Jack Vance
American mystery and speculative fiction writer (1916-2013) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 96
John Holbrook Vance was an American writer of fantasy, science fiction, and mysteries. He wrote several mystery novels under pen names, including Ellery Queen.
Jack Vance is read about 328 times a day, in 38 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 10 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 112 days, one point a day.
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2013Died26 May 20132010Hugo Award for Best Related WorkAward2001Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of FameAward1997Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master AwardAward1990World Fantasy Award for Best NovelAward1967Hugo Award for Best NoveletteAwardNebula Award for Best NovellaAward1963Hugo Award for Best Short StoryAward1961Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First NovelAward1916Born28 August 1916
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James Branch Cabell Influenced Jack
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Vance's The Languages of Pao was originally published in the December 1957 issue of Satellite Science Fiction, under what is likely the last SF magazine cover by Frank R. Paul
Jack Vance playing the jazz banjo and kazoo in 1979 in San Francisco
French edition of The Many Worlds of Magnus Ridolph, illustrating "The Kokod Warriors"
Vance's Hugo Award-winning novella The Dragon Masters was the cover story on the August 1962 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction.
Vance's novella "Gateway to Strangeness" was the cover story in the August 1962 issue of Amazing Stories, illustrated by Alex Schomburg. Under the title "Dust of Far Suns", it became the title piece in a Vance story collection in 1981.Awards
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1916 to 2013 · aged 96
