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Jack Vance
(John Holbrook Vance)
(1916 - 2013)Jack Vance 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 sf and fantasy magazines. His first novel, 'The Dying Earth', was published in 1950 to great acclaim. Since then he won both of sf's most coveted trophies, the Hugo and Nebula awards; he also won an Edgar Award for his mystery novel 'The Man in the Cage'.
Awards: Nebula (1997), WFA (1990), Hugo (1967), Edgar (1961) see all
Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy
Series
Dying Earth
1. The Dying Earth (1950)
aka Mazirian the Magician
2. Cugel the Clever (1966)
aka The Eyes of the Overworld
2.5. A Quest for Simbilis (1974) (with Michael Shea)
3. Cugel: The Skybreak Spatterlight (1966)
aka Cugel's Saga
Morreion (1968)
The Seventeen Virgins (1974)
The Bagful of Dreams (1979)
4. Rhialto the Marvellous (1984)
The Laughing Magician (1997)
1. The Dying Earth (1950)
aka Mazirian the Magician
2. Cugel the Clever (1966)
aka The Eyes of the Overworld
2.5. A Quest for Simbilis (1974) (with Michael Shea)
3. Cugel: The Skybreak Spatterlight (1966)
aka Cugel's Saga
Morreion (1968)
The Seventeen Virgins (1974)
The Bagful of Dreams (1979)
4. Rhialto the Marvellous (1984)
The Laughing Magician (1997)
Demon Princes
1. The Star King (1964)
2. The Killing Machine (1964)
3. The Palace of Love (1967)
4. The Face (1979)
5. The Book of Dreams (1981)
The Demon Princes (2005)
1. The Star King (1964)
2. The Killing Machine (1964)
3. The Palace of Love (1967)
4. The Face (1979)
5. The Book of Dreams (1981)
The Demon Princes (2005)
Magnus Ridolph
The Many Worlds of Magnus Ridolph (1966)
The Complete Magnus Ridolph (1984)
Magnus Ridolph (1985)
The Many Worlds of Magnus Ridolph (1966)
The Complete Magnus Ridolph (1984)
Magnus Ridolph (1985)
Tschai, Planet of Adventure
1. City of the Chasch (1968)
2. The Wannek (1969)
aka Servants of the Wankh
3. The Dirdir (1969)
4. The Pnume (1970)
The Chasch (2011)
Tschai (2012)
1. City of the Chasch (1968)
2. The Wannek (1969)
aka Servants of the Wankh
3. The Dirdir (1969)
4. The Pnume (1970)
The Chasch (2011)
Tschai (2012)
Miro Hetzel
1. The Dogtown Tourist Agency (1975)
2. Freitzke's Turn (1977)
Galactic Effectuator (1981)
Miro Hetzel (2012)
1. The Dogtown Tourist Agency (1975)
2. Freitzke's Turn (1977)
Galactic Effectuator (1981)
Miro Hetzel (2012)
Cadwal Chronicles
1. Araminta Station (1988)
2. Ecce and Old Earth (1991)
3. Throy (1992)
The Cadwal Chronicles (2012)
1. Araminta Station (1988)
2. Ecce and Old Earth (1991)
3. Throy (1992)
The Cadwal Chronicles (2012)
Early Jack Vance
1. Hard Luck Diggings (2010)
2. Dream Castles (2012)
3. Magic Highways (2013)
4. Minding the Stars (2014)
1. Hard Luck Diggings (2010)
2. Dream Castles (2012)
3. Magic Highways (2013)
4. Minding the Stars (2014)
Novels
Vandals of the Void (1953)
To Live Forever (1956)
Gold and Iron (1958)
aka Slaves of the Klau
The Languages of Pao (1958)
The Man in the Cage (1960)
The Dragon Masters (1963)
Monsters in Orbit (1965)
Space Opera (1965)
The Blue World (1966)
The Last Castle (1966)
Emphyrio (1969)
Bad Ronald (1973)
Night Lamp (1996)
Clarges (2011)
The Domains of Koryphon (2011)
The Magnificent Showboats (2011)
The Deadly Isles (2012)
Bird Isle (2012)
The Dark Ocean (2012)
The Flesh Mask (2012)
The Fox Valley Murders (2012)
The House on Lily Street (2012)
The Pleasant Grove Murders (2012)
Strange People, Queer Notions (2012)
The View from Chickweed's Window (2012)
To Live Forever (1956)
Gold and Iron (1958)
aka Slaves of the Klau
The Languages of Pao (1958)
The Man in the Cage (1960)
The Dragon Masters (1963)
Monsters in Orbit (1965)
Space Opera (1965)
The Blue World (1966)
The Last Castle (1966)
Emphyrio (1969)
Bad Ronald (1973)
Night Lamp (1996)
Clarges (2011)
The Domains of Koryphon (2011)
The Magnificent Showboats (2011)
The Deadly Isles (2012)
Bird Isle (2012)
The Dark Ocean (2012)
The Flesh Mask (2012)
The Fox Valley Murders (2012)
The House on Lily Street (2012)
The Pleasant Grove Murders (2012)
Strange People, Queer Notions (2012)
The View from Chickweed's Window (2012)
Collections
Dust of the Far Suns (1964)
aka Future Tense
Eight Fantasms and Magics (1969)
The Worlds of Jack Vance (1973)
The Moon Moth (1975)
The Best of Jack Vance (1976)
Fantasms and Magics (1978)
Green Magic (1979)
Nopalgarth (1980)
Lost Moons (1982)
The Narrow Land (1982)
Demon Prince (1985)
Light from a Lone Star (1985)
The Dark Side of the Moon (1986)
The Augmented Agent (1986)
Bird Isle and Take My Face (1988)
Chateau D'If (1990)
When the Five Moons Rise (1992)
The Jack Vance Treasury (2007)
The Jack Vance Reader (2008)
The Men Return (2009)
Wild Thyme, Green Magic (2009)
The Houses of Iszm and Other Stories (2011)
The World-Thinker and Other Stories (2011)
The Dragon Masters and Other Stories (2011)
Son of the Tree and Other Stories (2011)
Golden Girl and Other Stories (2012)
Sail 25 and Other Stories (2012)
Wild Thyme and Violets (2012)
Desperate Days (2012)
Big Planet / The Blue World / The Dragon Masters and Other Stories (2013)
Grand Crusades (2015)
aka Future Tense
Eight Fantasms and Magics (1969)
The Worlds of Jack Vance (1973)
The Moon Moth (1975)
The Best of Jack Vance (1976)
Fantasms and Magics (1978)
Green Magic (1979)
Nopalgarth (1980)
Lost Moons (1982)
The Narrow Land (1982)
Demon Prince (1985)
Light from a Lone Star (1985)
The Dark Side of the Moon (1986)
The Augmented Agent (1986)
Bird Isle and Take My Face (1988)
Chateau D'If (1990)
When the Five Moons Rise (1992)
The Jack Vance Treasury (2007)
The Jack Vance Reader (2008)
The Men Return (2009)
Wild Thyme, Green Magic (2009)
The Houses of Iszm and Other Stories (2011)
The World-Thinker and Other Stories (2011)
The Dragon Masters and Other Stories (2011)
Son of the Tree and Other Stories (2011)
Golden Girl and Other Stories (2012)
Sail 25 and Other Stories (2012)
Wild Thyme and Violets (2012)
Desperate Days (2012)
Big Planet / The Blue World / The Dragon Masters and Other Stories (2013)
Grand Crusades (2015)
Novellas and Short Stories
The Rapparee (1953)
aka The Five Gold Bands / The Space Pirate
The Kragen (2007)
Sjambak (2009)
The Miracle Workers (2012)
Dodkin's Job (2015)
aka The Five Gold Bands / The Space Pirate
The Kragen (2007)
Sjambak (2009)
The Miracle Workers (2012)
Dodkin's Job (2015)
Non fiction show
Omnibus editions show
Books containing stories by Jack Vance
Spaceworlds (2021)
Stories of Life in the Void
(British Library Science Fiction Classics)
edited by
Mike Ashley
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