Brave Free Men, The-Jack Vance novel, book review
Brave Free Men, The-Jack Vance novel AKA: Durdane Book 2 The Brave Free Men was first published in 1972 in digest form in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Its draft title was Palasedra. Released in 1973 as a novel, this is the second book in the three volume Durdane Chronicles. It is a continuation of the story begun in The Anome and should be read after that book and not as a stand alone novel. This is the third time I have read this series and I liked each of the books even better after rereading. Although the three books are not the very finest Vance has written, I found them fascinating, easy to read and entertaining and recommended them to all Vance fans. My copy is 246 pages long. The first book, The Anome, introduced most of the characters and had interesting revelations about the government, customs and culture of Slant. The Brave Free Men is more action oriented, continuing the story but focusing more on getting the corrupt governme...