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The Five Gold Bands is a science fiction novel by American writer Jack Vance, first published in the November 1950 issue of Startling Stories and later issued as The Space Pirate. Its protagonist, the adventurer Paddy Blackthorne, searches with Fay Bursill for the secret of manufacturing a space drive after the information has been divided into five parts. Each of the five gold bands contains a clue to the location of one part, giving the novel a quest structure with picaresque and space-opera elements.
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How good is The Five Gold Bands?
The Five Gold Bands scores 6.15/10 (Fair) on Lunoo, making it rated in the Picaresque Novel category.
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