title: The Asutra
text: # The Asutra
  
  The Asutra is a novel by Jack Vance published in 1974.
  
  ## Plot summary
  
  The Asutra is a novel in which the hero must overthrow the rulers of his world.
  
  ## Reception
  
  Dave Langford reviewed The Asutra for White Dwarf #99, and stated that "Some of the freshness leaked out of this series by book 3: The Asutra isn't actively bad but seems perfunctory, the result of over-hasty production."
  
  ## Reviews
  
  * Review by Chris Evans (1977) in Vector 84
  * Review by Robin Marcus (1977) in Paperback Parlour, December 1977
  * Review by Jerry L. Parsons (1979) in Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review, August 1979
  * Review by Bruce Gillespie (1989) in SF Commentary, #67
  