The Dragon Masters / The Five Gold Bands - Jack Vance 1962 Ace Double Paperback

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Blurb: “SET A MONSTER TO CATCH A MONSTER
War between the Basics and man had been waged
intermittently over a period of many decades. Pre-
vious encounters had left each side with prisoners of
the other species, and each had performed remark-
able genetic experiments.
Thus, when they met again, transformed men were
slaves to the lizardlike Basics, fighting their battles
and transporting their weapons, while, on the other
side, transformed Basics became dragons of all
shapes and sizes, geared to fight the fiercest battle
their human masters could plan.
The nearness of the red star Coralyne established
the imminence of the next conflict. Joaz Banbeck
readied his war dragons to meet the attack. For
upon his success might rest the entire future of the
race of man on his world.”

HIDE-AND-GO-SEEK AMONG THE PLANETS
Five bracelets of solid gold-five clues that began
an interstellar treasure hunt. And, as the luck of
the lrish would have it, Paddy Blackthorn found
himself the chief hunter-_and the chief hunted.
He had only the cryptic messages imprinted in
the five armbands so involuntarily left him by
the five planetary rulers. He had also the help of
a little, black-haired Earther girl to figure out
their secrets.
But it was no child's game they were playing.
Old Mother Earth, now abandoned by her spawn,
foundered on the verge of extinction. Only the
treasure Paddy sought would suffice to rescue the
home planet-and, incidentally, to rule the rest of The cosmos.