Houses of Iszm, The-Jack Vance novella
Houses of Iszm , The- Jack Vance novella This is a novella of 126 pages that was written by Jack Vance in 1953 and first published in April, 1954 in Startling Stories magazine . It is currently in print in a high quality paperback edition from Spatterlight Press along with Vance's novella Son of the Tree . The Houses of Iszm is sometimes listed as part two of the “ Nopalgarth ” series but this is incorrect. Although there is a novella by the title Nopalgarth, there is no series called Nopalgarth. (I confirmed this with Jack Vance’s son.) This novella is not part of any series. Initially the setting is on the planet called Iszm where trees are carefully grown from seeds (with proper care and secret incantations) and end up developing into houses with integrated rooms, walls, ceilings, plumbing, decor, etc. Some develop into simple one room dwellings, but others are luxurious homes with multi levels, bathing pools, and atmospheres charged w...