Dirdir, The-Jack Vance novel, book review
Dirdir, The-Jack Vance novel AKA: Planet of Adventure 3 and Tschai Book 3 The Dirdir was first published as a paperback novel in 1969. At 125 pages it is a fairly short novel. It has also been called Planet of Adventure 3 and Tschai Book 3. The Dirdir is the third of four novels in the Planet of Adventure series involving the planet Tschai. It is a haunting novel, beautifully written by a master writer and is rich in symbolism, world building and social satire. The Dirdir and The Pnume are for me the two finest of the Planet of Adventure series, but I recommend that all four novels be read in order. The Dirdir continues the story of Adam Reith who is marooned on the planet Tschai where four major, intelligent civilizations exist, each ruled by a different species and an enemy of the others. They are the Chasch, the Wankh, the Dirdir and the Pnume. Each of these considers itself superior to others and has humans as servants. ...