Download or read book The Wit and Wisdom of Jack Vance written by Miguel Lugo and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-12 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack Vance's stories have won the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy and Edgar awards, and he has been honored as a Grand Master of the genre. This book highlights some of his most famous quotes, passages and excerpts, all in his inimitable and distinctive style. The selections are organized into broad themes such as philosophy, love, religion, footnotes and prefaces, arguments and discussions, bargaining, advice, and even trivia questions! Relive your enjoyment of these wonderous works with the author as he recounts how and when he first encountered them during his Life in Science Fiction. "Is all this clear" "You speak with authority! I must accept your concepts." (Throy; VIII, 4)

Download or read book The Dogtown Tourist Agency written by Jack Vance and published by Spatterlight Press. This book was released on with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction written by David Pringle and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For every science fiction fan, Pringle has compiled descriptions, reviews, and ratings of more than 3,000 science fiction books. Includes a unique rating system, brief statements and reviews by critics, and a guide to sequels, related titles, and film versions.

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Download or read book Freitzke s Turn written by Jack Vance and published by Spatterlight Press. This book was released on with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Handbook of Vance Space written by Michael Andre-Driussi and published by Sirius Fiction. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dictionary-style guide to the science fiction worlds of Jack Vance. A souvenir of the worlds you have visited in the past! A planning guide for your next excursion off world! A handy survival manual for unexpected occasions! A reference work on the science fiction of award-winning Grand Master Jack Vance! A handbook!

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Download or read book Jack Vance written by Arthur E. Cunningham and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack Vance's first science fiction story was published in 1945. Over 50 years later he has over 80 volumes of short stories and novels to his credit. Though his writing has appeared in a variety of genres, his work eludes easy categorization.

Download or read book Magnus Ridolph written by Jack Vance and published by . This book was released on 2017-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With his silver hair, neat goatee and fastidious habits, elderly mathematician Magnus Ridolph doesn't look like the mercenary detective, troubleshooter and rascal that he is. In these ten stories, Magnus Ridolph accepts a variety of baffling assignments, from halting the tribal warfare of the Kokod warriors, to solving the mystery of exploding cans of sardines imported from Chandaria. His wits and unusual methods bring each to a surprising conclusion! Written between 1948 and 1957, the tales in this book establish Magnus Ridolph as a memorably spry and resourceful troubleshooter with nerves of steel-and a knack for getting the goods. Magnus Ridolph is Volume 2 of the Spatterlight Press Signature Series. Released in the centenary of the author's birth, this handsome new collection is based upon the prestigious Vance Integral Edition. Select volumes enjoy up-to-date maps, and many are graced with freshly-written forewords contributed by a distinguished group of authors. Each book bears a facsimile of the author's signature and a previously-unpublished photograph, chosen from family archives for the period the book was written. These unique features will be appreciated by all, from seasoned Vance collector to new reader sampling the spectrum of this author's influential work for the first time. - John Vance II

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Download or read book Cugel The Skybreak Spatterlight written by Jack Vance and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2000-12-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A charming rogue undertakes an epic journey across a dying planet in the World Fantasy Award–winning author’s classic tale of adventure and revenge. The Earth is now a world older than memory, a place where the lowly inhabitants await the final twilight of the bloated red sun. But Cugel the Clever is nothing if not a survivor. Now, for the second time, Iucounu the Laughing Magician has magicked Cugel across the Ocean of Sighs to the faraway Shanglestone Strand. Beset by thieves and schemers, whose cunning almost equals his own, Cugel must fight the long way back to Iucounu’s manse where he intends to exact a terrible revenge before the old red sun goes out forever. Mixing sardonic humor and high adventure, World Fantasy Award–winning author Jack Vance weaves a picaresque tale of treachery and danger in his classic Tales of the Dying Earth series.

Download or read book Coup De Grace and Other Stories written by Jack Vance and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Houses of Iszm written by Jack Vance and published by Spatterlight Press. This book was released on 1964 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The houses if Iszm. The people of Iszm live in houses created from living tree-like plants and they alone know the secret of cultivating these plants. Aliens from other worlds have been trying for decades to break the monopoly by stealing a female house-seed.

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Download or read book Lurulu written by Jack Vance and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-12 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Continues the adventures of Myron Tany, a rebellious member of a wealthy family who tours the galaxy on an interstellar freighter alongside a crew of actors, musicians, thieves, and other questionable characters.