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Jack Vance

Born

in San Francisco, California, The United States

August 28, 1916

Died

May 26, 2013

Website

http://www.jackvance.com/

Genre

Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Thrillers

Influences

P.G. Wodehouse, Jeffery Farnol, Lord Dunsany, James Branch Cabell ...more

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Aka John Holbrook Vance, Peter Held, John Holbrook, Ellery Queen, John van See, Alan Wade.

The author was born in 1916 and educated at the University of California, first as a mining engineer, then majoring in physics and finally in journalism. During the 1940s and 1950s, he contributed widely to science fiction and fantasy magazines. His first novel, The Dying Earth , was published in 1950 to great acclaim. He won both of science fiction's most coveted trophies, the Hugo and Nebula awards. He also won an Edgar Award for his mystery novel The Man in the Cage . He lived in Oakland, California in a house he designed. ...more

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Average rating: 3.96 · 92,099 ratings · 7,416 reviews · 826 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Dying Earth (The Dying Earth, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 9,789 ratings — published 1950 — 84 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales of the Dying Earth 4.13 avg rating — 5,712 ratings — published 1998 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Suldrun's Garden (Lyonesse, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 5,675 ratings — published 1983 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Eyes of the Overworld (The Dying Earth, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 4,655 ratings — published 1966 — 54 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cugel's Saga (The Dying Earth, #3) 4.24 avg rating — 2,946 ratings — published 1983 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Green Pearl (Lyonesse, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 2,876 ratings — published 1985 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Madouc (Lyonesse, #3) 4.17 avg rating — 2,667 ratings — published 1989 — 58 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Emphyrio 3.89 avg rating — 2,591 ratings — published 1969 — 50 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Planet of Adventure (Planet of Adventure, #1-4) 4.25 avg rating — 2,101 ratings — published 1968 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rhialto the Marvellous (The Dying Earth, #4) 3.88 avg rating — 2,139 ratings — published 1984 — 46 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Dying Earth (4 books)
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Gaean Reach (17 books)
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Lyonesse (3 books)
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Demon Princes (5 books)
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Planet of Adventure (4 books)
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“Good music always defeats bad luck.”
― Jack Vance

tags: fantasy, music

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“What are your fees?" inquired Guyal cautiously. "I respond to three questions," stated the augur. "For twenty terces I phrase the answer in clear and actionable language; for ten I use the language of cant, which occasionally admits of ambiguity; for five, I speak a parable which you must interpret as you will; and for one terce, I babble in an unknown tongue.”
― Jack Vance, Tales of the Dying Earth

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“Notice this rent in my garment; I am at a loss to explain its presence! I am even more puzzled by the existence of the universe.”
― Jack Vance, Tales of the Dying Earth

tags: jack-vance, lodermulch, the-eyes-of-the-overworld

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Please vote for the July-August Group Read topic. As always, feel welcome to add to the list by "Writing-in" your own item. With the recent passing of Jack Vance and Andrew J. Offutt, it seemed appropriate to consider their works. Also, our collective To-Read piles only seem to grow; with Spring in full force, a cleaning may be in order. What do you think?

A late Spring-Cleaning: Let us read anything on our own To-Read shelves (let us clean up that pile...and share our lists).

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Any Jack Vance, for example: The Dying Earth

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Any Andrew J. Offutt, for example: Shadowspawn

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