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Aug 28, 1916 — May 26, 2013· 96 yrs

UNITED STATES AUTHOR · SCIENCE FICTION · FICTION

Jack Vance

Also known as: John Holbrook Vance, Peter Held

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John Holbrook "Jack" Vance was an American mystery, fantasy, and science fiction writer. Though most of his work has been published under the name Jack Vance, he also wrote 11 mystery novels using his full name John Holbrook Vance, three under the pseudonym Ellery Queen, and one each using the pseudonyms Alan Wade, Peter Held, John van See, and Jay Kavanse.

San Francisco, United States
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There was a big old house where nobody lived.

— from Ghosts

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The Dragon Masters

1962

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In The Dragon Masters, the first of ibooks definitive reissues of the work of Jack Vance, he develops several races of people and follows the life of a boy born into and growing up in a stratified society, in which he comes into conflict and is eventually driven into rebellion. “A Rebel Without a Cause” for an Alien world.

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Lyonesse Series

1983

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The Lyonesse Series: Sundrun's Garden The Green Pearl Madouc

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Masterpieces of Fantasy and Wonder

1993

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A rich & varied collection of the best short fantasy fiction of the last two centuries. Escape into the fantastic worlds of Charles Dickens, J.M. Barrie, Graham Greene, Harlan Ellison, and others found in these 38 magical tales.

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