Octavo, cloth. "A young man attempts to free the people of the semi-ruined city of Ambroy on the planet Halma from the benign oppression of the Lords.This is one of his best novels." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 118. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1163. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A34]. Touch of rubbing to upper front corner tip and base of spine panel, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket. A sharp copy, uncommon in this condition. (27159).