Name: Vandals of the Void, Paperback/Jack Vance
Brand: Spatterlight Press
Price: 93.99 RON
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Contributor(s): Author: Jack Vance Fifteen-year-old Dick Murdock travels aboard the African Star to the Moon, to meet his father Dr. Paul Murdock-Chief Astronomer at the Lunar Observatory. En route, the African Star finds the hulk of a spaceship hanging in space, blasted open with all hands killed. It's the work of space pirates, led by the malevolent Basilisk Dick applies himself to uncovering who-or what-the Basilisk is? The stakes are enormously high; while prospecting for lunar tourmalines high on a lunar cliff with Crazy Sam Baxter, someone tries to kill him with a giant falling rock. And that's just the beginning. Dick risks everything to protect his father, and save the life of everyone at the Observatory. In a dark, lonely cavern far below the lunar surface-Dick will confront the Basilisk. And no-one is there to help... First published in 1951, Vandals of the Void was written for young adults. Vandals of the Void is Volume 7 of the Spatterlight Press Signature Series. Released in the centenary of the author's birth, this handsome new collection is based upon the prestigious Vance Integral Edition. Select volumes enjoy up-to-date maps, and many are graced with freshly-written forewords contributed by a distinguished group of authors. Each book bears a facsimile of the author's signature and a previously-unpublished photograph, chosen from family archives for the period the book was written. These unique features will be appreciated by all, from seasoned Vance collector