Wyst: Alastor 1716 was first published in 1978 as a paperback novel. It is the third and final novel in the Alastor series. Each book in this series is a stand alone novel connected only by their shared setting in the Alastor Cluster. Wyst: Alastor 1716 appears to be in print in an e-book or Kindle edition.

What genre is Alastor 1716?

Wyst: Alastor 1716 (1978) is a science fiction novel by Jack Vance first published by DAW Books. It is the third and last novel set in the Alastor Cluster, a group of thousands of stars and planets ruled by the mysterious Connatic, which is a part of Vance’s Gaean Reach .

What is the Alastor Cluster?

It is the third and last novel set in the Alastor Cluster, a group of thousands of stars and planets ruled by the mysterious Connatic, which is a part of Vance’s Gaean Reach . Arrabus on the planet Wyst is an “egalistic” nation, where everyone is supposedly equal to everyone else.

Where is Uncibal located in the Alastor Cluster?

Wyst is one of the planets in the Alastor Cluster. It is also known as Alastor 1716. Most of the novel takes place on Wyst in the Arrabus Nation. Uncibal is one of the main cities in Arrabus. All Arrabus residents live under the Egalistic Manifold.