Five intergalactic criminal masterminds raid the tranquil world of Mount Pleasant, leaving behind only ruin and slaughter-and the orphaned child Kirth Gersen, who comes to manhood swearing to take bloody revenge. Now Gersen roams the galaxy, bringing vengeance to the Demon Princes one by one, in Jack Vance's classic series of hardboiled space opera. Among worlds populated by slave-takers and poisoners, Kirth Gersen is hunting the third Demon Prince, Viole Falushe, an Earthman who conceals his true identity while ruling a remote planet from his decadent Palace of Love. Posing as a journalist and accompanied by the mad poet Navarth, Gersen infiltrates the palace and uncovers a history of erotic obsession. Somewhere among the revelers lurks Falushe, whom Gersen schemes to identify, before delivering harsh justice.

The Palace of Love (Book 3 of 5 in Demon Princes series, Russian translation) Kirth Gersen sets his sights upon the mysterious Viole Falushe. After several false leads, Gersen backtracks the villain to his point of origin - Earth! Then the trail moves outward again, to the starworlds and a place back of beyond where there is actually a Palace of Love. The Demon Princes is a five-book series of science fiction novels by Jack Vance, which cumulatively relate the story of one Kirth Gersen as he exacts his revenge on five notorious criminals, collectively known as the Demon Princes, who carried his village off into slavery during his childhood. Each novel deals with his pursuit of one of the five Princes.

In the midpoint novel of the "Demon Princes" series, Kirth Gersen sets his sights upon the mysterious Viole Falushe. Vance describes this murderous creature as a "sybarite." "Sadistic pervert" would probably be a more apropos phrase. After several false leads, Gersen backtracks the villain to his point of origin - Earth, of all places! Then the trail moves outward again, to the starworlds and a place back of beyond where there is actually a physical Palace of Love

Five intergalactic criminal masterminds raid the tranquil world of Mount Pleasant, leaving behind only ruin and slaughter - and the orphaned child Kirth Gersen, who comes to manhood swearing to take bloody revenge. Now Gersen roams the galaxy, bringing vengeance to the Demon Princes one by one, in Jack Vance's classic series of hardboiled space opera. Among worlds populated by slave-takers and poisoners, Kirth Gersen is hunting the third Demon Prince, Viole Falushe, an Earthman who conceals his true identity while ruling a remote planet from his decadent Palace of Love. Posing as a journalist and accompanied by the mad poet Navarth, Gersen infiltrates the palace and uncovers a history of erotic obsession. Somewhere among the revelers lurks Falushe, whom Gersen schemes to identify, before delivering harsh justice. - Matt Hughes The Palace of Love is Book III of the Demon Prince series, and Volume 40 of the Spatterlight Press Signature Series.Released in the centenary of the author's birth, this handsome new collectionis based upon the prestigious Vance Integral Edition. Select volumes enjoyup-to-date maps, and many are graced with freshly-written forewords contributedby a distinguished group of authors. Each book bears a facsimile of theauthor's signature and a previously-unpublished photograph, chosen from family archives for the period the book was written. These uniquefeatures will be appreciated by all, from seasoned Vance collector to new reader sampling the spectrum of this author's influential work forthe first time. - John Vance II

collection dirigee par gerard kleinLe troisieme Prince-Demon, Viole Falushe, dont Kirth Gersen s est jure de tirer vengeance, apres qu il en eut deja tue deux, n est pas le moins pervers. Ses debauches et ses crimes sont devenus legendaires. Et il excelle a changer d aspect.Mais Kirth Gersen le traque, de la Cite des esclaves a la Planete des Maitres du poison, jusqu a le demasquer pour un duel a mort. Par la richesse des decors, les rebondissements des intrigues, "Le Palais de l amour" est l un des sommets de "La Geste des princes-demons."Apres "Le Prince des etoiles" et "La Machine a tuer," Le Palais de l amour est le troisieme volume du plus celebre cycle de Jack Vance, "La Geste des princes-demons," qui en compte cinq."Le Visage du demon" et "Le Livre des reves" paraitront prochainement dans la meme collection. "

Een nieuwsbericht over de aanstaande executie van Meester-Gifmenger Kakarsis Asm is voor Kirth Gersen het startpunt van de jacht op Duivelsprins Viole Falushe. Van Sarkovy, waar uit de meest onschuldige fauna en flora de dodelijkste giffen worden gewonnen, via de fabrieken van de slavenhalers op Murchison, voert Gersens speurtocht hem naar de Oude Aarde. In Rolingshaven ontmoet Gersen de waanzinnige dichter Navarth en diens jonge protegee, de even lieflijke als enigmatische Zan Zu van Eridu. De chaotische drinkebroer Navarth kent Viole Falushe van vroeger en heeft zo zijn eigen redenen om de Duivelsprins te haten. Gersen bedenkt een list om zich samen met Navarth en Zan Zu uit te laten nodigen voor een bezoek aan het Paleis van de Liefde, Falushe's legendarische lusthof op een geheime wereld in de Zelfkant. De Duivelsprins waart anoniem rond onder zijn gasten, en Gersen moet hem zien te identificeren vooraleer Zan Zu het slachtoffer wordt van Falasha's obsessie... Het Paleis van de Liefde is het derde boek van de vijfdelige Duivelsprinsen reeks, waarin Kirth Gersen een voor een met zijn aartsvijanden afrekent.Het Paleis van de Liefde is deel 40 van Het Verzameld Werk van Jack Vance, uitgegeven door Spatterlight. Omslagillustratie: David Russell. Deze vertaling van Warner Flamen verscheen eerder bij Meulenhoff, Amsterdam 1973. De tekst van de Spatterlight editie is op diverse punten gecorrigeerd en aangepast aan de hedendaagse spelling.