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Name: The Star King
Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Author: Jack Vance

Kirth Gersen carries a list of five names—the Demon Princes responsible for the Mount Pleasant Massacre that devastated his family and world. In a relentless quest across countless star systems, he hunts each villain to exact revenge: first Attel Malagate, the Star King who seeks power at any cost; then Kokor Hekkus, the outlaw feared throughout the universe; followed by Viole Falushe, a cunning and vicious monster hidden in his own Palace of Love. One by one, Gersen confronts his foes, determined to avenge his parents’ deaths.

First publish date: September 5, 1978

Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera

Authors: Jack Vance

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