The Asutra Explained

Author:	Jack Vance
Isbn:	978-0-440-03157-4
Pub Date:	January 1, 1973
Publisher:	Dell Books

The Asutra is a 1974 novel by Jack Vance.

Plot summary

The Asutra is a novel in which the hero must overthrow the rulers of his world.

Reception

Dave Langford reviewed The Asutra for White Dwarf #99, and stated that "Some of the freshness leaked out of this series by book 3: The Asutra isn't actively bad but seems perfunctory, the result of over-hasty production."^[1]

Reviews

• Review by Chris Evans (1977) in Vector 84^[2]
• Review by Robin Marcus (1977) in Paperback Parlour, December 1977
• Review by Jerry L. Parsons (1979) in Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review, August 1979
• Review by Bruce Gillespie (1989) in SF Commentary, #67

Notes and References

1. Langford . Dave . David Langford . Critical Mass . . 99 . 11 . . March 1988 .
2. Web site: Title: The Asutra .