Marune: Alastor 933: Good
In the afternoon I finished Marune: Alastor 933, Alastor book 2 of 3 by Jack Vance. I liked the rereading of this story. It was a quick but good read.
I Bought Three Books by Jack Vance
In the afternoon I decided I wanted to read "The Blue World" by Jack Vance. I did own the Dutch translation of The Blue World as part of an omnibus, but not an English edition, which I prefer. So I went to the official Jack Vance ebook shop and selected The Blue World. Additionally, I also added Emphyrio and The Domains of Koryphon (also known as "The Grey Prince") to my basket. Of the latter I also had a Dutch edition, part of the same omnibus. Each ebook costs 5.99 USD so the total was 17.97 USD which I paid for using PayPal.
The Blue World
King Kragen has ruled a sea-covered world since human colonists arrived twelve generations before. A monstrous water creature with gluttonous appetites, King Kragen demands a payoff in return for protection- and to appease him has become a way of life. To anger King Kragen means certain death, but Sklar Hast is fed up with slavery and sacrifice. In a world without weapons, the fight won't be easy- particularly when the unwilling treat Sklar Hast as the enemy!
In the afternoon I started in The Blue World by Jack Vance. I had downloaded the edition with cover art by Marcel Laverdet. This is one of my favorite books by Jack Vance. I read the book, in a Dutch translation, for the very first time back in 1981. Back then "Vienna" by Ultravox was played on the radio and I recall that the haunting song went well with the water world described in the book.
As we lived near a canal I even tried to make my own, fresh water, sponge arbor with some success. I made a cube out of green plant stakes and divided the cube into smaller sections. I lowered the construction into the canal with a rope and checked it often. After quite some time some growths could be discerned.