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'.
Series
Dying Earth
1. The Dying Earth (1950)
aka Mazirian the Magician
2. The Eyes of the Overworld (1966)
aka Cugel the Clever
3. Cugel's Saga (1966)
aka Cugel: The Skybreak Spatterlight
4. Rhialto the Marvellous (1984)
Morreion (1968)
The Seventeen Virgins (1974)
The Bagful of Dreams (1979)
The Laughing Magician (1997)
The Tales of the Dying Earth (omnibus) (1998)
1. The Dying Earth (1950)
aka Mazirian the Magician
2. The Eyes of the Overworld (1966)
aka Cugel the Clever
3. Cugel's Saga (1966)
aka Cugel: The Skybreak Spatterlight
4. Rhialto the Marvellous (1984)
Morreion (1968)
The Seventeen Virgins (1974)
The Bagful of Dreams (1979)
The Laughing Magician (1997)
The Tales of the Dying Earth (omnibus) (1998)
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 : Volume 1 (omnibus) (1997)
The Demon Princes: Volume 2 (omnibus) (1997)
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 : Volume 1 (omnibus) (1997)
The Demon Princes: Volume 2 (omnibus) (1997)
The Demon Princes (2005)
Magnus Ridolph
The Many Worlds of Magnus Ridolph (1966)
The Complete Magnus Ridolph (1984)
Magnus Ridolph (2012)
The Many Worlds of Magnus Ridolph (1966)
The Complete Magnus Ridolph (1984)
Magnus Ridolph (2012)
Tschai, Planet of Adventure
1. City of the Chasch (1968)
2. Servants of the Wankh (1969)
3. The Dirdir (1969)
4. The Pnume (1970)
Planet of Adventure (omnibus) (1993)
The Chasch (2011)
Tschai (2012)
1. City of the Chasch (1968)
2. Servants of the Wankh (1969)
3. The Dirdir (1969)
4. The Pnume (1970)
Planet of Adventure (omnibus) (1993)
The Chasch (2011)
Tschai (2012)
Durdane
1. The Anome (1973)
aka The Faceless Man
2. The Brave Free Men (1973)
3. The Asutra (1974)
Durdane (omnibus) (1989)
1. The Anome (1973)
aka The Faceless Man
2. The Brave Free Men (1973)
3. The Asutra (1974)
Durdane (omnibus) (1989)
Lyonesse
1. Suldrun's Garden (1983)
aka Lyonesse
2. The Green Pearl (1985)
3. Madouc (1989)
Lyonesse II: The Green Pearl and Madouc (omnibus) (2003)
The Complete Lyonesse (omnibus) (2010)
1. Suldrun's Garden (1983)
aka Lyonesse
2. The Green Pearl (1985)
3. Madouc (1989)
Lyonesse II: The Green Pearl and Madouc (omnibus) (2003)
The Complete Lyonesse (omnibus) (2010)
Cadwal Chronicles
1. Araminta Station (1988)
2. Ecce and Old Earth (1991)
3. Throy (1992)
Cadwell Chronicles (omnibus) (1987)
The Cadwal Chronicles (2012)
1. Araminta Station (1988)
2. Ecce and Old Earth (1991)
3. Throy (1992)
Cadwell Chronicles (omnibus) (1987)
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
The Five Gold Bands (1953)
aka The Space Pirate
Vandals of the Void (1953)
To Live Forever (1956)
The Languages of Pao (1958)
Slaves of the Klau (1958)
aka Gold and Iron
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)
Galactic Effectuator (1980)
Night Lamp (1996)
Clarges (2011)
The Domains of Koryphon (2011)
The Magnificent Showboats (2011)
The Wannek (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)
aka The Space Pirate
Vandals of the Void (1953)
To Live Forever (1956)
The Languages of Pao (1958)
Slaves of the Klau (1958)
aka Gold and Iron
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)
Galactic Effectuator (1980)
Night Lamp (1996)
Clarges (2011)
The Domains of Koryphon (2011)
The Magnificent Showboats (2011)
The Wannek (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)
Omnibus
The Dragon Masters / The 5 Gold Bands (1969)
Son of the Tree / Houses of Iszm (1970)
Three Trips in Time and Space (1973) (with John Brunner and Larry Niven)
The Last Castle / Nightwings (1989) (with Robert Siverberg)
A Short, Sharp Shock / The Dragon Masters (1990) (with Kim Stanley Robinson)
Dangerous Ways (2011)
Son of the Tree / Houses of Iszm (1970)
Three Trips in Time and Space (1973) (with John Brunner and Larry Niven)
The Last Castle / Nightwings (1989) (with Robert Siverberg)
A Short, Sharp Shock / The Dragon Masters (1990) (with Kim Stanley Robinson)
Dangerous Ways (2011)
Collections
Future Tense (1964)
aka Dust of the Far Suns
Eight Fantasms and Magics (1969)
The Worlds of Jack Vance (1973)
The Moon Moth (1976)
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 Augmented Agent (1986)
The Dark Side of the Moon (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)
aka Dust of the Far Suns
Eight Fantasms and Magics (1969)
The Worlds of Jack Vance (1973)
The Moon Moth (1976)
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 Augmented Agent (1986)
The Dark Side of the Moon (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)
Novellas
Non fiction
The Jack Vance Lexicon (1993) (with Dan Temianka)
This is Me, Jack Vance! (2009)
This Is Me, Jack Vance! Or More Properly, This Is I (2012)
This is Me, Jack Vance! (2009)
This Is Me, Jack Vance! Or More Properly, This Is I (2012)
Anthologies containing stories by Jack Vance
Best SF 3 (1958)
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction 13th Series (1964)
The Spell of Seven (1965)
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction 181 (1966)
Nebula Award Stories 2 (1966)
Robert Silverberg's Worlds of Wonder (1969)
The Hugo Winners 1963-1967 (1973)
Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume Two B (1973)
Universe 4 (1974)
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 3 (1974)
Space Opera (1974)
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories (1976)
Realms of Wizardry (1976)
The Year's Finest Fantasy (1978)
The Year's Best Horror Stories VII (1979)
Science Fiction of the Fifties (1979)
A Century of Science Fiction 1950-1959 (1981)
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume Four (1981)
A Treasury of Modern Fantasy (1981)
The Road to Science Fiction 4 (1982)
The Science Fiction Weight-Loss Book (1983)
Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century (1987)
Horror Story Volume 3 (1991)
Masterpieces of Terror and the Unknown (1992)
Strange Dreams (1993)
Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction (1994)
The Good Old Stuff (1995)
Modern Classics of Fantasy (1997)
The Science Fiction Century (1997)
The Mammoth Book of Fantasy All-Time Greats (1998)
aka The Fantasy Hall of Fame
Don't Open This Book! (1998)
A Magic-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic (1998)
Nebula Awards 32 (1998)
Immortals (1998)
The Furthest Horizon (2000)
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction 13th Series (1964)
The Spell of Seven (1965)
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction 181 (1966)
Nebula Award Stories 2 (1966)
Robert Silverberg's Worlds of Wonder (1969)
The Hugo Winners 1963-1967 (1973)
Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume Two B (1973)
Universe 4 (1974)
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 3 (1974)
Space Opera (1974)
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories (1976)
Realms of Wizardry (1976)
The Year's Finest Fantasy (1978)
The Year's Best Horror Stories VII (1979)
Science Fiction of the Fifties (1979)
A Century of Science Fiction 1950-1959 (1981)
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume Four (1981)
A Treasury of Modern Fantasy (1981)
The Road to Science Fiction 4 (1982)
The Science Fiction Weight-Loss Book (1983)
Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century (1987)
Horror Story Volume 3 (1991)
Masterpieces of Terror and the Unknown (1992)
Strange Dreams (1993)
Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction (1994)
The Good Old Stuff (1995)
Modern Classics of Fantasy (1997)
The Science Fiction Century (1997)
The Mammoth Book of Fantasy All-Time Greats (1998)
aka The Fantasy Hall of Fame
Don't Open This Book! (1998)
A Magic-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic (1998)
Nebula Awards 32 (1998)
Immortals (1998)
The Furthest Horizon (2000)
Short stories
| The Killing Machine [short story] | |||
| The Mitr | |||
| The Palace of Love [short story] | |||
| The Star King [short story] | |||
| Guyal of Sfere (1950) | |||
| Liane the Wayfarer (1950) | |||
| The Loom of Darkness (1950) | |||
| Mazirian the Magician (1950) | |||
| T'sais (1950) | |||
| Turhan of Miir (1950) | |||
| Ulan Dhor (1950) | |||
| The New Prime (1951) | |||
| Abercrombie Station (1952) | |||
| DP! (1953) | |||
| The Gift of Gab (1955) | |||
| The Men Return [short story] (1957) | |||
| The Miracle Workers (1958) | Hugo (nominee) | ||
| The Moon Moth [short story] (1961) | |||
| The Dragon Masters [short story] (1962) | Hugo | ||
| Green Magic [short story] (1963) | |||
| The Overworld (1965) | |||
| The Last Castle [short story] (1966) | Hugo Nebula Awards | ||
| The Pilgrims (1966) | |||
| The Secret (1966) | |||
| Rumfuddle (1973) | |||
| Assault on a City (1974) | Hugo (nominee) | ||
| The Seventeen Virgins [short story] (1974) | |||
| The Bagful of Dreams [short story] (1977) | World Fantasy (nominee) |
Awards
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Books about Jack Vance
Jack Vance : Fantasmic Imagination (1990) by Gordon Benson
The Work of Jack Vance (1994) by Boden Clarke (Robert Reginald), Jerry Hewett and Daryl F Mallett
An Encyclopedia of Jack Vance, Volume 1 (2002) by David G Mead
An Encyclopedia of Jack Vance, Volume 2 (2002) by David G Mead
An Encyclopedia of Jack Vance, Volume 3 (2002) by David G Mead
The Work of Jack Vance (1994) by Boden Clarke (Robert Reginald), Jerry Hewett and Daryl F Mallett
An Encyclopedia of Jack Vance, Volume 1 (2002) by David G Mead
An Encyclopedia of Jack Vance, Volume 2 (2002) by David G Mead
An Encyclopedia of Jack Vance, Volume 3 (2002) by David G Mead
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