Search
    Search FictionDB
      Tap cover to enlarge

      Night Lamp

      by Jack Vance
      Published
      Oct 1996
      Main Genre
      Science Fiction Sci-Fi
      Rating
      Pages
      384
      Buy on Amazon Book

      About This Book

      Young Jaro Fath, his violent past shrouded in amnesia, is raised by adoptive parents who want him to follow in their scholarly footsteps. But driven by the need to know his origins, he becomes a spaceman and sets off on a voyage of self-discovery. His quest brings him to the decadent world Fader, whose proud but indolent upper class live in fear of the bio-engineered slaves who cater to their every whim. Here Jaro will confront the dire secret of his origin.

      No one does space opera like Jack Vance. Here is one of science fiction's grandmasters at the top of his form.

      Genres & Themes

      Genres

      General Fiction Speculative Fiction

      Subgenres

      Science Fiction Space Opera

      Buy This Book

      Amazon Physical Book | Kindle
      Barnes & Noble Physical Book | Nook
      Bookshop.org Physical Book Apple Books eBook Google Play eBook

      Formats & Editions

      Browse the different covers, formats, and publication history for this title.

      Paperback

      Paperback edition cover
      Trade Paperback
      Feb 1998 Tor ISBN13 9780312864729 ISBN10 0312864728
      Buy
      Paperback edition cover
      Trade Paperback
      Dec 2014 Createspace ISBN13 9781502930682 ISBN10 1502930684
      Buy
      Paperback edition cover
      Trade Paperback
      Oct 2016 Createspace ISBN13 9781539194569 ISBN10 1539194566
      Buy
      Paperback edition cover
      Trade Paperback
      Jul 2017 Spatterlight Press ISBN13 9781619471252 ISBN10 1619471256
      Buy

      Hardcover

      Hardcover edition cover
      Hardcover
      First Edition Oct 1996 Tor ISBN13 9780312856854 ISBN10 0312856857
      Buy

      eBook

      eBook edition cover
      eBook
      Aug 2012 Spatterlight Press LLC ISBN13 9781619470613 ISBN10 1619470616
      Buy
      eBook edition cover
      eBook
      Aug 2012 Gateway ISBN13 9781473208933 ISBN10 1473208939
      Buy
      eBook edition cover
      eBook
      Aug 2012 Spatterlight Press LLC ISBN10 B0094OPUEE
      Buy
      eBook edition cover
      eBook
      Sep 2012 Spatterlight Press, LLC ISBN13 2940015141009