The Anome (Durdane Book 1) by Jack Vance Condition:Used Genius inventor Skunky has just

Genius inventor Skunky has just designed a brand-new creation

Little Albert grew up in Germany

Abby wants a baby more than anything

If she hoped to survive

The traditional stories of the diverse peoples of Polynesia are brought together in this new collection: from Hawaii the Rainbow Maiden of Manoa undulates through the valleys and rainbow mists

The Anome (Durdane Book 1) by Jack Vance Condition:Used Genius inventor Skunky has justCoronet Books Printed in GB Second Impression 1977 The minstrel Gastel Etzwane lives in Shant a country of cantons, each independently dictating its own law and customs. The enforcement of law is simple, quick, and inevitable: death by decapitation, from an explosive torc clamped around each citizen's neck by authority of a single man the Anome. For millennia Anomes have ruled Shant, dealing death as they see fit and none dares defy them, until Gastel