The Last Castle (novella)

The Last Castle
AuthorJack Vance
IllustratorAlicia Austin (1980)
GenreScience fiction
PublisherGalaxy Science Fiction
Publication date
1966

The Last Castle is a science fiction novella by American writer Jack Vance published in 1966. It won the 1966 Nebula Award for Best Novella and the 1967 Hugo Award for Best Novelette. It is about a future civilization of wealthy nobles who live in high-tech castles, which are maintained by an enslaved alien race, the Meks. After centuries of slavery, the Meks revolt, destroying the castles and slaughtering their elite inhabitants, until only one castle is left.


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