Ecce and Old Earth: Very Good
Late in the afternoon I finished Ecce and Old Earth, book 2 of 3 of the Cadwal Chronicles by Jack Vance. It was a very good reread: recommended.
Throy
The Conservancy of Cadwal has a new Charter- thanks to the courage of Glawen Clattuc and his beloved Wayness Tamm. But this has not brought peace to the people of Cadwal- instead, it has polarized them. Led by exiles, anti-Conservancy forces continue work to open Cadwal to commercial exploitation, while a new extremist faction seeks to restore Cadwal to entirely natural condition. In the middle are the governors of the planet, and their police force. Newly-promoted Commander Glawen Clattuc is charged with apprehending the conspirators wherever they might flee, but he also has a personal agenda. After twenty years, he will solve the mystery of his mother's death.
In the evening I started in Throy, book 3 of 3 of the Cadwal Chronicles by Jack Vance. I had downloaded the version with the great cover art by Luc Desmarchelier.