The Green Pearl
The Green Pearl is a novel by Jack Vance published in 1985. It is the second book in the Lyonesse trilogy, which also includes Suldrun's Garden and Madouc.
Plot summary[]
The Green Pearl is a novel in which political maneuverings and magical trickery occur.[1] It is set on an imaginary group of islands to the west of Europe, some time between the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the Arthurian period.
Reception[]
Dave Langford reviewed The Green Pearl for White Dwarf #81, and stated that "grimmer than most Vance tales, but always enjoyable for its sheer style – Vance probably writes elegantly ironic and barbed shopping lists."[1]
Reviews[]
- Review by Faren Miller (1985) in Locus, #291 April 1985
- Review by Don D'Ammassa (1986) in Science Fiction Chronicle, #77 February 1986
- Review by John Gregory Betancourt (1986) in Amazing Stories, March 1986
- Review by Daniel Temianka (1986) in Fantasy Review, June 1986
References[]
- ^ a b Langford, Dave (September 1986). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf. No. 81. Games Workshop. p. 16.
Categories:
- 1985 novels