the only survivor is our hero, Adam Reith, who finds himself alone and stranded on the surface of Tschai. He discovers a world of incredible complexity: each alien group has its own slave population of humans, each of which has made a different, strange but plausible, adjustment to its slave status. There are also free humans, descendants of escaped slaves, who live in both nomadic tribes and established kingdoms. The free humans seem to exist at the volatile will of the aliens, serving as buffers between the dominant alien nations. Of course, the "free" humans are not necessarily free within their own enclave societies. These various populations interact with each other in unpredictable ways.
Each book in the series depicts Reith's encounter with one of the different alien groups and their human slaves (this is probably obvious from the titles). Reith rescues various humans from their situations and gains companions. He also encounters and becomes involved with a couple of beautiful women. Along the way, Reith does his best to demonstrate to the local humans their potential for a more noble status, a concept they have lost under alien domination. The individual books provide some closure, each resolving an immediate conflict, but the overall plot dynamic -- Reith's struggle to escape Tschai and return to Earth -- is not resolved until the end of the last book. (Presumably when the situation on Tschai is made known to the Earth hierarchy, the star fleets of Earth's now mighty navy will return in force to free their distant cousins.)
In Tschai, Vance creates a complex and fascinating situation, then makes excellent use of its potential. 'The Chasch' is a strong start to a great series -- if you like extremely well done classic science fiction, this is as good as it gets.
I read the book in one sitting, reluctant to put it down in case I missed something. I cannot wait for the next instalment. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a thrilling adventure story. Read and enjoy.





