Vance, Jack Books


Tales of the Dying EarthTales of the Dying Earth
Best Price: $10.50
There's a wonderful strain of humor in the early American fantasy writers of which I was...
Planet of AdventurePlanet of Adventure
Best Price: $7.95
Jack Vance (1916) follows the best tradition of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Barsoon series. He...
AlastorAlastor
Best Price: $7.76
Jack Vance is one of the all time great authors in any style. His writing sparkles like a bright...
The Demon Princes, Vol. 1: The Star King * The Killing Machine * The Palace of Love (Demon Princes)The Demon Princes, Vol. 1: The Star King * The Killing Machine * The Palace of Love (Demon Princes)
Best Price: $3.35
This (and the following 2 demon prince stories) is among Vance's best works. It really is hard...
The Jack Vance ReaderThe Jack Vance Reader
Best Price: $24.49
I had never heard of Jack Vance until I was reading a eulogy for Dungeons and Dragons co-creator...


The Demon Princes, Vol. 2: The Face * The Book of Dreams (Demon Princes)The Demon Princes, Vol. 2: The Face * The Book of Dreams (Demon Princes)
Best Price: $10.47
The Face in particular is one of my single favorite Vance stories. Rather than regurgitate...
LyonesseLyonesse
I first read this when I was thirteen and keep coming back to read it again and again. Just...
The Demon PrincesThe Demon Princes
Best Price: $27.95
THE DEMON PRINCES is an anthology of five related science fiction novels written by the...
Lurulu (Ports of Call)Lurulu (Ports of Call)
Best Price: $3.62
This is the most recent and final book by Jack Vance and it is the sequel to Ports of Call (so...
Ports of CallPorts of Call
Best Price: $4.79
Myron Tany wants to travel in space, though his folks want him to finish his education and be...


Araminta Station (Cadwal Chronicles)Araminta Station (Cadwal Chronicles)The Blue WorldThe Blue World
Best Price: $7.98
I have reached a point now where I am continuously reading 100 to 200 pages of sci-fi/fantasy...
Madouc (Lyonesse Book 3)Madouc (Lyonesse Book 3)
Best Price: $88.12
How can this book possibly be out of print? What madness has overtaken the human race, that junk...
The KragenThe Kragen
Best Price: $89.95
This is a short novel that was later expanded to form "The Blue World". In my...
Ports of Call and LuruluPorts of Call and Lurulu
Best Price: $5.87
This book is an anthology containing what will probably be Jack Vance's last two works of...

Throy (Cadwal Chronicles, Book 3)Throy (Cadwal Chronicles, Book 3)
Best Price: $29.00
Sad as it may seem, my credibility as a reviewer rests on reporting that "Throy" is a...
Ecce and Old Earth (Cadwal Chronicles, Book 2)Ecce and Old Earth (Cadwal Chronicles, Book 2)
Best Price: $19.99
"Ecce and Old Earth", sequel to the thunderous "Araminta Station", is...
Green PearlGreen PearlThe Many World of Magnus Ridolph & The Brains of EarthThe Many World of Magnus Ridolph & The Brains of Earth
Nopalgarth, or the Brains of Earth, will probably always evoke divided reactions because it is a...
MadoucMadouc
KIng Casmir of Lyonesse, Madouc's grandfather, is conspiring to bring the whole of the elder...

Lyonesse: MadoucLyonesse: Madouc
The previous reviews spoke to the main points, but the summary... did they actually read the...
Lyonesse: Suldrun's GardenLyonesse: Suldrun's Garden
Best Price: $5.59
Is it really only possible to give this a five star rating? It is deserving of at least double...
The Gray PrinceThe Gray Prince
Best Price: $0.89
This is not a review as such, but contains a piece of information which none of other the...
The Asutra (Durdane Trilogy, Bk. 3)The Asutra (Durdane Trilogy, Bk. 3)
This is the only Durdane book I've read so far, unfortunately they seem to be out of print. It's...
The Brave Free Men: Durdane, Book IIThe Brave Free Men: Durdane, Book II
The last ten years have seen a Jack Vance renaissance of sorts, with some of his best early work...

The Faceless ManThe Faceless Man
Gastel Etzwane is a little more clueless and weak than the protags of the Planet of Adventure...
To Live ForeverTo Live Forever
A great book (in quality, it's a pitty it's so short) that reminds me Isaac Asimov's great...
When the Five Moons RiseWhen the Five Moons RiseThe Last Castle/Nightwings (Tor Double Novel, No 15)The Last Castle/Nightwings (Tor Double Novel, No 15)
Best Price: $37.69
Night LampNight Lamp
Best Price: $214.47
For Jack Vance fans - and anyone who has never ventured into the world of Science Fiction and...

Green PearlGreen Pearl
Best Price: $46.94
This is the awesome 2nd installment in the mega-awesome Lyonesse trilogy. If you like hard-core...
The Five Gold BandsThe Five Gold Bands
A formulaic, pulp SciFi novella. I actually have never finished it...and I love Vance. It...
The Dragon Masters: The Definitive Edition Of The  Hugo - Award Winning NovelThe Dragon Masters: The Definitive Edition Of The Hugo - Award Winning Novel
Best Price: $11.50
Wonderful little story. The concept was wonderfully executed, these two species using...
LyonesseLyonesse
The first Vance books I ever read. I remember picking up a paperback copy when I was maybe 15...
The Languages of PaoThe Languages of Pao
Best Price: $6.50
(Copied from Wikipedia article, author unknown) The planet Pao is a quiet backwater with a...

The Book of Dreams (The Demon Princes, Book 5)The Book of Dreams (The Demon Princes, Book 5)
Last revenge. The end of the Demon Princes series is also the weakest part of it, as the...
Green Magic: The Fantasy Realms of Jack VanceGreen Magic: The Fantasy Realms of Jack Vance
Best Price: $29.99
If nothing else, for the short story 'Moon Moth' this is a must-read. The story is legendary...
Last CastleLast Castle
Best Price: $14.98
"The Last Castle," by Jack Vance, is set on Earth thousands of years in the future. ...
Emphyrio (Millennium SF Masterworks S)Emphyrio (Millennium SF Masterworks S)
Best Price: $7.68
This is one of Vance's best novels, and in many ways a good introduction to this author. On...
Dragon MastersDragon Masters
Best Price: $72.50
More vintage Vance. The last of humanity, survivors of a long and bitter galactic war with the...

The Many Worlds of Magnus RidolphThe Many Worlds of Magnus Ridolph
Jack Vance is a writer known to many for his excellent work in the field of fantasy fiction. His...
The Demon Princes (Volume Two): The Face, The Book of DreamsThe Demon Princes (Volume Two): The Face, The Book of Dreams
Best Price: $82.29
These novels are really 50's noirs dressed up in sci-fi clothes. The hero is actually a Philip...
The Dark Side of the Moon: Stories of the FutureThe Dark Side of the Moon: Stories of the FutureGalactic EffectuatorGalactic Effectuator
The hero of these adventures is a private investigator with a twist, he does not only...
Big PlanetBig Planet
This was the first Jack Vance fiction I'd ever read. Nearly twenty years ago, my parents bought...

Araminta Station (Cadwal Chronicles, Vol 1)Araminta Station (Cadwal Chronicles, Vol 1)
Best Price: $8.45
Well, I can add little to the existing reviews, except to say that Jack Vance is many things to...
Showboat WorldShowboat World
Best Price: $7.00
This is an interesting Vance story. It is set on Big Planet, a planet so big he can do pretty...
Star King (The Demon Princes, Book 1)Star King (The Demon Princes, Book 1)
First revenge. A chance encounter in a bar gives Gersen a lead on his first target, as does...
Dust of Far SunsDust of Far Suns
I bought this book, titled Dust of Far Suns (originally titled Future Tense), about 20 years ago...
Chasch, LosChasch, Los

The Last Castle, ACE# 47071The Last Castle, ACE# 47071
Ace Book, #47071. Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards for Science Fiction. From the back...
Son of the tree (Ace double)Son of the tree (Ace double)Dirdir, LosDirdir, LosThe Palace of Love (Demon Princes, Book 3) (Vintage Berkley SF, X-1454)The Palace of Love (Demon Princes, Book 3) (Vintage Berkley SF, X-1454)
In the midpoint novel of the "Demon Princes" series, Kirth Gersen sets his sights upon...
Los WankhLos Wankh

City of the ChaschCity of the Chasch
Jack Vance is truly an American treasure. A prolific writer of science fiction, fantasy and...
Eyes of the Overworld (The Gregg Press Science Fiction Series ; 3)Eyes of the Overworld (The Gregg Press Science Fiction Series ; 3)
Cugel has made a mistake. He has been caught, and by a wizard that could pretty easily blast him...
The Houses of Iszm / Son of the Tree (Vintage Ace Double F-265)The Houses of Iszm / Son of the Tree (Vintage Ace Double F-265)Tierra Moribunda, LaTierra Moribunda, La 
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