Vance, Jack: THE KILLING MACHINE

In his pocket, Kirth Gersen carried a slip of paper with five names on it. They were the names of the five Demon Princes who had led the historic Mount Pleasant Massacre, destroying Gersen´s parents and his entire world.
Last on the list was Kokor Hekkus (The Killing Machine).
Now Gersen was hunting him down - Kokor Hekkus, the lover of intricate, malevolent mechanisms, wanted on every planet in the universe by law forces too terrified to attempt his capture. They met and matched wits on legendary Thamber, out beyond the Dog Star, where the Demon Prince had constructed his final and most frightful Killing Machine...

AUTHOR:Jack Vance

COVER: paperback

PAGES: 158

LANGUAGE: english