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 Post subject: JACK VANCE
PostPosted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:14 am 
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I am a big fan of JACK VANCE. Does anyone else know his work? I hold him in the rank of Great Fantasy Writers, with only Tolkien one rung higher!

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 Post subject: Re: JACK VANCE
PostPosted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 8:25 pm 
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I'm afraid I've never heard of him, what did he write?

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 Post subject: Re: JACK VANCE
PostPosted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:19 pm 
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Wry humor, excellent style, huge imagination, great observation of what humans are like... I suppose you'd call a lot of his stuff 'space fantasy' or 'space adventure,' though he has written fairy-story fantasy with a twist. He writes lightly but very intelligently and is not afraid to surprise you (and at times annoy or even anger you!)

Some of my favorites are The Planet of Adventure series (City of the Chasch, The Wankh, The Dirdir, The Pnume. Look for the one volume edition); the Lyonesse Trilogy (pure but quirky fantasy); the Araminta trilogy (though the first, Araminta Station is the best); The Cugel books (with an anti-hero as main character)... the list goes on.

He may be an acquired taste, but if you manage to 'get' Vance, you'll come to love him. A very sharp guy. Brilliant describer. Fantastic yet simple style. And often wry, as stated above. After Tolkien, he is probably my favorite author. (He is actually a writer a lot of the best Sci/Fi and Fantasy Writers look up to in awe!)

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 Post subject: Re: JACK VANCE
PostPosted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:42 am 
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Most folks seem to be drawing a blank on this Odo, what do you reckon to Ian m Banks/ Iain Banks. My favs are The Player Of Games and Wasp Factory?

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 Post subject: Re: JACK VANCE
PostPosted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 3:09 pm 
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No, don't know of him. Will Google Amazon immediately...

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 Post subject: Re: JACK VANCE
PostPosted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 12:40 am 
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You really should, if you like the space fantasy of Jack Vance, i think you'd get alot out of him.

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 Post subject: Re: JACK VANCE
PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 9:29 am 
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Oh come on! Isn't there any Jack Vance on this forum? He's a King of Sci Fi/Fantasy, for God's sake!

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 Post subject: Re: JACK VANCE
PostPosted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 12:10 am 
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I've gone and done it! I am now on a Jack Vance forum. I'll now have to divide my valuable time between two forums. (I hope you're all satisfied!)

Odo :x :cry:

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 Post subject: Re: JACK VANCE
PostPosted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 1:09 am 
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Read some Iain Banks, Odo, then join a forum about him,......................................... that'll tax even you.................... then keep it to yourself................................................. you gaddabout.

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 Post subject: Re: JACK VANCE
PostPosted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 1:40 am 
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Iain Banks is it...? Mmm..? May even be a relative....

I'll check him out.

Thank you, Lovey.

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