June 15
June 15 - Emphyrio - Jack Vance - The story of a solitary childhood on the planet Halma, son of a wooden screen maker. The original artistic pieces are exported all over the galaxy, and the society’s strictest rules are against duplication of any kind. The misfit father does not fit into this world strictly ruled by elite Lords, and it is eventually discovered that he is duplicating ancient writings he found, including the tale of Emphyrio. Emphyrio freed a past race from tyranny. Dad is eventually caught in his misdoings, and sonny boy steals a ship and flees far, far away…
