Jack Vance (1916–2013)
Author of Tales of the Dying Earth
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
Works by Jack Vance
The Demon Princes, Vol. 1: The Star King * The Killing Machine * The Palace of Love (1997) 334 copies, 7 reviews
Bad Ronald ; The dark ocean 9 copies
Gadget stories 9 copies
The complete works of Jack Vance 6 copies
The Complete Jack Vance, Volume II 4 copies
The Complete Jack Vance, Volume I 4 copies
The Complete Jack Vance, Volume III 4 copies
The Complete Jack Vance, Volume IV 4 copies
The Complete Jack Vance, Volume VI 4 copies
Sail 25 [short story] 4 copies
The Gift of Gab [short story] 3 copies
Infinity Science Fiction, July 1957 2 copies
Dodkin's Job [short story] 2 copies
The Men Return & Worlds of Origin 2 copies
Ullward's Retreat [short story] 2 copies
The Secret 2 copies
Cosmic Hotfoot 2 copies
I'll Build Your Dream Castle 2 copies
Three-Legged Joe 2 copies
Livre d'Or de la science-fiction : Jack Vance.Maître de la galaxie. Personnes déplacées. Quand… 2 copies
Vance Jack (John Holbrook Vance) 2 copies
The Howling Bounders 2 copies
The Spa Of The Stars 2 copies
The Unspeakable Mcinch 2 copies
The Potters Of Firsk 2 copies
The Complete Jack Vance 2 copies
Isle of peril 1 copy
I padroni dei draghi 1 copy
Green magic [hb] 1 copy
Lost moons [hb] 1 copy
The dust of far suns [pb] 1 copy
De beste verhalen van 1 copy
The last defender of Camelot 1 copy
O Homem sem Rosto Livro 1 1 copy
Detective Galático 1 copy
The Ocean of Sighs 1 copy
Detective galáctico 1 copy
Lausicaa 1 copy
Madman theory 1 copy
Estación Araminta 1 copy
Les chroniques de Cadwal, Intégrale : La Station d'Araminta ; Bonne vieille Terre ; Throy (2019) 1 copy
Aboard the Galante 1 copy
HIl Igrande pianeta: romanzo 1 copy
The Inn of the Blue Lamps 1 copy
Flutic 1 copy
Gugels's Saga 1 copy
Urania 0571 - FUGA DA TSCHAI 1 copy
The Columns 1 copy
The Mitr 1 copy
Crystal of a Hundred Dreams 1 copy
Wizard 1 copy
De winnaar verliest... Alles 1 copy
Dp! 1 copy
Spatterlight [short story] 1 copy
Fader's Waft 1 copy
I racconti inediti 1 copy
The Murthe 1 copy
The Four Wizards 1 copy
The Caravan 1 copy
On the Docks 1 copy
Faucelme 1 copy
I cinque re stellari 1 copy
Associated Works
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B: The Greatest Science Fiction Novellas of All Time (1973) — Contributor — 812 copies, 10 reviews
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Three: Nebula Winners 1965-1969 (1982) — Contributor — 245 copies, 1 review
Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy, Volume 1: Wizards (1983) — Contributor — 240 copies, 1 review
Masterpieces of Terror and the Unknown: A Treasury of Bizarre Tales Old and New (1993) — Contributor — 200 copies, 2 reviews
The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels (1980) — Contributor — 174 copies, 1 review
Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy, Volume 4: Spells (1942) — Contributor — 139 copies, 1 review
Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy, Volume 6: Mythical Beasties (1837) — Contributor — 130 copies, 2 reviews
American Science Fiction: Four Classic Novels 1968-1969: Past Master / Picnic on Paradise / Nova / Emphyrio (2019) — Contributor — 114 copies, 2 reviews
The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 3: Lester Del Rey, Frederik Pohl, Damon Knight, A. E. van Vogt, and Jack Vance (2001) — Contributor — 103 copies, 2 reviews
Nebula Awards 32: SFWA's Choices for the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year (1998) — Contributor — 92 copies
Isaac Asimov's Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction, Volume 2: The Science Fictional Olympics (1984) — Contributor — 92 copies, 1 review
The Best Fantasy Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (1985) — Contributor — 72 copies, 1 review
Lighthouse Horrors: Tales of Adventure, Suspense and the Supernatural (1993) — Contributor — 72 copies, 1 review
A Century of Science Fiction 1950-1959 : The Greatest Stories of the Decade (1996) — Contributor — 57 copies, 2 reviews
American Science Fiction: Eight Classic Novels of the 1960s Box Set: The High Crusade / Way Station / Flowers for… (2019) — Contributor — 48 copies
This Way to the End Times: Classic Tales of the Apocalypse (2016) — Contributor — 48 copies, 2 reviews
Le livre d'or de la Science-Fiction : Le manoir des roses (1978) — Contributor — 20 copies, 1 review
Special Wonder: The Anthony Boucher Memorial Anthology of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1970) — Contributor — 9 copies
Fantastic stories of imagination. No. 117 (July 1964) — Contributor — 4 copies
Tider skal komme : 15 langtidsvarsler : en science fiction-antologi — Contributor — 4 copies
Millemondi Estate 2001 speciale: pianeti per tutti — Contributor — 3 copies
Cosmos Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine Vol. 1 No. 2: November 1953 — Contributor — 2 copies
Tagged
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.
Members
Discussions
THE DEEP ONES: "Liane the Wayfarer" by Jack Vance in The Weird Tradition (August 17)
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
Lists
Nifty Fifties (1)
Nebula Award (1)
Opera in fiction (1)
Edgar Award (1)
Princess Tales (1)
Faerie Mythology (1)
Favourite Books (5)
1950s (2)
SF Masterworks (2)
1980s (2)
Graphic Novels (1)
Science Fiction (1)
Antiheroes (1)
Awards
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Statistics
- Works
- 316
- Also by
- 145
- Members
- 31,758
- Popularity
- #622
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 598
- ISBNs
- 1,260
- Languages
- 17
- Favorited
- 156