Vancealot: Jack Vance in Review

Freitzke's Turn - Jack Vance novella Freitzke's Turn is a novella that was written by Jack Vance in 1974 and first published in 1977 in the anthology titled Triax .   It was later released in 1980 along with the Vance novella Dogtown Tourist Agency as "Part Two" of the book " Galactic Effectuator ."   Both novellas involve the same protagonist, Miro Hetzel .   "Galactic Effectuator" was reissued in 1980 by Underwood-Miller, in 1981 by Ace Books and in 1983 by Coronet.   In 2005 Freitzke's Turn was published as part of the Vance Integral Edition .   In 2012 it was released in a Subterranean Press collection of Vance works titled Dream Castles and as e-books by Gateway/Obrian and Spatterlight.   In February of 2018 it was issued by Spatterlight Press under the title "Miro Hetzel, Effectuator" along with The Dogtown Tourist Agency .   This is a new title for the same two novellas that were initially issued under the title "Galac...

Galactic Effectuator - Jack Vance collection AKA: Miro Hetzel , Effectuator Galactic Effectuator was released as a book in 1980 and included the Vance novel Dogtown Tourist Agency and his novella Freitzke’s Turn . The title for this combination of stories was changed to “Miro Hetzel Effectuator” in the 2005 Vance Integral Edition and in the 2018 Spatterlight Press release.   Both stories involve the same protagonist, Miro Hetzel.   Each piece is described below: Dogtown Tourist Agency-Jack Vance novel The Dogtown Tourist Agency is a 144 page novel that was written by Jack Vance in 1973 and was first published in 1975 as part of a book anthology called Epoch.   In 1980 it was released as "Part One" of the book titled "Galactic Effectuator."   It is currently in print, along with Freitzke’s Turn, in a trade paperback release by Spatterlight Press under the title Miro Hetzel, Effectuator. The Dogtown Tourist Agency stands on its own or may be read along wi...