Spatterlight Press Llc: 64 books

Man has warred for centuries with the reptilian race called "Basics". The winner of each bloody encounter has made slaves of the loserbut in this far-future conflict each side improves its slaves with genetic engineering. On Aerlith, men have bred Basics into fearsome troops; on Coralyne, Basics have...

A society matron underwrites the interstellar tour of an Earth opera company, performing Beethoven, Mozart and Rossini for bewildered human and alien audiences on a kaleidoscopic range of planets. But intrigue and secret agendas complicate what was already a doubtful enterprise, and the matrons feckless...

The people of Iszm live in homes which are alive. Their dwellings are elaborate, hollow trees, wherein the very walls, floors- even furniture and plumbing- are all part of a living plant. For decades, inhabitants of other worlds, including Earth, have been trying to steal a female house seed, but every...

A collection of Vance's early stories, including The New Prime (1950), The Men Return (1955), Green Magic (1956), Ullward's Retreat (1957), Dodkin's Job (1958), The Moon Moth (1960), Alfred's Ark (1964), Sulwen's Planet (1966), and Rumfuddle (1972).Cover art by Tais Teng

A collection of Vance's outlines, unpublished work, and other items: Cat Island (1946, fragment), The Stark (1954, outline for series), The Telephone was Ringing in the Dark (1962, outline for novel), The Kragen (1963, novella; first version of The Blue World), The Genesee Slough Murders (1966, outline...

"The Tree ruled the horizons, shouldered aside the clouds, and wore thunder and lightning like a wreath of tinsels- it had come to be worshipped by the first marveling settlers on Kyril". Joe Smith arrives from Earth and soon is caught up in a political plot between opposing worlds. Ultimately he discovers the true, horrific nature of The Tree of Life...Cover art by Howard Kistler

Versatile Miro Hetzel must locate Faurence Dacrea brilliant, sociopathic surgeon who has stolen important items from Hetzel's client.Cover art by Jared Pullen

The galaxy is full of wealthy planets and haughty aliens who guard the technology of interstellar travel. Earth must pay a price for use of the space drive, and this rubs Paddy Blackthorn the wrong way- so he sets out to steal the secret. The powerful Shauls capture and dump him on a barren planet- yet...