Marune: Alastor 933 by Jack Vance (1975)

(Eric Ladd's cover for the 1978 edition) 4.25/5 (Good) Wyst: Alastor 1716 (1978), the second book of the Alastor Trilogy I've read, is more involving, satirical, and thought-provoking than Marune: Alastor 933 (1975).  Each book takes place in the same star cluster so there's no need to read them in order.  As with every Vance book…