Faceless Man, The-Jack Vance novel, book review
Faceless Man, The-Jack Vance novel AKA: Anome (author’s preferred title) Durdane Book 2 The Anome is the first book of the three part Durdane series. It was first published in February, 1971 under the title The Faceless Man as a two part serial in The Magazine of Science and Science Fiction. It was released as a book under the title The Anome in 1973. The Anome should be read first, followed by The Brave Free Men. It does not work well as a stand-alone novel. There is no resolution at the end of The Anome so the two novels should really be considered one work with The Asutra as a sequel. I do not find The Anome (or the Durdane series) to be among Vance’s really great works. But the Durdane series novels are well worth reading by Vance fans. Those who enjoy reading about the customs and cultures of unusual societies and alternative worlds might also want to explore this series. For readers unfamiliar with the writings of Jack Vance this would probably no...