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2012

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Enjoy the ride as Jack Vance takes you on an informal trip through his life. Starting with his memories of childhood in a privileged San Francisco family, Vance leads us through lean times, picking fruit during the Depression, pranks at Cal, experiences at sea during the War, his early writing, and life in California in general, before marrying Norma; then a hard-working adulthood distinguished by writing, travel, colorfully noisy parties, and through it all- a deep love of traditional jaz...

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2018

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Een schriel mannetje op leeftijd met witte haren, een zorgvuldig gecultiveerde sik en fattige maniertjes: niet het voorkomen dat je zou verwachten van een interstellaire speurneus, befaamd wiskundige, beruchte schelm en levensgenieter. Maar wee de tegenstander die het geslepen intellect van Magnus Ridolph onderschat... In deze tien verhalen aanvaardt Magnus Ridolph, immer krap bij kas, een aantal verbijsterende opdrachten: van het stopzetten van de rituele oorlogvoering tussen de 81 krijge...

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2018

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Zeshonderd jaar geleden werd Grote Planeet ontdekt: een enorme bewoonbare wereld met een omtrek van drie keer die van de Aarde, maar met vergelijkbare massa en zwaartekracht dankzij het ontbreken van metalen en zware elementen in haar samenstelling. Er volgde een exodus: alle minderheden, cultussen en fanatici die zich door de Aardse samenleving gehinderd, beperkt of buitengesloten voelden, emigreerden naar Grote Planeet. Op de weidse landmassa's stichtten ze er hun eigen gemeenschappen di...

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2018

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Tweehonderd jaar na ontvangst van een signaal uit de richting van Carina 4269 komt de Explorator IV aan bij de oude gele ster en haar enige planeet: een grijsbruine Aarde-achtige wereld. Nauwelijks zijn verkenners Adam Reith en Paul Waunder eropuit gestuurd, of een projectiel vernietigt het moederschip. Reith en Waunder storten met hun verkennersboot neer op de planeet Tschai die lang geleden werd gekoloniseerd door drie buitenaardse rassen — de Chasch, de Dirdir, en de Wankh. De oorspronk...

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2019

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De Lekthwans, een van de talrijke mensachtige rassen die de melkweg bevolken, hebben handelsposten opgericht op de Aarde en delen bereidwillig hun superieure wetenschap en technologie met de Aardbewoners. In vergelijking met Lekthwa is de Aarde nog maar net het barbarendom ontstegen en alle menselijke kennis is ofwel achterhaald of verouderd. Daar heeft de koppige Roy Barch het moeilijk mee. In dienst van Markel, de handelscommissaris van Lekthwa in Californië, worstelt Barch met een minde...

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2016

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Wilbur Murphy sought romance, excitement, and an impossible Horseman of Space. With polite smiles, the planet frustrated him at every turn—until he found them all the hard way!

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2009

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The Men Return by Jack Vance is a captivating science fiction novel that continues Vance’s tradition of imaginative storytelling and intricate world-building. Set in a richly detailed future, the story explores themes of civilization, power, and human nature through a blend of speculative intrigue and vivid characterization.The novel follows a group of characters as they navigate a complex and evolving society, facing challenges that test their resolve and morality...

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The Jack Vance Lexicon

The coined words of Jack Vance: from abiloid to zygage

2016

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Jack Vance is a Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Grand Master, and winner of numerous sci-fi and fantasy awards spanning a 60-year career. His unparalleled knack for coining words is recognized among the traits which delight his readership.In 1992, Daniel Temianka compiled Vance's neologisms to date and published these in the Underwood-Miller first edition of 'The Jack Vance Lexicon, from Ahulph to Zipangote'. The 'Lexicon' had limited distribution and has become some...

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2012

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Take a doomed princess, a dispossessed prince and a wicked king, a vengeful magician and a melancholy witch; now add faeries, ogres, changelings, scheming barons, wanderers who are not what they seem, robbers, orphans, and a race of hardbitten warriors at war with all humanity. Stir in politics, intrigue, plots and assassinations, battles and sieges, then set it all to simmer in a mythical archipelago across the western sea before the time of Arthur.Jack Vance draws together the threads of...

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2009

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Prepare to embark on an unforgettable odyssey with Jack Vance's "The Men Return." This epic tale of exploration, discovery, and the human spirit takes readers on a thrilling journey to distant worlds, where danger and adventure await at every turn.Join Vance as he introduces readers to a diverse cast of characters, each with their own motivations and desires, as they set out on a daring mission to explore uncharted territory. From intrepid explorers and seasoned ...

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2000

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First in the Dying Earth series: The sci-fi classic from the SFWA Grandmaster, praised as "the greatest living SF writer" by George R. R. Martin.Jack Vance was one of the most remarkable talents to ever grace the world of science fiction. His unique, stylish voice has been beloved by generations of readers.One of his enduring classics is his Mazirian the Magician (previously titled The Dying Earth), and its sequels—a fascinating, baroque t...

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2023

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For our 106th issue, we seem to have developed a television theme, with a pair of great speculative fiction stories about TV: Norman Spinrad’s “Prime Time” and Henry Slesar’s “The Show Must Go On.” Spinrad’s tale is a look at a future where people can retire to relive television. And Slesar’s is a darkly cynical look behind the curtain of television production. Jack Vance, H.B. Fyfe, and Joseph Payne Brennan round out our SF and fantasy contributors this issue. “Prime Time,” incidentally, ...

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