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May 26, 2013 · 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.
杰克·万斯 （Jack Vance，本名John Holbrook Vance，1916年8月28日—2013年5月26日）是一位美国作家。 生平. 生于 美国 加州 旧金山市 ，作家，曾先后获得 埃德加奖 （1961年《笼中人》）、 雨果奖 （1963年《龙主》、1966年《最后的城堡》）、 星云奖 （1966年《最后的城堡》）、1975年的 土星奖 、1984年和1990年的 世界奇幻奖 ，以及1996年的 科幻协会大师奖 等大奖。 知名 桌上角色扮演遊戲 《 龙与地下城 》（ Dungeons & Dragons ）的设定受其影响很大，灰鹰世界中的一大主神取名 维克那 （Vecna）即为了纪念万斯（Vance）。
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...
Jun 3, 2013 · June 2, 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...
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9,601 ratings774 reviews. Seekers of wisdom and beauty include lovely lost women, eccentric wizards and man-eating melancholy deodands. Twk-men ride dragonflies and trade information for salt. There are monsters and demons. Each being is morally ambiguous: the evil are charming, the good are dangerous.
