Jack Vance is a unique writer. Few of the classics of science fiction of the 20th century managed to combine in their work with the same ease and naturalness the depth of the problems raised with the brightness and fascination of the plot outline, moreover, STRING intellectuality onto a rigid “framework of action.” Classic action fantasy in Beast in Orbit. A dizzying excursion into the culture of the distant future in "The Languages of Pao". Exciting adventures in "Dust of Distant Stars" and "When Five Moons Rise"... And all this is science fiction as we love it. And all this - Jack Vance! Contents: The Languages of Pao / Monsters in Orbit / Telek / Noise / When the Five Moons Rise / Dust of Far Suns / Gateway to Strangeness / Sail 25 /