The novel “Throy” by Jack Vance was published for the first time in 1992. It’s the third book of the Cadwal Chronicles and follows “Ecce and Old Earth”.

A new Charter is meant to protect Cadwal better than the original one it replaced but that doesn’t seem enough to bring tranquility to the planet. Factions with very different agendas for Cadwal’s future continue to work on old and new intrigues that endanger peace.

Glawen Clattuc is forced once again to start a mission that takes him away from Cadwal, this time with Eustace Chilke, to discover at least some truths. Personal feuds continue to be intertwined with struggles for power at various levels with recent events intertwined with others dating back many years.