Jack Vance (1916–2013)

Author of Tales of the Dying Earth

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About the Author

John Holbrook Vance (August 28, 1916 - May 26, 2013) was an American mystery, fantasy and science fiction writer. Most of his work was published under the name Jack Vance. He also wrote 11 mystery novels as John Holbrook Vance and three as Ellery Queen, and once each used pseudonyms Alan Wade, show more Peter Held, John van See, and Jay Kavanse. Vance won the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 1984. The Science Fiction Hall of Fame inducted him in 2001. Among his awards for particular works were: Hugo Awards, in 1963 for The Dragon Masters, in 1967 for The Last Castle, and in 2010 for his memoir This is Me, Jack Vance!; a Nebula Award in 1966, also for The Last Castle; the Jupiter Award in 1975; the World Fantasy Award in 1990 for Lyonesse: Madouc. He also won an Edgar (the mystery equivalent of the Nebula) for the best first mystery novel in 1961 for The Man in the Cage. He died at his home in Oakland, California, on May 26, 2013, aged 96. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Series

The Dying Earth

Lyonesse

The Demon Princes

Tschai, Planet of Adventure

Alastor

The Cadwal Chronicles

Big Planet

Durdane Trilogy

Ports of Call {Vance}

Gaean Reach

Joe Bain Mysteries

The Early Jack Vance

The Complete Jack Vance

Nopalgarth

Works by Jack Vance

Popular Recent

Tales of the Dying Earth (2000) 1,860 copies

Lyonesse: Suldrun's Garden (1983) 1,563 copies

The Dying Earth (1950) 1,440 copies

Emphyrio (1969) — Author — 844 copies

The Green Pearl (1985) 841 copies

The Eyes of the Overworld (1966) 810 copies

Madouc (1989) 737 copies

The Star King (1966) 669 copies

Planet of Adventure (1980) 645 copies

Araminta Station (1987) 641 copies

The Languages of Pao (1958) 640 copies

Cugel's Saga (1983) 590 copies

City of the Chasch (1968) 589 copies

Big Planet (1957) 561 copies

The Dragon Masters (1962) 555 copies

The Blue World (1966) 546 copies

The Killing Machine (1964) 534 copies

To Live Forever (1956) 508 copies

The Gray Prince (1975) 497 copies

The Palace of Love (1967) 497 copies

Ecce and Old Earth (1991) 496 copies

The Face (1979) 486 copies

The Faceless Man (1971) 478 copies

The Pnume (1970) 474 copies

Servants of the Wankh (1969) 472 copies

Rhialto the Marvellous (1984) 466 copies

Night Lamp (1996) 465 copies

Maske: Thaery (1976) — Author — 461 copies

The Dirdir (1969) 459 copies

The Book of Dreams (1981) 447 copies

Showboat World (1975) 436 copies

Marune: Alastor 933 (1975) 405 copies

The Brave Free Men (1972) 395 copies

Trullion: Alastor 2262 (1973) 388 copies

The Asutra (1973) 369 copies

Wyst: Alastor 1716 (1978) 351 copies

The Demon Princes, Vol. 1: The Star King * The Killing Machine * The Palace of Love (1997) 331 copies

Throy (1992) 327 copies

The Last Castle [short fiction] (1966) 325 copies

Space Opera (1965) 324 copies

Ports of Call (1998) 310 copies

Galactic Effectuator (1980) 272 copies

The Five Gold Bands (1953) 262 copies

Alastor (1978) 255 copies

The Demon Princes, Vol. 2: The Face / The Book of Dreams (1997) 245 copies

The Many Worlds of Magnus Ridolph (1966) 240 copies

The Jack Vance Treasury (2007) — Author — 239 copies

The Demon Princes (1986) 236 copies

Lurulu (1953) 228 copies

The Complete Lyonesse (1985) 188 copies

The Best of Jack Vance (1976) 176 copies

Son of the Tree / The Houses of Iszm (1951) 161 copies

The Houses of Iszm (1954) 160 copies

Dust of Far Suns (1964) 152 copies

The Narrow Land (1945) 145 copies

Slaves of the Klau (1958) 141 copies

Lyonesse II: The Green Pearl and Madouc (2003) 131 copies

Son of the Tree (1951) 124 copies

Green Magic: The Fantasy Realms of Jack Vance (1979) 119 copies

The Dragon Masters / The Five Gold Bands (1962) 113 copies

Fantasms and Magic (1978) 110 copies

Durdane (1975) 109 copies

The Moon Moth [graphic adaptation] (2012) 101 copies

The Worlds of Jack Vance (1973) — Author — 96 copies

Nopalgarth [collection] (1966) 92 copies

The Last Castle / Nightwings (1989) 90 copies

This is Me, Jack Vance! (2009) 88 copies

Vandals of the Void (1953) — Author — 86 copies

The Brains of Earth / The Many Worlds of Magnus Ridolph (Ace Double M-141) (1966) 81 copies

Bad Ronald (1973) 72 copies

Monsters in Orbit [and] The World Between and Other Stories (1965) 70 copies

The Dragon Masters / The Last Castle (Ace Double 16641) (1966) 69 copies

The Last Castle / World of the Sleeper (1966) — Author — 68 copies

The Augmented Agent (1986) 66 copies

The Jack Vance Reader (2008) 61 copies

The Kragen (2007) 56 copies

The Moon Moth and Other Stories (1976) 53 copies

The Brains of Earth (1966) 49 copies

Wild Thyme, Green Magic (2009) 48 copies

Eight Fantasms and Magics (1969) 48 copies

Telek (1972) 47 copies

Big Planet / Slaves Of The Klau (Classic Ace Double D-295) (1958) 45 copies

A Short, Sharp Shock/The Dragon Masters (1990) — Contributor — 40 copies

Ports of Call and Lurulu (2004) 38 copies

The Dragon Masters and Other Stories (2004) 37 copies

Hard-Luck Diggings: The Early Jack Vance (2010) 35 copies

La station d'Araminta (1987) 34 copies

The Dark Side of the Moon (1986) 33 copies

Sjambak (2010) 33 copies

Araminta 2 (1987) 30 copies

The Deadly Isles (1969) 29 copies

The Pleasant Grove Murders (1967) 29 copies

Alambar (1981) 29 copies

Morreion (1978) 27 copies

Chateau D'If: And Other Stories (1990) 27 copies

Monsters in Orbit (1965) 27 copies

Sulwens planeet (1976) 26 copies

Dream Castles: The Early Jack Vance, Volume Two (2012) 26 copies

The Moon Moth [short story] (1961) 26 copies

Magic Highways: The Early Jack Vance, Volume Three (2013) 25 copies

The Men Return (1957) 24 copies

The Man in the Cage (1983) 24 copies

Lyonesse I & II: Lyonesse / The Green Pearl (2002) 24 copies

The Fox Valley Murders (1966) 24 copies

The Dogtown Tourist Agency [novella] (1975) 23 copies

The World-Thinker and Other Stories (1944) 23 copies

Dangerous Ways (2011) 22 copies

Golden Girl and Other Stories (2012) 22 copies

Morreion: A tale of the dying earth (1973) 21 copies

Desperate Days: Selected Mysteries, Volume Two (2012) 21 copies

When the Five Moons Rise (1992) 20 copies

Lost Moons (1982) 19 copies

The View from Chickweed's Window (1982) 19 copies

The Seventeen Virgins (1974) 18 copies

De domeinen van Koryphon & De zoon van de boom: dubbelroman (1977) 17 copies

Wild thyme and violets, other unpublished works and addenda (2012) 17 copies

The Houses of Iszm / The Five Gold Bands (1976) 16 copies

Drachenbrut (1989) 16 copies

Le livre d'or de la Science-Fiction : Jack Vance (1981) 16 copies

De tempel van Han (1991) 16 copies

Ihmisen paluu (1999) 16 copies

Slaven van de Klau (1980) 16 copies

Big Planet / The Blue World / The Dragon Masters & Other Stories (2013) 15 copies

Vancextasy (1994) 15 copies

The Bagful of Dreams (1977) 14 copies

The Miracle-Workers [novella] (1958) 14 copies

The Houses of Iszm and Other Stories (2011) 14 copies

Blauwe wereld - De machines van Maz (The blue world - The Dogtown Tourist Agency) (1978) 14 copies

Light from a Lone Star (1985) 13 copies

Assault on a City [novella] (1998) 13 copies

Abercrombie Station {novella} (1977) 13 copies

Grand Crusades: The Early Jack Vance, Volume Five (2015) 13 copies

Son of the Tree and Other Stories (2011) 13 copies

Take My Face (1957) 13 copies

Croisades (1951) 12 copies

The Kokod Warriors [novelette] (1952) 12 copies

The House on Lily Street (1982) 12 copies

Het eeuwige leven ; Blauwe wereld ; De domeinen van Koryphon (1983) 11 copies

Liane the Wayfarer (1950) 11 copies

The world between : and other stories (1965) 10 copies

The house on Lily Street ; The view from Chickweed's window (1979) 10 copies

Strange People, Queer Notions (2012) 10 copies

Het groot drakenboek (2004) 10 copies

Gold and iron ; Clarges ; The languages of Pao 10 copies

The Fox Valley murders ; The Pleasant Grove murders 9 copies

Bad Ronald ; The dark ocean 9 copies

The man in the cage ; The deadly isles 9 copies

The flesh mask ; Strange people, queer notions ; Bird Island 9 copies

Rumfuddle [novella] (1973) 9 copies

Gadget stories 9 copies

Docteur Bizarre : [nouvelles] (1992) 9 copies

The Complete Magnus Ridolph (1984) 9 copies

Sail 25 and Other Stories (2012) 9 copies

De wereldbedenker (1997) 9 copies

Morreion (1997) 9 copies

The Dark Ocean (2002) 8 copies

Emphyrio ; De huizen van Iszm ; De Zoon van de Boom (1988) 8 copies

Chateaux en espace (1993) 8 copies

Coup De Grace and Other Stories (2002) 8 copies

Crimes et enchantements (1989) 8 copies

The miracle workers ; The dragon masters ; The last castle 8 copies

The Rapparee ; Big planet ; Vandals of the void 8 copies

De stervende aarde & Het laatste kasteel (1974) 7 copies

The New Prime [novelette] (1951) 7 copies

Emphyrio : Et autres aventures (2004) 7 copies

Planète géante : L'intégrale (2003) 7 copies

De man van Zodiac (1967) 7 copies

The complete works of Jack Vance 6 copies

Bird Isle (2012) 6 copies

Les chroniques de Cadwal, Tome 2 : Bonne vieille Terre ; Throy (2005) 6 copies

The Men Return and Others (2009) 6 copies

Bird Isle and Take My Face (1988) 6 copies

Dying Earth 1. Cugels Irrfahrten (2006) 6 copies

Millemondi Autunno 2007: Myron Tany & I vandali dello spazio 5 copies

Das Gehirn der Galaxis (1973) 5 copies

Mazirian the Magician [short story] 5 copies

Green Magic [short story] (1963) 5 copies

The Potter of Firsk and Other Stories (2011) 5 copies

The Complete Jack Vance, Volume I 4 copies

The Complete Jack Vance, Volume III 4 copies

The Complete Jack Vance, Volume II 4 copies

The Complete Jack Vance, Volume IV 4 copies

Guyal of Sfere (1950) 4 copies

Freitzke's Turn (1977) 4 copies

Turjan Of Miir (1950) 4 copies

The Complete Jack Vance, Volume V (2011) 4 copies

The Complete Jack Vance, Volume VI 4 copies

Baroudeur (2009) 4 copies

Strange She Hasn't Written / Death of a Solitary Chess Player / The Man Who Walks Behind 4 copies

Telek [Short story] (1952) 4 copies

The Ten Books [Novella] (1951) 4 copies

Sail 25 [short story] 4 copies

The Languages of Pao and The Dragon Masters 4 copies

Miro Hetzel, Effectuator (2018) 3 copies

Il Gioco Del Trono : Le Cronache Del Ghiaccio E Del Fuoco : Volume Primo 3 copies

Nouvelles : Tome 1 (2019) 3 copies

Coup de Grace [novelette] (1958) 3 copies

Le Dernier Château et autres crimes (2013) 3 copies

Flug der Zauberer (1973) — Author — 3 copies

L' opera dello spazio (1955) 3 copies

De Moordmachine / De grote uittocht / Doodsstrijd op Pyrrus (1975) 3 copies

De talen van Pao; Grote planeet; De drakenruiters (1980) 3 copies

The Sorcerer Pharesm (1966) 3 copies

La Terre mourante, L'intégrale Tome 1 : Un monde magique ; Cugel l'astucieux (2010) 3 copies

Noise [short story] (1952) 3 copies

When the Five Moons Rise [short story] (1954) 3 copies

The Gift of Gab [short story] 3 copies

Die Welt dazwischen [Erzählung] (1953) 3 copies

Cil [novelette] (1966) 3 copies

The Narrow Land [novelette] (1967) 3 copies

The World-Thinker [novelette] (1945) 3 copies

Where Hesperus Falls (1956) 3 copies

The Masquerade On Dicantropus (1951) 3 copies

Chateau D’If [novella] (1950) 3 copies

The King Of Thieves (1949) 3 copies

The Overworld (1965) 3 copies

Three-Legged Joe 2 copies

Livre d'Or de la science-fiction : Jack Vance.Maître de la galaxie. Personnes déplacées. Quand… 2 copies

I'll Build Your Dream Castle 2 copies

The Manse of Iucounu (1966) 2 copies

Cosmic Hotfoot 2 copies

The Complete Jack Vance 2 copies

The Secret 2 copies

Sjambak : Et autres récits (2006) 2 copies

The Pilgrims (1966) 2 copies

Planet Of The Black Dust (1946) 2 copies

Infinity Science Fiction, July 1957 2 copies

Ulan Dhor Ends a Dream 2 copies

Mon nom est Vance, Jack Vance (Imaginaire) (French Edition) (2017) 2 copies

Miro Hetzel (Het Verzameld Werk van Jack Vance) (Dutch Edition) (2017) 2 copies

Big Planet Omnibus (Big Planet, #all) 2 copies

De Dirdir ; De Pnume (1971) 2 copies

Die Legende der Dämonenprinzen. Band 1: Der Prinz der Sterne (2022) 2 copies

The Cave in the Forest (1966) 2 copies

The Howling Bounders 2 copies

The Potters Of Firsk 2 copies

Un plat qui se mange froid (1992) 2 copies

De zeven uitgangen van Bocz (1952) 2 copies

Dodkin's Job [short story] 2 copies

Strange Notions and the Dark Ocean (1985) 2 copies

T'sais 2 copies

The Mountains of Magnatz (1966) 2 copies

Ullward's Retreat [short story] 2 copies

Der Große Teufel [Kurzgeschichte] (1955) 2 copies

The Men Return & Worlds of Origin 2 copies

La Terre mourante, L'intégrale Tome 2 : Cugel Saga ; Rhialto le Merveilleux (2012) 2 copies

The Spa Of The Stars 2 copies

The Unspeakable Mcinch 2 copies

The gray prince : a science fiction novel 1 copy

The dust of far suns [pb] 1 copy

De beste verhalen van 1 copy

The last defender of Camelot 1 copy

Vance Jack (John Holbrook Vance) 1 copy

Urania 0053 - I VANDALI DELLO SPAZIO 1 copy

A Máquina Assassina Livro 1 1 copy

El último castillo / Hombres y dragones 1 copy

O Homem sem Rosto Livro 1 1 copy

Green magic [hb] 1 copy

Detective Galático 1 copy

Nouvelles: TOME 4 (4) (2021) 1 copy

Urania 0562 - NAUFRAGIO SUL PIANETA TSCHAI 1 copy

Lost moons [hb] 1 copy

Aboard the Galante 1 copy

Eght fantasms and magics [hb] 1 copy

Les chroniques de Cadwal, Intégrale : La Station d'Araminta ; Bonne vieille Terre ; Throy (2019) 1 copy

Cycle de Tschai 1 copy

Gugels's Saga 1 copy

Pianeta Tschai: Naufragio sul pianeta Tschai, Le insidie di Tschai 1 copy

Unterwegs in die Welt von morgen (138): Die Wahl des Achill - Marune: Alastor 933 (1993) 1 copy

Flutic 1 copy

ECCE Y LA VIEJA TIERRA CRÓNICAS DE CADWAL 1 copy

The Inn of the Blue Lamps 1 copy

Estación Araminta 1 copy

I padroni dei draghi 1 copy

Detective galáctico 1 copy

Madman theory 1 copy

Tschaï 1 copy

Urania 0567 - I TESORI DI TSCHAI 1 copy

Il mondo degli showboat. I libri di Robot. 1 copy

Pianeta Tschai. Prima parte 1 copy

Wizard 1 copy

Urania 0571 - FUGA DA TSCHAI 1 copy

Nouvelles : Tome 3 (2021) 1 copy

Urania 0565 - LE INSIDIE DI TSCHAI 1 copy

Guyal the Curator [novelette] 1 copy

The Four Wizards 1 copy

The Murthe 1 copy

Fader's Waft 1 copy

I padroni dei draghi, La città di cristallo 1 copy

The Mitr 1 copy

Spatterlight [short story] 1 copy

Wild Thyme and Violets [outline] 1 copy

Pianeta Tschai - prima parte (Urania) (2016) 1 copy

Dp! 1 copy

Isle of peril 1 copy

Avontuur in ruimte & tijd nummer 2 1 copy

De winnaar verliest... Alles 1 copy

Maske: Thaery. The Eyes of the Overworld. Cugel's Saga 1 copy

The Sub-Standard Sardines {short story} 1 copy

The Augmented Agent [novelette] 1 copy

Kaleidoskop der Welten (1998) 1 copy

Terre mourante, intégrale (2021) 1 copy

Crystal of a Hundred Dreams 1 copy

Professeur Poltron (1985) 1 copy

Lausicaa 1 copy

Galaxie Bis, n° 102 bis, la planete geante (1956) 1 copy

Nouvelles : Tome 2 (2021) 1 copy

HaldoklFd (1992) 1 copy

(Urania Millemondi 45) Myron Tany & I vandali dello spazio — Author — 1 copy

Zeil 25 en andere verhalen (2020) 1 copy

The Caravan 1 copy

The Ocean of Sighs 1 copy

Backstage with Jack Vance, Volume 1: Nightlamp, an Outline (2018) 1 copy

The Columns 1 copy

I racconti inediti 1 copy

Faucelme 1 copy

On the Docks 1 copy

De Tschai-cyclus Een stad vol Chasch ; Onder de Wankh 1e Omnibus (2017) 1 copy

Pianeta Tschai - seconda parte (Urania) (2016) 1 copy

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The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B: The Greatest Science Fiction Novellas of All Time (1973) — Contributor — 796 copies

The Hugo Winners: Volumes One and Two (1972) — Contributor — 700 copies

Songs of the Dying Earth (2009) — Preface — 634 copies

The Science Fiction Century (1997) — Contributor — 534 copies

Science Fiction Omnibus (1952) — Contributor — 340 copies

Masterpieces of Fantasy and Wonder (1989) — Contributor — 329 copies

Space Opera (1974) — Contributor — 266 copies

The Hugo Winners: Volume Two, Book 1 (1962-1967) (1973) — Contributor — 257 copies

Flashing Swords! #1 (1974) — Contributor — 247 copies

Robert Silverberg's Worlds of Wonder (1987) — Author — 246 copies

The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Three: Nebula Winners 1965-1969 (1982) — Contributor — 242 copies

Nebula Award Stories Number Two (1967) — Contributor — 241 copies

Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy, Volume 1: Wizards (1983) — Contributor — 234 copies

The 13 Crimes of Science Fiction (1979) — Contributor — 227 copies

The World Turned Upside Down (2005) — Contributor — 221 copies

Flashing Swords! #4: Barbarians and Black Magicians (1977) — Contributor — 215 copies

Epoch (1975) — Contributor — 211 copies

The Seven Deadly Sins of Science Fiction (1980) — Contributor — 210 copies

Modern Classics of Fantasy (1939) — Contributor — 208 copies

Don't Open This Book! (1998) — Contributor — 205 copies

Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction (1994) — Contributor — 202 copies

Modern Classics of Science Fiction (1991) — Contributor — 201 copies

The Fantasy Hall of Fame (1998) — Contributor — 196 copies

The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction (1980) — Contributor — 196 copies

Masterpieces of Terror and the Unknown: A Treasury of Bizarre Tales Old and New (1993) — Contributor — 195 copies

The Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories (1994) — Contributor — 191 copies

Strange Dreams (1993) — Contributor — 186 copies

The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels (1980) — Contributor — 173 copies

My Favorite Fantasy Story (2000) — Contributor — 167 copies

Deep Space (1973) — Contributor — 161 copies

Blood and Iron (1984) — Contributor — 148 copies

The Mammoth Book of Fantasy (2001) — Contributor — 146 copies

Time Probe: The Sciences in Science Fiction (1966) — Contributor — 145 copies

Universe 4 (1974) — Contributor — 142 copies

The Young Magicians (1969) — Contributor — 139 copies

A Magic-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic (1998) — Contributor — 133 copies

A Treasury of Modern Fantasy (1981) — Contributor — 130 copies

Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy, Volume 4: Spells (1942) — Contributor — 129 copies

The Road to Science Fiction #4: From Here To Forever (1982) — Author — 128 copies

Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy, Volume 6: Mythical Beasties (1837) — Contributor — 124 copies

The Best Science Fiction of the Year #3 (1974) — Contributor — 122 copies

Great Stories of Space Travel (1963) — Contributor — 112 copies

Science Fiction of the 50's (1971) — Contributor — 112 copies

The Big Book of Modern Fantasy (2020) — Contributor — 110 copies

American Science Fiction: Four Classic Novels 1968-1969: Past Master / Picnic on Paradise / Nova / Emphyrio (2019) — Contributor — 107 copies

The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 13th Series (1964) — Contributor — 100 copies

The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 3: Lester Del Rey, Frederik Pohl, Damon Knight, A. E. van Vogt, and Jack Vance (2001) — Contributor — 99 copies

Sorcerers! (1986) — Contributor — 98 copies

The Spell of Seven (1965) — Contributor — 97 copies

The Good Old Stuff (1998) — Contributor — 96 copies

Star Science Fiction Stories No. 3 (1955) — Contributor — 92 copies

Nebula Awards 32: SFWA's Choices for the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year (1998) — Contributor — 90 copies

Isaac Asimov's Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction, Volume 2: The Science Fictional Olympics (1984) — Contributor — 88 copies

Three Trips in Time and Space (1973) — Author — 88 copies

The Year's Best Fantasy Stories (1980) — Cover artist — 86 copies

SF: Authors' Choice 4 (1974) — Contributor — 84 copies

The Mammoth Book of Fantasy All-Time Greats (1983) — Contributor — 81 copies

Mammoth Book of Short Fantasy Novels (1986) — Contributor, some editions — 77 copies

A Room to Die In (1965) — Ghostwriter — 76 copies

Year's Finest Fantasy (1977) — Contributor — 75 copies

The Madman Theory (1966) — Author, some editions — 74 copies

The Best Fantasy Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (1985) — Contributor — 70 copies

Lighthouse Horrors: Tales of Adventure, Suspense and the Supernatural (1993) — Contributor — 69 copies

Alpha 1 (1970) — Contributor — 68 copies

Great Short Novels of Science Fiction (1970) — Author — 68 copies

Triax (1977) — Contributor — 68 copies

The Furthest Horizon: SF Adventures to the Far Future (2000) — Contributor — 67 copies

Masters of Fantasy (1992) — Contributor — 66 copies

Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 23 (1961) (1991) — Contributor — 66 copies

Tales from Super-Science Fiction (2012) — Contributor — 58 copies

A Century of Science Fiction 1950-1959 : The Greatest Stories of the Decade (1996) — Contributor — 56 copies

Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy, Volume 10: Ghosts (1988) — Contributor — 55 copies

Best SF Three (1958) — Contributor — 55 copies

Immortals (1998) — Contributor — 55 copies

Survival of Freedom (1981) — Contributor — 54 copies

Alpha 2 (1971) — Contributor — 51 copies

This Way to the End Times: Classic Tales of the Apocalypse (2016) — Contributor — 48 copies

American Science Fiction: Eight Classic Novels of the 1960s Box Set: The High Crusade / Way Station / Flowers for… (2019) — Contributor — 47 copies

Alpha 3 (1972) — Contributor — 47 copies

Ace Science Fiction Reader (1971) — Contributor — 44 copies

The Ends of Time (1970) — Contributor — 42 copies

Baker's Dozen: 13 Short Fantasy Novels (1984) — Contributor — 39 copies

Shoredanin kellot (1992) — Author — 35 copies

Windows Into Tomorrow (1974) — Contributor — 35 copies

The Four Johns / Blow Hot, Blow Cold (1978) — Author, some editions — 34 copies

The Complete Masters of Darkness (1991) — Contributor — 31 copies

Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction (2011) — Contributor — 30 copies

The Hugo Winners: Volume Two (1962-1970) (1971) — Contributor — 30 copies

Analog Anthology #9: From Mind to Mind (1984) — Contributor — 29 copies

Swords Against Darkness (2016) — Contributor — 27 copies

Bootcamp 3000 (1992) — Contributor — 26 copies

Histoires de planètes (1975) — Contributor — 24 copies

Pimeyden linnake (1991) — Contributor — 24 copies

The Best from Amazing Stories (1973) — Contributor — 23 copies

The Mammoth Book of 20th Century Science Fiction: Volume Two (1997) — Contributor — 23 copies

Strange Glory (1977) — Contributor — 22 copies

Realms of wizardry (1976) — Contributor — 21 copies

Le livre d'or de la Science-Fiction : Le manoir des roses (1978) — Contributor — 20 copies

Exploring the Horizons (2000) — Contributor — 20 copies

Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void (2021) — Contributor — 18 copies

Galactic Dreamers: Science Fiction as Visionary Literature (1977) — Contributor — 15 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1972, Vol. 43, No. 1 (1972) — Author — 14 copies

Science Fiction Jahrbuch 1983. (1982) — Contributor, some editions — 14 copies

Political science fiction;: An introductory reader (1974) — Contributor — 13 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1963, Vol. 24, No. 6 (1963) — Author — 13 copies

Astounding Science Fiction 1955 09 (1955) — Contributor — 13 copies

The Best Science Fiction Stories: 1954 (1954) — Contributor — 11 copies

The Compendium of Universal Knowledge (2007) 11 copies

Galaxy Science Fiction 1966 October, Vol. 25, No. 1 (1966) — Contributor — 10 copies

Le livre d'or de la Science-Fiction : La cathédrale de sang (1982) — Contributor — 9 copies

Galaxy Science Fiction 1966 April, Vol. 24, No. 4 (1966) — Contributor — 9 copies

Special Wonder: The Anthony Boucher Memorial Anthology of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1970) — Contributor — 9 copies

The Infinite Web (1977) — Contributor — 8 copies

Astounding Science Fiction 1958 07 (1958) — Contributor — 8 copies

Galaxy Science Fiction 1964 February, Vol. 22, No. 3 (1964) — Contributor — 8 copies

Welten der Zukunft 11 (1987) — Contributor — 7 copies

Startling Stories, September 1951 (1951) — Contributor — 7 copies

Impulse : The New Science Fantasy, Vol. 1, No. 1, March 1966 (1966) — Contributor — 7 copies

Space Police (1956) — Contributor — 7 copies

Startling Stories, March 1951 (2014) — Contributor — 7 copies

Galerij der Giganten 6 (1979) — Contributor — 6 copies

Amazing Stories Vol. 49, No. 2 [September 1975] (1975) — Author — 6 copies

Amazing Stories Vol. 49, No. 1 [July 1975] (1975) — Author — 5 copies

Amazing Stories Vol. 48, No. 2 [August 1974] (1974) — Author — 5 copies

Satellite Science Fiction December 1957 (1957) — Contributor — 5 copies

Worlds of If Science Fiction 9, July 1953 (Vol. 2, No. 3) (1953) — Contributor — 4 copies

Fantastic. No. 151 (June 1969) (1969) — Contributor — 4 copies

Startling Stories, September 1950 (1950) — Contributor — 4 copies

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Super-Science Fiction : 1958-02 : Vol 2 No 2 (1958) — Contributor — 3 copies

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Fantastic. No. 140 (July 1967) (1967) — Contributor — 3 copies

Die Zaubergärten (1969) — Contributor — 2 copies

Astounding Science Fiction 1952 May (British Edition) (1952) — Contributor — 2 copies

Cosmos Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine Vol. 1 No. 2: November 1953 — Contributor — 2 copies

Trilogy of the Future (1972) — Contributor — 2 copies

Startling Stories, June 1952 (1952) — Contributor — 2 copies

Fantastic Universe March 1955 (1955) — Contributor — 1 copy

Jack Vance's Lyonesse : Aventures dans les Isles Anciennes 1 copy

Kept Women Can't Quit | The Man in the Cage | Dead on Arrival (1960) 1 copy

Girl Watcher's Funeral | The Camelot Caper | The Deadly Isles (1969) — Contributor — 1 copy

不死鳥の剣―剣と魔法の物語傑作選 (河出文庫) (2003) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: Vance, John Holbrook
Other names: Wade, Alan
Held, Peter
See, John van
Kavanse, Jay
Birthdate: 1916-08-28
Date of death: 2013-05-26
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, USA
Place of death: Oakland, California, USA
Places of residence: Oakland, California, USA
Education: University of California, Berkeley
Occupations: sailor (merchant seaman)
writer
author
Jazz cornet player
Relationships: Alexander, David M. (friend)
Organizations: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America
Awards and honors: SFWA Grand Master (1996)
SF Hall Of Fame (Living Inductee ∙ 2001)
Edgar Allan Poe Award (The Man in the Cage ∙ 1961)
Hugo (The Dragon Masters ∙ 1963)
Author Guest of Honor, World Science Fiction Convention (MagiCon, 1992)
Agent: John Vance
Short biography: Jack Vance est né en 1916 à San Francisco. Il faillit devenir ingénieur des Mines puis journaliste avant de se tourner vers la littérature à partir de 1945. Depuis il est devenu un auteur très prolifique dont l'œuvre maîtresse est : Le cycle de Tschaï.

Probably no other author in the field of science fiction & fantasy has received as much acclaim and as little analysis. Despite having won a Nebula and two Hugo awards (and an Edgar for his mystery writing), Vance's work has received little critical attention.

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Discussions

Cabell's Heirs? in The Rabble Discuss Cabell: James Branch Cabell &c (November 2020)

Jack Vance 1916-2013 in Science Fiction Fans (January 2016)

Shabacus #7: The Dying Earth by Jack Vance in 75 Books Challenge for 2013 (January 2013)

Reviews

The Dragon Masters by Jack Vance

This was a fun quick read. But for such a short book that was disproportionately more space devoted to describing battles. I would rather that Vance had spent more text on fleshing out the different cultures in conflict with each other.

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