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Jun 3, 2013 · Jack Vance, who in dozens of fantastical novels created alternative worlds, past and present, imagining their alien societies in evocative detail, died on May 26 at his home in Oakland, Calif....
Dying Earth is a fantasy series by the American author Jack Vance, comprising four books originally published from 1950 to 1984. Some have been called picaresque. They vary from short story collections to a fix-up (novel created from older short stories), perhaps all the way to novel.
May 29, 2013 · Prolific writer of planetary adventures and epic fantasy. Christopher Priest. Wed 29 May 2013 19.13 EDT. Jack Vance, who has died aged 96, was a writer of science fiction and high epic fantasy...
The author was born in 1916 and educated at the University of California, first as a mining engineer, then majoring in physics and finally in journalism. During the 1940s and 1950s, he contributed widely to science fiction and fantasy magazines. His first novel, The Dying Earth , was published in 1950 to great acclaim.
May 30, 2013 · May 30, 2013 7:20 AM PT. Jack Vance, prolific author of science fiction, mystery and epic fantasy, died Sunday at 96, his son John told the Associated Press. He had written more than 60 books...
May 30, 2013 · Tributes from the great and the good of the science fictional universe have been pouring in following news of the death of author Jack Vance late on Wednesday. Vance died in his sleep, aged 96,...
May 29, 2013 · May 29, 2013, 8:36 PM UTC. via www.jackvance.com. Jack Vance, an award-winning writer of mystery, fantasy, and science fiction, died this week at age 96. Hard science fiction magazine Locus...
