A masterful, witty, picaresque science fiction adventure story evoking the styles of Gene Wolfe and Jack Vance, The Summer Thieves is the first Novel in the new Quinary series by noted author and reviewer Paul Di Filippo .
He hopes to explore the worlds of the Quinary in more detail in future novels..
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He lives in Providence, Rhode Island, in the shadow of H.
Since then, he\'s sold over 200 more, afterwards collected, along with his many novels, into nearly fifty books. but will the precious Summer Planet, and his bride-to-be, even be the same when--and if--he returns? About author(s): Paul Di Filippo sold his first story at the tender age of twenty-three. . .
As his character is matured in fire, his dedication to Verano and his determination to return increase, and his group of friends and allies becomes stronger .
At first aided only by his devoted chimeric helper, the canny Lutramella, Johrun will face a thousand deadly challenges, from malign magicians to haughty outlaws.
But then the happy future is dramatically and tragically overturned! Circumstances separate the lovers and rob them of their places in the galaxy, and Johrun must undertake a desperate quest across the stars to reclaim his birthright.
All looks rosy for the joint family enterprises.
The youngest members of each family--Johrun Corvivios and Minka Soldavere--are slated to wed.
And so two bloodlines--the Corvivios clan and the Soldavere clan--are in full possession of the lush and benign world of Verano.
Under their business-like rule, a family may own a whole planet.
Far in the glorious interstellar future, a time of riches and complex technologies, the stern but utilitarian Quinary guards and regulates the flourishing human-colonized galaxy. . .
He chased his dreams of the ideal Summer across a galaxy of thieves .
A masterful, witty, picaresque science fiction adventure story evoking the styles of Gene Wolfe and Jack Vance, The Summer Thieves is the first Novel in the new Quinary series by noted author and reviewer Paul Di Filippo
