{"title":"The Dragon Masters \u0026 The Last Castle","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-dragon-masters-the-last-castle-by-jack-vance-numbered-edition","title":"The Dragon Masters \u0026 The Last Castle by Jack Vance - Numbered Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003ePRE-ORDER PRICE: $650\u003cbr\u003ePUBLICATION PRICE: $695\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are pleased to announce our limited edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Dragon Masters\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Last Castle\u003c\/em\u003e by Jack Vance. This edition brings together two of Vance’s most celebrated novellas, both recipients of the Hugo Award and regarded as seminal works in the science fiction genre. With an introduction by John Vance and an afterword by Michael Moorcock, this edition celebrates Vance’s singular imagination and enduring literary legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ls-ps05\"\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Dragon Masters\u003c\/em\u003e, when humans on a distant world, living under primitive conditions, breed lizard-like alien creatures into fierce warriors, the unexpected arrival of a vessel from the aliens’ home planet brings not only their kindred, but something far more unsettling.  In \u003cem\u003eThe Last Castle\u003c\/em\u003e, a privileged aristocracy lives in towering, high-tech fortresses sustained by alien servitors, until an unexpected rebellion threatens to bring their world crashing down.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Dragon Masters\u003c\/em\u003e first appeared in the August 1962 issue of \u003cem\u003eGalaxy Science Fiction \u003c\/em\u003emagazine and was published in book form by Ace Books in 1963 as half of Ace Double F-185. The novella earned Jack Vance his first Hugo Award. \u003cem\u003eThe Last Castle\u003c\/em\u003e made its debut in \u003cem\u003eGalaxy\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eScience Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e magazine in 1966 and was published as half of Ace Double H-21 in 1967. It won the 1966 Nebula Award for Best Novella and the 1967 Hugo Award for Best Novelette. These honors contributed to Jack Vance’s recognition by the Science Fiction \u0026amp; Fantasy Writers Association, who named the author a Grand Master in 1997, the highest honor bestowed by the SFWA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ls-ps50\"\u003eBoth \u003cem\u003eThe Dragon Masters\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Last Castle\u003c\/em\u003e showcase Jack Vance’s enduring mastery of imaginative world-building and inventive storytelling that define the very best of science fiction\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"ls-ps2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ls-ps40\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe limited edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Dragon Masters\u003c\/em\u003e \u0026amp; \u003cem\u003eThe Last Castle \u003c\/em\u003eby Jack Vance is presented in three states: \u003ca 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Vance. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew exclusive afterword by Michael Moorcock.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTête-bêche binding structure presents each story as a self-contained book with its own front cover, paying homage to the classic Ace Doubles format in which these novellas were published in 1963 and 1967 respectively.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand bound full goatskin binding. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCovers feature blind stamped custom line-art illustrations commissioned specifically for this edition from the artists who illustrated the volume.  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFoil stamped leather label on the cover. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTen color illustrations by award-winning illustrators Julie Bell and Ted Nasmith. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\"\u003eNewly commissioned map \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\"\u003eby \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan 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This edition brings together two of Vance’s most celebrated novellas, both recipients of the Hugo Award and regarded as seminal works in the science fiction genre. With an introduction by John Vance and an afterword by Michael Moorcock, this edition celebrates Vance’s singular imagination and enduring literary legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ls-ps05\"\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Dragon Masters\u003c\/em\u003e, when humans on a distant world, living under primitive conditions, breed lizard-like alien creatures into fierce warriors, the unexpected arrival of a vessel from the aliens’ home planet brings not only their kindred, but something far more unsettling.  In \u003cem\u003eThe Last Castle\u003c\/em\u003e, a privileged aristocracy lives in towering, high-tech fortresses sustained by alien servitors, until an unexpected rebellion threatens to bring their world crashing down.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Dragon Masters\u003c\/em\u003e first appeared in the August 1962 issue of \u003cem\u003eGalaxy Science Fiction \u003c\/em\u003emagazine and was published in book form by Ace Books in 1963 as half of Ace Double F-185. 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\u003c\/span\u003ein Buxton, Maine. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ls-ps2\"\u003eDesigned by award-winning designer Misha Beletsky.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"ls-ps2\"\u003eText is set in Amerigo and Swift.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHoused \u003cspan class=\"ls-ps05\"\u003ein a handmade slipcase covered in custom made decorative papers, also used to cover the edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ls-ps05\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBookmark with all pre-orders.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003ePublished editions may differ slightly from mockups and prototype designs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/small\u003e\u003csmall\u003e\u003csmall\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Dragon Masters \u003c\/em\u003eIllustrations © 2025 by Julie 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