Night Lamp-Jack Vance novel, book review
Night Lamp - Jack Vance novel Night Lamp is a 371 page novel by Jack Vance that was published in 1996 when he was almost 80 years old. I think Night Lamp will probably appeal more to Vance devotees or those who have read many of his science fiction and fantasy novels. It is also a book that blossoms upon further readings, once the story is familiar and one can appreciate the wry humor, witty dialog, odd characters and social satire . It is a stand alone novel, is not part of a series and is longer than most Vance novels. The plot is not especially original and the storyline rambles somewhat but this is still a colorful novel with some interesting world building . It begins with the childless married couple Hilyer and Althea Fath who are Associate Professors at Thanet Institute on the world of Gallingale . Hillyer's specialty is the “Theory of Concurrent Symbols” while Althea is a musicologist who studies the music of barbaric or semi-barbaric peopl...