Magnus Ridolph Books

Magnus Ridolph, at first glance, did not look like an interstellar troubleshooter. He was not tall and muscular, his skin had not been turned to a rugged color by the numerous distant suns he had visited, and his voice and manner seemed far too mild for an adventurer. Yet there was a chill hardness in his mild blue eyes that warned of the deceptiveness in his appearance. Throughout the galaxy, there were men and other beings - Yellowbirds, Tau Gemini ant-things, Hecatian anthropes - who could testify to the deadliness that lurked behind those eyes. In Magnus Ridolph, Jack Vance has created one of the most memorable characters of his award-winning career.

Contents: 7 The Kokod Warriors (1952) 39 The Unspeakable McInch (1948) 56 The Howling Bounders (1949) 74 The King of Thieves (1949) 92 The Spa of the Stars (1950) 111 Coup de Grace (1958) 132 The Sub-Standard Sardines (1949) 154 To B or Not to C or to D (1950) 177 Hard-Luck Diggings (1948) 189 Sanatoris Short-Cut (1948)

"Magnus Ridolph didn't look like an interstellar troubleshooter, at first. He was not tall and muscular, ... and his voice and manner seemed far too mild for an adventurer. Yet there was a chill hardness in his mild eyes that warned of the deceptiveness of his appearance..." This is a collection of all stories featuring Magnus Ridolph, troubleshooter for hire. Invariably those with whom he associates try to either cheat him or take advantage of him, but Magnus Ridolph always comes up with the answer to their problem and, usually with an unexpected twist, manages to collect his full fee from the cheater. Cover art by C. Michael Taylor