Jack Vance

Jack Vance

Jack Vance's most popular book is The Dying Earth with 404 saves and an average rating of 3.64.

Author Bio

John Holbrook "Jack" Vance was an American mystery, fantasy, and science fiction writer. Though most of his work has been published under the name Jack Vance, he also wrote 11 mystery novels using his full name John Holbrook Vance, three under the pseudonym Ellery Queen, and one each using the pseudonyms Alan Wade, Peter Held, John van See, and Jay Kavanse.

Authorship percentage indicates primary author status - excluding introductions, forewards and other contributions.

Series

36 primary books

Authored 100% of series

Gaean Reach

Gaean Reach is a 36-book series with 36 released primary works first released in 1964 with contributions by Jack Vance.

#2
De Moordmachine
#2
The Killing Machine
#1
The Star King
#3
The Palace of Love
#1
Trullion: Alastor 2262

Series

4 primary books

Authored 100% of series

Planet of Adventure

Planet of Adventure is a 4-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 1968 with contributions by Jack Vance.

#1
City of the Chasch
#2
Servants of the Wankh
#3
The Dirdir
#4
The Pnume

Series

4 primary books5 released books

Authored 80% of series

The Dying Earth

The Dying Earth is a 5-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 1950 with contributions by Jack Vance and Michael Shea.

#1
The Dying Earth
#2
The Eyes of the Overworld
#2.5
A Quest for Simbilis
#3
Cugel's Saga
#4
Rhialto il Meraviglioso

Series

3 primary books4 released books

Authored 75% of series

Lyonesse

Lyonesse is a 4-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 1983 with contributions by Sierra Simone and Jack Vance.

#0.5
Salt in the Wound
#1
Lyonesse: Suldrun's Garden
#2
The Green Pearl
#3
Madouc

Series

3 primary books

Authored 100% of series

Alastor

Alastor is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 1973 with contributions by Jack Vance.

#1
Trullion
#2
Marune
Wyst: Alastor 1716

Series

5 primary books

Authored 100% of series

Demon Princes

Demon Princes is a 5-book series with 5 released primary works first released in 1964 with contributions by Jack Vance.

Series

2 primary books

Authored 100% of series

Cugel the Clever

Cugel the Clever is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 1966 with contributions by Jack Vance.

#2
The Eyes of the Overworld
#3
Cugel's Saga

Series

3 primary books

Authored 100% of series

Cadwal Chronicles

Cadwal Chronicles is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 1987 with contributions by Jack Vance.

#1
Araminta Station
#2
Ecce and Old Earth
#3
Throy

Series

3 primary books

Authored 100% of series

Durdane

Durdane is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 1971 with contributions by Jack Vance.

#1
The Anome
#2
The Brave Free Men
#3
The Asutra

Series

2 primary books

Authored 100% of series

Big Planet

Big Planet is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 1952 with contributions by Jack Vance.

#1
Big Planet
#2
Showboat World

Series

2 primary books

Authored 100% of series

Ports of Call

Ports of Call is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 1997 with contributions by Jack Vance.

#1
Ports of Call
#2
Lurulu

Series

4 primary books

Authored 100% of series

The Early Jack Vance

The Early Jack Vance is a 4-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 2010 with contributions by Jack Vance.

Series

4 primary books3 released books

Authored 100% of series

cycle de Tschaï

cycle de Tschaï is a 3-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 1969 with contributions by Jack Vance.

Series

2 primary books

Authored 100% of series

Joe Bain

Joe Bain is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 1966 with contributions by John Holbrook Vance and Jack Vance.

#1
The Fox Valley Murders
#2
The Pleasant Grove Murders

Series

2 primary books

Authored 100% of series

Złoty wiek SF

Złoty wiek SF is a 2-book series with 1 released primary works first released in 2013 with contributions by Stanley G. Weinbaum, Jack Vance, and Edmond Hamilton.

#1
Złoty wiek SF. Tom 1

Series

1 primary book

Authored 100% of series

Magnus Ridolph

Magnus Ridolph is a 1-book series first released in 1948 with contributions by Jack Vance.

#1
Hard Luck Diggings

Series

2 primary books

Authored 100% of series

Demon Princes

Demon Princes is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 1964 with contributions by Jack Vance.

#2
De Moordmachine

Series

25 primary books

Authored 4% of series

Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories

Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories is a 25-book series with 25 released primary works first released in 1963 with contributions by A.E. van Vogt, Milton A. Rothman, and Robert Bloch.

Series

390 primary books64 released books

Authored 2% of series

LOA

LOA is a 64-book series with 390 released primary works first released in 19 with contributions by Herman Melville, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Washington Irving.

#1
Typee, Omoo, Mardi
#4
Uncle Tom's Cabin
#16
Washington Irving: History, Tales & Sketches
#18
Stephen Crane: Prose & Poetry
#24
Herman Melville: Pierre, Israel Potter, The Piazza Tales, The Confidence-Man, Uncollected Prose, Billy Budd, Sailor

Series

2 primary books

Authored 50% of series

Nebula

Nebula is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2014 with contributions by Harlan Ellison, Roger Zelazny, and Brian W. Aldiss.

#1
Nebula 1
#2
Nebula 2

Series

12 primary books11 released books

Authored 8% of series

Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy

Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy is a 11-book series with 12 released primary works first released in 1981 with contributions by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, and Charles G. Waugh.

#1
Wizards: Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy 1
#3
Cosmic Knights: Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy 3
#4
Spells
#5
Giants
#6
Mythical Beasts: Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy, Vol. 6

Series

5 primary books4 released books

Authored 25% of series

Flashing Swords!

Flashing Swords! is a 4-book series with 5 released primary works first released in 1973 with contributions by L. Sprague de Camp, Michael Moorcock, and Andre Norton.

#1
Flashing Swords! #1
#2
Flashing Swords 2
#3
Warriors and Wizards
#5
Flashing swords!

Series

4 primary books3 released books

Authored 33% of series

Best SF

Best SF is a 3-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 1955 with contributions by Michael Shaara, Cordwainer Smith, and Fredric Brown.

#1
Best SF
#3
Best SF Three
#4
Best SF 4

Series

1 primary book

Authored 100% of series

Trilogía de Lyonesse

Trilogía de Lyonesse is a 1-book series first released in 1983 with contributions by Jack Vance and Carlos Gardini.

Series

2 primary books1 released book

Authored 0% of series

Durdane,

Durdane, is a 1-book series first released in 1973.

Series

37 primary books1 released book

Authored 0% of series

Het Verzameld Werk van Jack Vance

Het Verzameld Werk van Jack Vance is a 1-book series first released in 1969.

Series

1 primary book

Authored 0% of series

La Geste des princes Démons

La Geste des princes Démons is a 1-book series first released in 2020.

#1
Le Prince des étoiles

Series

3 primary books2 released books

Authored 0% of series

The SFWA Grand Masters

The SFWA Grand Masters is a 2-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 1999.

#2
The SFWA Grand Masters 2
#3
The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 3

Series

3 primary books

Authored 0% of series

The Science Fiction Hall of Fame

The Science Fiction Hall of Fame is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 1973.

Science Fiction Hall of Fame
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B: The Greatest Science Fiction Novellas of All Time Chosen by the Members of the Science Fiction Writers of America
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A: The Greatest Science Fiction Novellas of All Time Chosen by the Members of The Science Fiction Writers of America