The Dragon Masters & The Last Castle

In The Dragon Masters, when humans on a distant world, living under primitive conditions, breed lizard-like alien creatures into fierce warriors, the unexpected arrival of a vessel from the aliens’ home planet brings not only their kindred, but something far more unsettling. In The Last Castle, a privileged aristocracy lives in towering, high-tech fortresses sustained by alien servitors, until an unexpected rebellion threatens to bring their world crashing down.

The Dragon Masters is a Hugo Award winning science fiction novella. It is one of Vance’s most popular and frequently reprinted works. The story describes a small group of humans living in a valley on the planet Aerlith who have been at war with the 'Basics' (aliens who resemble lizards) for as long as they can remember. The Last Castle is a science fiction novella by Jack Vance, first published in 1966. It won the Nebula Award for Best Novella in 1966 and the Hugo Award for Best Novella in 1967. The story is set on a far-future Earth where a small population of humans live in highly automated castles, served by alien 'Meks'. When the Meks revolt, the humans must find a way to survive without their technology.

The Dragon Masters is a Hugo Award-winning science fiction novella. It tells the story of a war between humans and the Basics, an alien race that has genetically engineered humans into various specialized forms. The Last Castle is another Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novella by Vance, set in a future where humans live in highly automated castles and must face a revolt by their alien servants.