The Star King

In Jack Vance's classic space opera series, Kirth Gersen, an orphaned child who survived a devastating raid by five intergalactic criminals, is driven by a thirst for revenge against the Demon Princes responsible for his losses. Roaming the galaxy, he employs a mix of cunning and brutality as he tracks down his enemies, beginning with Attel Malagate, a deceptive member of an alien species disguised as a human, on the seedy Smade's Planet. As Gersen navigates this treacherous world, he is determined to confront Malagate and exact retribution.