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2 unusual facts about Demon Princes


Fictional currency

In the Demon Princes pentalogy by Jack Vance the currency 'SVU' or Standard Value Unit was described as being employed on most major settled worlds and having a value equivalent to one hour of common labor.

Kirth Gersen

Kirth Gersen is the protagonist of the five Demon Princes novels by Jack Vance, set approximately 1500 years in the future.


Dar Sai

Dar Sai is a fictional planet referenced in author Jack Vance's fourth "Demon Princes" novel, The Face.

Kirth Gersen

During the events described in The Killing Machine, however, Gersen gains fabulous wealth (10 billion SVU in cash) by running a scam on Kokor Hekkus, a Demon Prince who is holding him for ransom, and on Interchange, the institution that facilities the ransoming of kidnap victims.


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